Both kids and adults will be amazed at these spectacular pumpkin carvings of cartoon characters. Ive found a few painted diy pumpkins that would also be. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. These book character pumpkins are easier to make than they look, and they can be customized in so many ways. From farmhouse to monochrome there is a painted pumpkin to fit any decor. Nov 29, 2018 i love this pete the cat themed book character pumpkin.
Bring your favorite storybook characters to life with these pumpkin decorating. Gone are the messy days of using a knife, scoop, or chisel to decorate your pumpkins. Storybook pumpkins with your favorite book characters. This year the students will be creating pumpkins to look just like famous characters from storybooks. The theme for the pumpkin contest is my favorite book character. Holiday crafts, holiday fun, halloween decorations, pumpkin decorations. First, students chose a book they hadnt read before to read and write about.
Among the hottest trends are pumpkins that are inspired by various movies, cartoons, books, even animals and food. Painted pumpkin ideas september 24, 20 october 15, 2008 by pearl sanborn painted pumpkins are becoming very popular, and although they are a great project for those who are to young to carve, they arent just for kids anymore i have seen some absolutely stunning examples of painted pumpkins, that would be a beautiful addition to any home. Character painted pumpkins fun pumpkin painting ideas make your porch a standout painted pumpkins pumpkin decorating painted pumpkins pumpkins book character painted pumpkins it is impossible to imagine a fun halloween without cool pumpkins. Blackglittered pumpkins black glitter and glue are all you need for these fun pumpkins. Celebrating literacy is a great way for the kids to engage their creativity and showcase their favorite books plus browsing through the rows of pumpkins was fun to try and guess the characters i hope you enjoyed these whimsical storybook pumpkins.
We are character crazy at our house right now from character themed birthday parties to halloween costumes to pumpkins. The pumpkin book project is always an annual favorite in my classroom. Disney favorites, such as goofy and the little mermaid, as well as looney toons, dora the explorer, spongebob and more, grace the front of these pumpkin carvings by the the brothers and community members or self realization fellowship and encinitas residents in encinitas, california. If you are planning a fallthemed lesson plan to go along with this fall. At my sons school they announced a contest to decorate a pumpkin like your favorite book character. The fourth graders display their decorated pumpkins, adorned with pipe cleaners, pompoms, googly eyes, wire, paint and more, in. Recycled book pumpkin decorations instead of buying a pumpkin this halloween, why not just make things easier for yourself by learning how to make these wonderful recycled book pump. Carving pumpkins pumpkins for halloween is a favorite fall past time, but its not the only pumpkin decorating technique by any means.
Choose from nocarve painted pumpkins, carved pumpkins, decoupaged pumpkins, and more. A decorative pumpkin is one the main symbols of this day and thats why yup, its chalk paint. If you plan to illuminate your carved pumpkin with a batterypowered votive. The shattered pumpkin the legend of sleepy hollow, by washington irvingits hard to feel sorry for the ichabod crane of irvings tale, a scrawny opportunist out to marry an 18yearold for her money this is in comparison to the extremely sympatheticand dishyichabod crane of the delightful television show sleepy hollowbut then the only things those two properties have in common. Seven legendary halloween characters and the pumpkins to. Halloween is right around the corner and if you and the kids love getting creative with pumpkins, check out these 19 clever no carve painted pumpkins for kids if youre looking for fun pumpkin painting ideas, there are so many fun characters and designs. See more ideas about pumpkin books, pumpkin decorating and character pumpkins. Bring the book or a picture of the book cover to display with.
Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. This book is a good addition to the fall pumpkin theme. Pumpkin book characters are a fun way to bring stories alive and decorate for halloween at the same time. This year, ditch the pumpkin carving kit entirely and make one of these stunning diy painted pumpkins instead here, weve rounded up our favorite painted pumpkin ideas in the hopes that theyll inspire you to create something truly special with your family this october. The best do it yourself halloween decorations spooktacular halloween diys. Painted foam pumpkin book character craft preschool. Our easy nocarve pumpkins include ideas for decorating pumpkins with ribbon, stickers, faux flowers, paint, and more. All of the pumpkins were carved using the same basic technique. The pumpkin book is another great nonfiction book for kids of all ages. Are you looking for a fun and festive book project for grades 1 through 5. Ideas to create a storybook pumpkin with your children for. To decorate you can use paper, glue, paint, markers, pipe cleaners, fabric, or other craft items on the pumpkin. You may pick any character from any book you have read or heard.
What i love the most about painted pumpkins is that theyre not just for halloween, theyre for the whole fall season. If you like the idea of painting pumpkins for halloween, check out our quick and easy painted pumpkin ideas we. Then, they decorate pumpkins at home to resemble a character from the book. Students favorite storybook characters make debut as pumpkins duration. Painted pumpkins last longer than carved ones and allow for very different looks. Mcvay elementary students turn out great gourds local. I love this pete the cat themed book character pumpkin. The 6 most famous pumpkins in literature and one rutabaga. Your kids can help create lots of these fun ideas and your house will be a big hit for halloween. Recycled book pumpkins scroll waaaay down in this link as there are 50 different pumpkin crafts for fall saturday inspiration and ideas bystephanielynn. The kit includes eight paints, two brushes, a bag of fake spiderweb material, and assorted craft supplies for adding extra dimensional features like hair, hands, feet, claws, wings, and protruding eyeballs. Students will want this book read to them many times.
Pumpkins are to be painted or colored with markers, not carved. Turn a pumpkin into your favorite storybook character. Enjoy some laughs with these funny seasonal pumpkin stories that all have wonderful. Every year around halloween time, kids are invited to decorate their own pumpkins as a storybook character and bring them to school.
Make a painted foam pumpkin book character for halloween this year. Button pumpkin glue black buttons onto your pumpkin to form a halloween message. Spiderweb pumpkin this knotted spiderweb pumpkin looks complex but is actually pretty simple. A favorite childrens author, gail gibbons introduces all the details about the growth of pumpkins along with some new terms for kids to learn. We gathered up over 50 of the best pumpkin decorating ideas and you are going to absolutely love these. Stack smaller pumpkins on top, and carve stars in a swirling pattern on the top pumpkins to make it look like the little fall elf is casting a spell. Character pumpkins, pumpkin contest, story characters, christmas traditions, classroom ideas, halloween, book, illustration, illustrations becky hunter pumpkin contest a place for me to share new ideas and what is going on in my kindergarten classroom.
Create an enchanted pumpkin patch in your yard by carving a garden elf or fairy onto a large pumpkin. Mummy pumpkin this mummy pumpkin is so easy, even the. Every halloween, we think to ourselves, if only there were a way to do pumpkins with less mess. Five little pumpkins by dan yaccarino introduces students to the illustrated version of the poem five little pumpkins. Painted foam pumpkin book character craft preschool inspirations. Nature pumpkins are easy to assemble and look cute for fall. This halloween turn your pumpkins into your kids favorite characters. Fine motor pumpkins little bins for little hands grab some white pumpkins and sharpies and have fun decorating your pumpkins this fall. Paint the whole pumpkin to make a message board, craft a silhouette, or let your kids add features to the characters using chalk. See more ideas about character pumpkins, book character pumpkins and pumpkin decorating. We typically stick with nocarve pumpkins until just a few days before halloween. Clifford the big red dog book character pumpkin pumpkin. Etching with a linoleum cutter makes it easy to carve detailed designsand the finished gourds glow with an eerie orange light. On the entry form write the title and author of the book.
We made painted pokemon inspired pumpkins a few weeks ago with the oldest and the other two have been begging for their own favorite character pumpkins. Every october the childrens library staff creates book characters out of pumpkins see more ideas about book character pumpkins, character pumpkins and. Book character pumpkin decorating 2011 riverridgelibrary. What fun pumpkins have you seendecorated in the past. Decorate your front porch or table for halloween with these fresh pumpkin decorating ideas.
Pour pumpkins home grown friends use a white pumpkin and tempera paint to create the beautiful poured painted pumpkins. Pumpkin book reports pumpkin books, book character. Bring your favorite storybook characters to life with these pumpkin decorating ideas for halloween. Painting pumpkins can be a fun, easy, and safer alternative to carving them around halloween, especially for young children. No, this is nothing new, but i like to think the stem on my pumpkins is different than those ive seen and if i make these again i will make the stems even longer and curlier. Mercer mayers little critter book character pumpkin pumpkin painting. You can make that character come to life and display it proudly when youre done. Although it was designed to be used in october, the character trait pages that are included would be useful yearround. If pumpkin carving isnt for you, dont worry our halloween pumpkin decorating ideas and projects yield eyepopping pumpkin displays without the goopy mess. Painting pumpkins is a family tradition for many, including my own.
This crop of clever farmfresh pumpkin contest ideas is ripe for the picking. Your family will have the coolest halloween around with our printable frozen pumpkin painting templates. Clifford the big red dog book character pumpkin pumpkin painting. Pumpkin carvings of cartoon characters nitas fruit and. Breathtaking painted pumpkins you can make yourself this. If youre looking for more pumpkin activities, see how to learn with pumpkins and activities in every academic subject. Fall literacy ideas decorate pumpkins as favorite book character, etc. A crate holds pumpkins painted to look like three characters from classic childrens story charlottes web.