Andy's Pumpkin Patch
Luke's Pumpkin Patch
My Pumpkin Patch (Yes, my page got bumped on the table while drying...Hate when that happens!)
To make this project we used our trusty tempera paint we received from our friends at Craft Project Ideas. I know I've mentioned this before, but my favorite thing about Kids Crafts Products is that I can pick them at Wal-Mart when I'm doing my grocery shopping and don't have to make a special trip to a craft store. You will definitely want to use tempera paint for this project instead of acrylic because it is more water based and thinner.
We also used an empty toilet paper roll, some gold tempera paint I had left over from our Grandparen'ts Day Awards and a Candy Making plastic bottle that you can pick up at Michael's.
To make your pumpkin patch, start by dipping a toilet paper roll end in orange paint and then onto your white piece of card stock paper. Add as many pumpkins as you'd like all over the page.
Then fill your candy making bottle with some orange paint and use it to make the lines in your pumpkins.
Then squeeze any leftover orange paint back into the original orange paint container and then thoroughly rinse out the candy making bottle. Next we added our gold paint to the candy making bottle to paint on our stems. You can use brown tempera paint, we just didn't have any and I thought the gold would be kind of cool.
After painting on the stems, let your picture dry completely. When the pumpkins are completely dry, add green paint to your candy making bottle and paint on the pumpkin vine. Make sure all the pumpkins are connected to the vine. Then you are done!
I thought this project was really great for a preschooler to learn how to have control over squeezing the paint out of the bottle. You can see how a couple times Luke gobbed a little too much, but over all, he really learned how to control that bottle. I was proud of the little bugger! :)
I also wanted to mention that Craftprojectideas.com will be giving away a $25 Wal-mart Gift Card to one lucky person at the end of the month. All you have to do to enter is upload a picture of your children's Halloween Art to their Facebook Page or Show and Tell Forum by October 31st for a chance to win. The more crafts you upload, the more you chances you have to win!
Happy Crafting!!
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28 comments:
I love it. Definitely want to try this one. Thank you!
Another wonderful piece of art!
I love this project, so pretty. We've never used squeeze bottles for art, but I really like the idea.
Great use of those recycled cardboard paper rolls!
Stopping by from Mingle blog hop. How creative.
These look great! I love the idea of using toilet paper rolls too.
New follower from blog hop.
Kim
www.thesasselife.com
Great craft!! I love the Wilton squeeze bottles for the paint, I've never thought about using that. :)
Cute! I love how you used a bunch of different techniques! I saw somebody use an old glue bottle for paint too. Can't wait to try this one!
what a fun project! i love that it correlates so well with your trip too.:) I'm a new follower from Mingle
Very cute idea!
I would love for you to link up at http://livinglifeintentionally.blogspot.com/search/label/Linkey%20Parties
Beth
What beautiful pumpkins! Great idea.
Thanks for sharing the info and linking to the Holiday Kid Craft Link Up!
Lori
Oh, I love it!! So pretty and colourful!
What a very fun idea! My kids would love it! Thanks for visiting my blog, bellesbazaar-heather.blogspot.com Have a great day!
I found you through the LLI Linky Party! So clever. I'm going to have to do this next week!
Thanks for linking up to Living Life Intentionally Linky Party! These are so clever
~Beth
What a great craft! Thanks for sharing it in Afterschool party. I pinned it for later.
Beautiful! Amazing what kids can do.
I would love you to join in momstown's Halloween link party!
http://momstown-artsandcrafts.momstown.ca/node/431
So cute!! My daughter just asked to do a craft so I will be doing this with her today!
I love this! :)
Thanks for sharing on momstown arts and crafts Halloween linkup!
We never used bottles to craft like that before...what a cool idea. Love their pumpkin prints (and yours too ;))
Thanks for linking to Hey Mom, Look What I Did at Adventures In Mommy Land!! Hope to see you again!
Love you idea, can't wait to try it with varying sizes too! Thanks for sharing.
These turned out super duper well and lovely! So impressed. So jolly and fun!
Thank you for sharing on Kids Get Crafty!
Maggy
Hi Rachel,
I'm going to feature this craft at the AfterSchool party tomorrow. I hope it's alright if I use your first picture. I just love this project!
Kelly
Love the use of TP rolls for this! I am a huge TP roll craft fan! My hubby gets mad that I hate throwing them away & stash them, haha!
Thanks for linking to the Sunday Showcase! Can't wait to see what you have in store for us this week! :)
Bern
http://momto2poshlildivas.blogspot.com/search/label/Sunday%20Showcase
I did this amazing craft with the kids this week! They had a blast making their own pumpkin patches. Thank you for the neat idea of using the toilet paper roll to make perfect little pumpkins! My mind is racing with all the ways we can use the toilet paper roll to make circles in our crafts now :)
We're featuring this awesome craft on Monstrously Creative Saturday! Stop on by and grab a button! :)
Mandi at BBM
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