4 min read
age: Suitable for ages 8+
4 min read
age: Suitable for ages 8+
Autumn afternoons are perfect for a little pumpkin craft. With colourful paper, some glue, and a touch of imagination, cheerful 3D pumpkins start to take shape, ready to brighten any room.
Paper or cardstock, 120 g, in various colours (e.g., black, white, yellow, green…)
Coloured card (e.g., orange, yellow, green…)
String / cord
Quilling tool
Set square or ruler
Craft knife
Cutting mat
Scissors
Pencil
- Paper or cardstock, 120 g, in various colours (e.g., black, white, yellow, green…)
- Coloured card (e.g., orange, yellow, green…)
- String / cord
- Quilling tool
- Set square or ruler
- Craft knife
- Cutting mat
- Pritt Multipurpose Glue
- Pritt Glue Stick
- Scissors
- Paper trimmer (optional alternative to craft knife, ruler, and cutting mat)
- Circle template
- Pencil
Around 45 to 60 minutes per pumpkin (plus drying time)
Always supervise children when using sharp tools.
Choose a sheet of coloured card. It doesn’t have to be the classic orange – yellow or green work too. Draw a pumpkin shape about 16 cm x 11 cm and carefully cut it out.
Tip:
Use our pumpkin craft template (available at the end of this guide) or draw the pumpkin freehand.
Glue a thicker cord along the pumpkin’s outline using Pritt Multipurpose Glue. Alternatively, braid three thin cords to make a frame.
Cut plenty of paper strips from cardstock, each measuring 1 cm x 30 cm. You can either use a paper trimmer or, alternatively, a ruler, craft knife, and cutting mat.
Take a paper strip and roll it with the quilling tool to make a small coil. Repeat until you have enough coils to cover the pumpkin surface.
Let the coils loosen slightly, add a bit of glue to the end of each strip, and press it down to secure. Pritt Glue Stick works best.
Glue all coils inside the cord frame using Pritt Multipurpose Glue. Apply a small amount of glue to the flat side of each coil and press gently onto the pumpkin.
Create funny eyes and a mouth for your pumpkin and a stem from coloured paper. Use a circle template for round eyes or freehand.
Glue the paper stem to the bottom back of your pumpkin using Pritt all-purpose glue.
Tip:
Looking for more Halloween craft ideas? Explore our easy guides for bats, witches’ hats, and more on Pritt.
Now give your pumpkin a face: stick on the prepared eyes and the mouth with Pritt Multipurpose Glue. Done!