Easy Pumpkin Halloween Kids Crafts from Martha Stewart

Entry #690, October 5, 2011

Halloween and October is a great time to let kids show their imagination. Whether you enjoy decorating and carving pumpkins or making a pumpkin talk, your kids should try one of these fun and easy Halloween kids crafts from Martha Stewart.

Pumpkin Project – Candy Character

Set an intact pumpkin atop a clear, candy-filled container, then give kids an assortment of candy for decorating. This character sports pearly white mini marshmallows for teeth, a construction paper hat with a hole cut out for the stem, and black licorice eyes.

Let kids decorate pumpkins with fun candy pieces

Pumpkin Bird Feeder

For a seasonal supplement to your regular bird feeder, cut a 3- to 5-pound pumpkin in half; scoop out, leaving a 1/2-inch thick wall. Cut a 1/2-inch-deep groove in the rim for pumpkin seeds. For perches, poke holes and insert twigs. To hang, knot two lengths of twine together in center; tack knot to feeder bottom. Fill with birdseed. For bird feeder instructions, click here.

Your kids and the birds will love this bird feeder

Wise Owl Pumpkin

Here, two miniature pumpkins become a wise owl. Secure pumpkins together with skewers. For eyes, push toothpicks through the tips of two pumpkin seeds, insert in pumpkin, and fan out slightly; repeat several times. A pearberry completes each. To add a chrysanthemum plume, make a hole with a toothpick and insert stem. For the beak, dig out a small opening and wedge in an almond.

Create this cute owl pumpkin craft

Talking Pumpkin

Eeek — it’s alive! Make a jack-o’-lantern talk using an old baby monitor. Place the parents’ unit inside the pumpkin. Kids can hide, then speak into the transmitter whenever trick-or-treaters come near. We cut up a synthetic carvable pumpkin, but this project works just as well with the real kind.

Carve synthetic pumpkins with the same tools you would use to carve a real pumpkin. Instead of cutting a lid, make an opening in the bottom big enough for the monitor. To make sure that no one sees the unit, use pushpins to tack a piece of black fabric or paper behind the pumpkin face.

Make your Halloween pumpkin talk with an old baby monitor!

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