Tissue Paper Pumpkin

Tissue Paper Pumpkin
Overview:

The tissue paper pumpkin is a great little Halloween or autumn craft. Place them in a classroom, your front porch, or display them on window sills as part of the Halloween or fall decor. If you make a bunch of them you can have your very own pumpkin patch!

You will need:
  1. A few newspaper pages
  2. 2-3 sheets of orange tissue paper
  3. One sheet of green tissue paper
  4. Pipe cleaners (optional)
  5. Construction paper (optional)
  6. Tacky glue (optional)
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Supervision:
1 adult per 10 children
Difficulty:
Easy peasy (fun and simple)
Age:
Preschool, School-age, Tweens, Teens, Adults
Mess Factor:
Clean and tidy
Prep Time:
5 minutes or less
Time Length:
5 - 15 minutes
Step 1:

Lay your newspaper sheets on top of each other. They don't have to be perfectly aligned.

Step 2:

Start to crumple them up so they make a round ball! This will be the frame for your pumpkin shape.

Step 3:

Now place your sheets of orange tissue paper directly on top of each other and place the newspaper ball in the middle.

Step 4:

Engulf the paper ball in the tissue paper by pulling the tissue paper up and over the ball on all ends.

Step 5:

For the stem, take the excess orange tissue paper and begin twisting it. Really get in there and twist it tight so the stem takes shape.

Step 6:

Your little pumpkin is now complete. The next steps involve adding vines.

Step 7:

To make the vine, fold one sheet of green tissue paper in half.

Step 8:

Start twisting away from one end to the other. If you would like to add a leaf to your vine leave about about 3 inches untwisted at the end. If not, continue to twist.

Step 9:

To make the leaf, leave about 2 of the 3 remaining inches of your green tissue paper untwisted, and then twist the final inch.

Step 10:

Let's add the vine to the pumpkin! Wrap it around the stem, and tie a knot!

Step 11:

Ta-da! You have the cutest little tissue paper pumpkin!

Craft Variations:

If you want to continue to accessorize your pumpkin, create a jack-o'-lantern face or add some additional pipe cleaner vines and some flowers. Get creative and have fun!

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Materials:
  1. A few newspaper pages
  2. 2-3 sheets of orange tissue paper
  3. One sheet of green tissue paper
  4. Pipe cleaners (optional)
  5. Construction paper (optional)
  6. Tacky glue (optional)

Sophie's Tip of the Week

If it is at all possible do not have your pet at the children's party. This is a perfect time for Rover to visit grandma's. Not all children are comfortable with animals and allergic reactions are all too common.