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[Halloween Index]
[Paper Crafts] [Pumpkin
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DLTK's Holiday Crafts for Kids
Jack-o'-Lantern Paper Craft
Paper crafts make terrific and simple Halloween
decorations that even toddlers can help put together. For beginner
scissor users, allow them to cut out the simple pieces like the head,
body, legs and feet while you cut out the more complicated pieces like
the mouth and buttons.
There are options for a smaller craft (a single page has
all the pieces) and a larger version -- it takes more paper but my girls
like BIG crafts as decorations *grin*.
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Materials:
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printer, |
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paper, |
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scissors, |
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glue, and |
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something to colour with. |
Optional Materials - for movable limbs:
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thin cardboard (old cereal boxes) |
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brass tacks |
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hole punch |
INSTRUCTIONS:
| Print out the template of choice (there's a small version and a larger
version).
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| Colour pieces, as necessary.
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| Cut out the pieces. This step may require
adult assistance. I usually let young children cut out the large
pieces (like template 1 and 4) and I cut out the smaller pieces
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| Glue the jack-o'-lantern together as follows:
 | glue the arms onto the body |
| glue the legs onto the body |
| glue the feet onto the legs |
| glue the neck under the head |
| glue the stem on top of the head |
| glue the face onto the head |
| glue the head onto the body |
| glue the buttons onto the body
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| ALTERNATIVE ASSEMBLY - moveable limbs:
| glue the body (template 1), the arms
(template 3) and legs (template 4) onto thin cardboard before cutting them out |
| glue the neck under the head |
| glue the stem on top of the head |
| glue the face onto the head |
| glue the head onto the body |
| glue the buttons onto the body |
| punch a hole in each of the arms and legs
with a hole punch. |
| punch a hole through the body where the arms
and legs would be attached (shoulders and bottom of the shirt) |
| put the brass tacks through the limbs and the
dress so that the limbs are moveable. |
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Templates:
| Close the template window after printing to return to this screen.
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| Set page margins to zero if you have trouble fitting the template on one
page (FILE, PAGE SETUP or FILE, PRINTER SETUP in most browsers). |
Large Sized Jack-o'-Lantern
Template 1 (color)
or (B&W)
Template 2 (color)
or (B&W)
Template 3 (color)
or (B&W)
Template 4 (color)
or (B&W)
Small Jack-o'-Lantern template (color)
or (B&W)
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