Looking for super fun and easy at home Halloween crafts for kids? Let’s paint mini pumpkins! I bought a bag of these cream colored mini pumpkins at Michael’s for $5. They’re the perfect size for little hands and short attention spans. You can obviously use real mini pumpkins or gourds, but I liked that these will last forever and are lightweight.
What I also like about these mini craft pumpkins is that they’re plastic, so you can paint over them as many times as you want. They’re perfect for pulling out when you want a painting project that’s quick to get started and is pretty minimal mess.
If looking for additional Halloween crafts, this spider web slime is a great sensory activity, and just a little bit spooky!
Materials:
All you need is:
- mini pumpkin
- acrylic craft paint
- paintbrushes
- cup of water for washing brushes
- paper towels / rag for wiping brushes
- plastic palette of paper plate (make sure it’s either a heavy duty type or the coated kind or paint will melt right through the plate)
- plastic tablecloth/ newspapers to protect your table
- smock or old shirt (this is my absolute favorite smock from Ikea)
Before he started painting, he said his plan was to paint the stem a different color. Once underway, he just kept going and covered everything in red.
All done! “Mama, does it look like lava??”
He liked it so much that he asked to paint another one the next day, a loud pink, and then had fun making a little set up using the pumpkins and these pine cones and sticks from the yard. I think this picture is when he decided it was “soup.”
If you’re looking for more easy at home Halloween crafts for kids, I’ll be posting a few more over the next few days. All easy set up/ clean up, and preschooler approved.
What else can kids do with mini pumpkins?
Lots of things! They can decorate them with stickers, plastic gems, feathers, googley eyes, glitter – you name it. Mini pumpkins can also be added to a mud kitchen, or imaginative play.
