Halloween Jack-o-lanternsHalloween Jack-o-lanterns

 

This is a quick and easy project that's a nice twist on the typical construction paper jack-o-lantern.

 

Materials

  • 9"x12" black construction paper
  • 9"x12" orange construction paper
  • 4 1/2" x 6" yellow construction paper
  • small piece of green construction paper
  • white glue
  • scissors
  • pencil
  • straight edge

Directions

  1. Draw a pumpkin shape on the orange paper.

  2. Cut out the pumpkin.

  3. Use the straight edge to draw lines to divide the pumpkin shape into pieces about an inch across. Number the strips in order.

  4. Cut the pumpkin shape into strips. As you cut off each strip, lay it down in order so you can put the pumpkin back together!

  5. Lay the pumpkin strips in order across the black paper, leaving a small gap between each piece. If your pumpkin is too large for the black paper, remove a few strips. When you have a good arrangement, glue the strips to the black paper. Put the glue on the side of the strips with the pencil marks!
  6. Use the yellow paper to cut out eyes, a nose, and a mouth for your jack-o-lantern. Cut out a green stem. Glue the stem, the nose, the eyes, and the mouth to the jack-o-lantern.