DLTK's Holiday Crafts for Kids Jack-o'-Lantern Paper Craft by Leanne Guenther 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*.

Materials:

• printer,
• paper,
• scissors,
• glue,
• something to colour with.

Optional Materials - for movable limbs:

• thin cardboard (old cereal boxes)

• brass tacks

• hole punch.

Instructions:

• Print out the template of choice (there's a small version and a larger version).
• Colour pieces, as necessary.
• 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.
• 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
• 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.

Templates:

• After printing, close the template window to return to the main page.
• If the template doesn’t fit on one page, adjust your printer margins:
  • In most browsers: Print → More settings → Margins → Minimum
  • Or use Page Setup / Printer Setup in your printer dialog

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)