| Materials:
- 24" Orange paper twist
- 4" Green paper twist (I used metallic
green)
- Green pipecleaner (chenille stem)
- Tissue paper
- Small prize
- Black permanent marker
1) Cut two 12" pieces of orange paper twist.
2) Untwist both pieces of the paper twist*
3) Lay one piece of the untwisted orange on
your work surface and lay the second piece
across the first one so that it resembles a
cross.
4) Take a small prize - it can be anything
that isn't too large such as a 1oz can of
Play-Doh, a mini-rubber ducky or some candy -
and wrap it tightly in two to three sheets of
tissue paper so that it forms a ball that is
about 2 1/2" round.

Choose a prize |

Wrap it in tissue |

Place it in the center of the paper
twist cross |
5) Place the tissue ball with prize inside on
the center of the two pieces of orange paper
twist.
6)
Bring the four ends up and over the ball of
tissue so they meet on top. Trim the ends
of the paper twist so that they are about 1 1/4"
above the tissue ball.
7) Cut a 4" piece of green paper twits.
Partially untwist it so that it is about 1'
wide. Fold it in half and place it over
the ends of the orange paper twist and gather
tightly at the base of them stem.
8) Tightly twist a 6" piece of pipecleaner
around the stem to keep the pumpkin and stem
together. Wrap the ends of the pipecleaner
around a pencil then slip the pencil out.
This will give your pipecleaner a curled look.
9) Using a fine tip permanent black marker,
draw a face on your pumpkin.
*If
you have never worked with paper twist before,
don't worry. It is actually pretty easy.
To untwist, start by twisting the paper in the
opposite direction that it is now. Then,
gently take the edges and pull them open.
When you purchase the paper twist, it comes
tightly twisted and is less then 1/4" wide.
Once you untwist it all the way, it is about 4"
wide. Just work slowly to prevent the
paper from ripping.
Ideas:
- Instead of just handing out the
pumpkins, try sending the kids to the
"Pumpkin Patch" to "pick" their pumpkin. To
do this, place all the pumpkins on the floor
or on the lawn and instruct the children to
enter the pumpkin patch and pick their
pumpkin.
- To make some pumpkins strictly for
decoration, omit the prize and just fill the
center with a ball of tissue paper.
Printable instructions
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