Pumpkin Painting Tips For Kids
October 17, 2009 by Linette Gerlach
Filed under Arts and Crafts, holidays
The other day I talked about how much fun it is for kids to paint pumpkins instead of watching their parents carve them. I’m a big fan of painted pumpkins, we have a blast every year creating our painted pumpkins, and they last so much longer than their carved relatives. We had one of our painted pumpkins until after Christmas last year.
You can also use the insides of the pumpkins later for pies, if you just decorate the outside, so you get a double bonus.
Pumpkin painting can be very creative, and there are many different ways you can create your …read more
10 Fun Halloween Papercraft Ideas For Kids
October 14, 2009 by Linette Gerlach
Filed under Arts and Crafts, holidays
I can’t believe October is halfway over already, Halloween will be here in less than 3 weeks. My son’s been begging me for a craft night, so I think we might sit down one night soon and do a couple Halloween paper crafts. Not sure yet whether we’ll do something we found, or make up something of our own.
I thought I’d take a look and see what kinds of fun Halloween papercrafts are out there. Maybe we can use one of these, change it up, or combine a couple to make a fun spooky Halloween scene.
Here are 10 Halloween paper …read more
Kid’s Halloween~ Painting Pumpkins
October 13, 2009 by Linette Gerlach
Filed under Arts and Crafts, holidays
When my son was younger I always dreaded pumpkin carving night. It’s not my favorite thing to do, and I usually recruited my husband for the sharp knife part. My son always wanted to get in on the carving action, but we had to tell him to stand back, because the knife’s too sharp.
Then I discovered how much fun it is to paint pumpkins, and that’s what we’ve done every year since. You can paint faces on your pumpkins, or make a character with your pumpkin, just let your child use their imagination.
You’re not just stuck with paint either, there …read more
