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DLTK's Halloween Crafts for Kids:
Jack-O'-Lantern Pouch Craft

I've had a lot of requests for more paper plate crafts.  This Pumpkin is made with a paper plate and a half.  I've provided templates for dinner sized and snack sized plates. 

Hang on your wall and use it to hold candy, hair elastics, notes or any small items.  It's great fun to make a different one for each season and hang them in a special place (changing them as the seasons change)

Easy paper plate pumpkin pouch craft

 

MATERIALS:

it all depends on what option you use... you'll will need

either
bulletpaper plate (whatever size) and 1/2 of the same size paper plate

either
bulletorange paint,
bulletorange construction paper OR
bulletorange tissue paper

either
bulletTemplate pieces provided,
bulletblack paint,
bulletblack construction paper, OR
bulletblack marker

 

INSTRUCTIONS:

bulletCut one of the plates in half and staple it to the whole plate to form a pouch
 
OR
 
bullethole punch the two plates and let the child "sew" the pouch together with string, wool, lace or ribbon.

 
bulletPaint your paper plate orange
 
OR
 
bulletglue orange construction/tissue paper onto it (rip 1 inch (ish) squares of construction/tissue paper and glue them on with a mixture of 1/2 water and 1/2 regular children's white glue.  This is sort of like mod podging)

 

MAKE THE FACE/STEM

bulletPrint out the template of choice.  Colour (where appropriate) and cut out the template pieces.  (Younger children may require assistance with the cutting.) 
 
bulletOR skip the template and cut/draw your own pieces on construction paper and glue them on (this is what we did)
 
bulletOR draw/paint the eyes, mouth and nose with black marker or paint (see photo).
PICTURE INSTRUCTIONS - HOW WE DID OUR PUMPKIN:

Staple pouch together

Staple the pouch together (adult)

OR punch holes all the way around and have the child lace it together with wool or string.

 

paint plate orange

Paint the pouch orange and let dry

 

Easy paper plate pumpkin pouch craft

Glue on face (paper eyes, mouth and nose).
Paper stem and leaves
Paper circle cut round and round to make a squiggly vine
Cut out eyeholes and taped on a craft stick handle.

Templates:  

bulletClose the template window after printing to return to this screen. 
   
bulletSet page margins to zero if you have trouble fitting the template on one page (FILE, PAGE SETUP or FILE, PRINTER SETUP in most browsers). 

Small Plate Template   (color)   or   (B&W)

Large Plate Template   (color)   or   (B&W)

 

 

Printable Version of these instructions