Our easy pumpkin craft is so much fun for preschool and kindergarten kids around Halloween.
Made with simple craft supplies, this simple pumpkin Halloween craft is an easy way to boost Halloween spirit during the spooky season.
Easy Pumpkin Craft For Kids
Halloween-time is quickly approaching. So, I’ve been busy creating a bunch of different Halloween crafts to share here on the blog.
Today, I’m excited to share this cute easy pumpkin craft for kids. It’s a simple Halloween craft idea that you can make with a few basic supplies like construction paper and glue.
Not only is this easy pumpkin craft really cute – no room for scary Halloween crafts here! But, it’s also really awesome because it works on really good skills like cutting with scissors, hand-eye coordination, fine motor skills and creativity.
Related: Free printable Halloween bucket list for kids
Craft Supplies
All the crafts we create, this easy pumpkin craft included use very simple craft supplies.
You can purchase these at your local dollar or craft store or online via Amazon.
- pumpkin craft template – you can download the template you’ll need to make this easy pumpkin craft at the bottom of this post.
- construction paper or card stock in black, brown, orange and yellow
- safety scissors – when crafting with really young children we highly recommend blunt tip safety scissors.
- glue stick
- pencil
How To Make an Easy Pumpkin Craft
Print a copy of our free pumpkin craft template. To download the template in PDF format fill in the form located at the bottom of this blog post. The template contains the shapes to create the pumpkin, stem and jack-o-lantern face. Cut out each shape and set aside.
Trace the pumpkin shapes onto construction paper. We used orange paper for the larger shape and yellow for the smaller. Cut out the shapes.
Assemble the body of your pumpkin by gluing the yellow shape to the orange.
Trace the pumpkin step on brown construction paper or cardboard and cut it out. Glue it to the back of your pumpkin shape.
Trace the jack-o-lantern’s eyes and mouth on black construction paper and cut them out. Glue the pumpkins face onto the front of your pumpkin.
Download Instructions
To download our pumpkin craft template you’ll need to fill in the download form located at the bottom of this post.
Once you’ve joined and confirmed you’ll become a member of our mailing list and receive a direct link to instantly download the pumpkin craft outline. To confirm you’ll need to follow the instructions you receive via email.
If you have downloaded from us before and are already subscribed to our email updates, simply complete the form and our software will automatically redirect you to the download link so you can download the template you’ll need to make this easy pumpkin craft.
For best results, we recommend printing our pumpkin template on high quality white paper. It makes for a better quality crafting experience and is far more durable than standard copy paper is.
Reading Recommendations
We love to read! And, we’re always looking for engaging books to keep children off their tablets!
Here are some of our favorite top-rated Halloween books to pair with our easy pumpkin craft. These great pumpkin books are some of our favorite Halloween books of all time!
- How Big Could Your Pumpkin Grow? – learn all about giant pumpkins and the creative way they can be used.
- Too Many Pumpkins – you can never have too many pumpkins!
- Pumpkin Jack -a creative book about the plant cycle of a pumpkin.
- The Ugly Pumpkin – Perfect for the changing seasons, this wacky twist on The Ugly Duckling is a great read for Halloween and Thanksgiving.
- Pick a Pumpkin – a cute book that explores the Halloween tradition of the Jack-O-Lantern.
- How Many Seeds in a Pumpkin? -have a little math fun with this pumpkin book that incorporates skip counting and estimation.
More Screen Free Halloween Activities
Here are some of our favorite Halloween crafts and free Halloween printables for kids of all ages.
These Halloween activities & crafts are a fantastic way to have some spooky fun during the Halloween season.
🎃 Halloween bucket list – this free printable is packed with fun and festive Halloween activities for kids
🎃 Easy bat craft – this cute bat craft is a great Halloween activity for kids in preschool and kindergarten.
🎃 Halloween scavenger hunt – 18 Halloween themed clues make this fa-boo-lous scavenger hunt a hit with kids 4-12.
🎃 Dipped Oreo Halloween treats – a quick and easy Halloween treat you can make with children of all ages.
🎃 Paper spider craft – a quick Halloween craft children of all ages will enjoy making. A fun choice for teachers.
🎃 Puffy ghost craft – use our free printable ghost template to create cute puffy ghost for Halloween.
🎃 Paper bag pumpkin craft – create an adorable pumpkin using a brown paper lunch bag.
🎃 Wacky hair day ideas – fun wacky hair-do’s for Halloween!
🎃 Halloween bingo – with 28 unique cards our printable bingo game is a fun game choice for classroom Halloween parties.
Show Us Your Craft
We’d love to see your completed easy pumpkin craft when you’re done.
Feel free to snap a photo and reach out to us on social media (the Tiny Blue House Facebook page is the best place to get in touch).
We love sharing our readers creations with our followers!
🎃 Happy Halloween 🎃
