Not a fan of carving pumpkins. You can make this easy cotton ball stamp jack-o’-lantern craft with your family. Kids can choose any face they want for their pumpkin to make it unique. Everyone will enjoy creating this fun Halloween art project. Check out all the details below!
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Supplies for Cotton Ball Stamp Jack-o’-lantern
- White canvas panel
- Removable vinyl for Cricut or removable contact paper
- Acrylic paint (orange and green)
- Glitter (optional)
- Black cardstock
- Pencil (only for contact paper)
- Jack-o’-lantern faces template
- Cotton balls
- Scissors (only for contact paper)
- Pumpkin template
- Clothespins
- Paper plate or paint palette
Directions
- First, use your Cricut to cut a pumpkin shape from removable vinyl. If you’re using removable contact paper, download, print then cut the free template to trace the pumpkin on the contact paper.
- Next, remove the inside pumpkin shape from the removable vinyl to create a stencil. If you’re using the contact paper, cut out the inside of the pumpkin to create the stencil.
- Peel the backing of the removable vinyl or contact paper then place onto the canvas panel.
- Now the fun begins! Your child will need to pinch a cotton ball in a clothespin and dip it in orange paint. Stamp the pumpkin with the paint. Once your child has completely covered their pumpkin in orange paint, it’s time for the stem. Replace the cotton ball in the clothespin with a new one then dip it in the green paint. Stamp the stem with the green paint.
- Carefully remove the contact paper or vinyl before the paint dries to reveal your beautiful pumpkin.
- While your pumpkin is drying, download, print and cut the free jack-o’-lantern faces (see supplies).
- Finally, glue the faces to the pumpkin to complete your jack-o’-lantern craft.
You can customize your pumpkin by choosing a different color paint or using happy faces instead of spooky ones.
Watch the video below to see how to make the cotton ball stamp Jack-O’-Lantern craft to celebrate Halloween with your kids. Make sure to follow me on YouTube for more fun content!
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- No Such Thing by Ella Bailey
- Room on the Broom by Julia Donaldson
- Bonaparte Falls Apart by Margery Cuyler
- Gilbert the Ghost by Guido Van Genechten
- Gustavo, the Shy Ghost by Flavia Z. Drago
- Halloween in the Orchard by Phyllis Alsdurf
- At the Old Haunted House by Helen Ketteman
- That Monster on the Block by Sue Ganz-Schmitt
- The Spooky Wheels on the Bus by J. Elizabeth Mills
- It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown by Charles M. Schulz
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Looking for more ways to celebrate Halloween? Make sure to check out these fun Halloween activities and treats:
Jack-O’-Lantern Marble Painting
Colorful Skull & Bones Sensory Bin
Super Simple Halloween Sensory Bin
Cotton Ball Stamped Candy Corn
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