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Halloween Paper Pumpkin

Get creative with our Halloween 3D Pumpkin Paper Craft. Follow our easy steps to make your spooky, stylish, and fun pumpkin decorations.
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time15 minutes
Course: Kids Crafts
Servings: 3 D Pumpkin
Author: Alli Ward

Equipment

  • Scissor
  • Hot Glue Gun

Ingredients

  • Green Construction Paper
  • Orange Construction Paper
  • Black Construction Paper
  • Popsicle Stick
  • Glue Stick

Instructions

  • Start by accordion fold your orange construction paper, scrapbook paper, or card stock into long strips approximately a 1-2 centimeters wide strips.
    Accordian fold orange paper for 3D Halloween Pumpkin
  • Use the folds (score line) as the cut lines. Cut each of the strips into each of the pumpkin pieces
    cut orange paper strips for 3D pumpkin
  • Start by layering each strip on top of the other by placing a dot of glue between each layer. You can certainly use glue tape in the center on the back of the paper strip between the next piece of paper.
    glue two strips in a cross for paper 3D pumpkin
  • Continue to glue each layer into a circle.
    glue all strips on top of each other for paper pumpkin
  • Once the bottoms are all glued together, then fold each piece up and glue the ends together making your way around the top of the pumpkin.
    glue top of strips of paper for pumpkin
  • Continue to glue the ends together and your pumpkin will have a small circle at the top.
    glue all tops together for paper pumpkin
  • Next, cut a circle slightly larger than the hole at the top of the pumpkin.
    cut circle out of orange paper for pumpkin craft
  • Glue the circle to the top of the pumpkin.
    lgue orange circle to top of pumpkin
  • Next, cut two eyes and a mouth out of the black paper for the pumpkin face.
    cut jack o lantenr face out of black paper
  • Glue the jack-o-lantern faces to the front of your pumpkin.
    glue black face to front of 3D pumpkin
  • Next, cut cut two leaves out of the green construction paper as well as the the end of the popsicle stick.
    cut tip off popsicle stick and two green leaves for pumpkin craft
  • Glue the popsicle stick and leaves to the top of the pumpkin making the pumpkin stem.
    glue the stem and leaves to top of the Halloween paper pumpkin
  • Viola, you have your own fun small pumpkin for Halloween
    3D paper pumpkins

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