Halloween Kids’ DIY Crafts: Jack-O-Lanterns with a Twist

Entry #2934, October 26, 2013

Now we all like to see the Jack-O-Lanterns during this time of the season.  For some amazing reason those carved and lit pumpkins bring joy and warmth along with a little nervousness to all of our hearts.  Halloween Kids’ DIY Crafts are a great ideas for this time of year. But have you ever thought about changing up the common style of the traditional Jack-O-Lantern?  Well, here are some subtly scary ideas for you to give your Jack-O-Lanterns this Halloween.  Just take a look below and see how they work out for you and your children…Happy Haunting!

Halloween pumpkin ideas

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Wall Mounted Halloween Jack-o-Lantern

The kids are usually encouraged not to use the walls for their arts and crafts but this craft isn’t permanent and the pieces come off just as quick as they went on.  All you will need for the supplies are: self-adhesive sheet, orange construction paper, scissors, and black construction paper.  Cut out the shape of a pumpkin in the orange construction paper.  Then stick some of the self-adhesive paper to the orange shape.  Next, cut a stem and some crazy facial features from the black construction paper and again stick the adhesive paper to each piece.  When everything has been cut and stuck together then start piecing your crazy wall mounted Jack-O-Lantern.

Wall Mounted Jack

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Halloween Kids’ DIY Crafts

The kids are usually encouraged not to use the walls for their arts and crafts but this craft isn’t permanent and the pieces come off just as quick as they went on.  All you will need for the supplies are: self-adhesive sheet, orange construction paper, scissors, and black construction paper.  Cut out the shape of a pumpkin in the orange construction paper.  Then stick some of the self-adhesive paper to the orange shape.  Next, cut a stem and some crazy facial features from the black construction paper and again stick the adhesive paper to each piece.  When everything has been cut and stuck together then start piecing your crazy wall mounted Jack-O-Lantern.

House O Lantern

Make your entire home a Jack-O-Lantern.  All you need are corrugate cardboard, pencils (or markers), craft knife, glue stick, orange tissue paper, painter’s (or masking tape), and lamp.  First, take the measurements of the windows that you intend on using and cut the corrugated cardboard to fit tightly in them.  Then draw a face on the cardboard then cut the pieces of the face out with the craft knife (parent’s job).  Use a glue stick for the interior sides of the cardboard and cover the openings with orange tissue paper.  Set the cardboard in the window and use the painters’ or masking tape to hold it in place then place a lamp near the window to light your house-o-lantern.

House-O-Lantern

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Jar-O-Lanterns

Create a use out of left over jars; Jar-O-Lanterns.  The supplies you will need are jars, orange or red orange paint, yellow glossy paper, glue, and votive candles.  Take some jars of different sizes and paint the outside of them with a deep orange color (or red orange to get a darker color of the hue).  Then let the jars sit to dry, take the yellow gloss paper and cut out 3 triangular shapes and 1 half circular shape for each jar that you are going to use.  When the paint has dried take the cut pieces and glue a face on each jar.  Then put one votive candle in each jar and let the parent light them on Halloween night.

Jar-O-Lanterns

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Chair-O-Lanterns

Turn your chair into a Jack-O-Lantern for the Halloween treat.  You will need a pillow case, black construction paper (or felt), a pair of scissors, and glue.  Take the black construction paper or felt and cut out a pair of eyes and half circle for the smile.  Then take the pillow case (if possible purchase an orange pillow case or you can dye it orange) and begin to glue the eyes and smile on the pillow case.  After the pieces have dried put the pillow case on the chair with the face set on the back of the chair.

Chair-O-Lanterns

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 Jack-O-Lanterns are fun and exciting.  But sometimes they can get a little mundane and ordinary so here are some ways to invite that excitement and happiness back into this craft.  So have fun exploring and creating your own “O-Lanterns” and Happy Halloween!

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