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Glowing Pumpkin with a Paper Cup
Glowing Pumpkin with a Paper Cup
With a cup and an electric candle, children can easily create beautiful glowing pumpkins for Halloween!
During this activity, they will mix drawing inks to create the perfect orange shade for their pumpkin. Drawing inks are a great alternative to paint, especially for decorating white surfaces like the paper cups used for this craft.
Once night falls, all they need to do is turn on the electric candles to make these little pumpkins sparkle.
How to make this craft step-by-step:
Materials
To make a glowing pumpkin, you will need:
- a white cardboard cup
- drawing inks (magenta and yellow) + a brush
- a pipette
- a mixing pot
- an electric candle
- funny eyes to stick on
- a green caterpillar
- a black marker
- a precision cutter
Step 1
The drawing ink used in this activity will allow children to easily create different shades of orange for their pumpkins.
Start by pouring yellow ink into a small pot, then add just a few drops of magenta ink and mix to achieve an orange shade.
Test the resulting color on a sheet of paper: if the orange is too light for your taste, add a few more drops of magenta to the mixture.
Step 2
Paint the cardboard cups with your orange mixture.
Step 3
Draw the mouth of the pumpkin with a black marker.
Step 4
Using a small cutter, make 2 cross cuts above the mouth (spaced about 2 cm apart).
The first will be used to insert the electric candle to create the glowing nose of the pumpkin, the second will be used to insert the eyes.
Step 5
Insert the "flame" of the electric candle into the first notch by passing it through the inside of the cup.
Step 5
Insert a pair of funny eyes to plant in the second notch.
Step 6
Draw fine black stripes around the cup.
Step 7
Wrap a 30 cm green pipe cleaner around the marker to create the pumpkin's tail.
Step 8
Make a small hole at the top of the cup and then insert the pumpkin stem.
Materials Needed:
Materials Needed:
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5/5 
Very easy and quick activities to do, the children loved this activity.
Activités très facile et rapide à réaliser les enfants ont adoré cette activité