Thanksgiving Pumpkin Painting
Forget the messy and dangerous ideas of carving. Pumpkin painting is the perfect solution to a creative dilemma! Here is your answer to how to paint a pumpkin.
Painting goofy, scary or character faces or other designs on your pumpkin can be a fun. The most popular designs to paint on a pumpkin are about Halloween, but why not consider some Thanksgiving variations? You could make a group of Pilgrims and Indians to represent the first Thanksgiving Dinner. It's a simple activity that can be entertaining for both children and adults.
Preschool age children can also safely participate in creating their own designs pumpkin faces.
- famous early colonists and presidents
- fall leaves
- scarecrow
- turkey
- farm animals
- cats
Why not make a pumpkin face for each member of your family and Thanksgiving Dinner guests?
Painting pumpkins is a very economical craft as most supplies are readily available (you probably already have some of these in your home):
- washable markers
- acrylic craft paints
- newspaper
- spray sealer
- accessories such as raffia, jewelry, hats, etc.
Before beginning, decide what design you are going to paint and trace that design onto a clean pumpkin. You can freehand the design or select one of the many designs in the ultimate e-guide for pumpkin painting, Easy Pumpkin Painting.
Once you or your child has painted their first pumpkin, chances are you’ll want to paint an entire pumpkin family to proudly display at your home.
Pumpkin Painting is a family tradition at our house. We hope it will be at yours as well.
Easy Pumpkin Painting is a guide that contains step-by-step instructions and color photographs of exactly how to paint the cutest pumpkins. It also contains templates that you can use to paint your first pumpkin in about an hour! Easy Pumpkin Painting makes painting pumpkins, well, Easy!
