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Finger Paint Pumpkin Craft

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From jeanette alberic

Name of Project

Finger Paint Pumpkin Craft

Ages This Project is Suitable For

3 and Above

Approximate Time Required to Complete This Project

5 minutes

Materials Needed

finger paint paper

red finger paint

yellow finger paint

brown construction paper

green pipe cleaner

Instructions

Cut out a pumpkin stem from the brown paper.

Curl green pipe cleaner around your finger.

Put red and then yellow finger paint on paper and let children mix the colors to make orange and ask them to try and make a pumpkin shape.

When they are finished with their pumpkin painting, add the stem and pipe cleaner to the paper and you have a pumpkin.

I don't cut mine out, but you can if you want.

Tips and Tricks

  • The construction paper will stick right to the wet paint.
  • If you stick the pipe cleaner to the stem before hand, it makes it easier because you stick it right on the wet paint no glue needed.

Sherri Osborn, Family Crafts Guide, says:

If you want to explore more related projects, check out all of these pumpkin crafts!

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