Paper Pumpkin Craft By: Siobhan aka Stella

Today I have a paper pumpkin craft to share with you. I got it from the Confessions of a Homeschooler site.  I made them with Tert (1st grade) and Filia (preschool.) The craft has some more 'advanced' steps (like cutting, hole-punching, etc.) so Tert helped me with those, and Filia helped decorate them.

Supplies: 

Orange and Green Construction Paper

Ruler

Scissors

Hole Punch 

Brads

Permanent Marker

Step 1: Mark one inch sections on a piece of orange construction paper

Step 2: Make lines down the width of the paper using a ruler

Step 3: Cut out the one inch strips

Step 4: Take eight strips, stack them on top of each other and hole punch through all of them 

*Note: You can use six strips, but it doesn't work as well as eight

Step 5: Trace and cut out a leaf on a piece of green construction paper

Step 6: Push a brad through the leaf and the orange strips

Step 7: Lay out your strips leaf side down

Step 8: Take the strips that are across from each other and pull them up into the center of the pumpkin. Hole punch them all together and secure with a brad.

Step 9: Flip so the leaf is on top and decorate with your permanent marker!

I hope you've enjoyed our Paper Pumpkin Craft. Happy Autumn!