With Halloween horror in the air pumpkin carving is a popular tradition in many households. We don’t celebrate Halloween but with an abundance of the classic Autumnal vegetable in the supermarket it seemed a shame to deny Lollipops the opportunity to paint and decorate one just for fun!
It’s great to try out new and unusual canvases for art work, and the spherical shape of pumpkins makes for an interesting change to the conventional.
I pulled out whatever I could find around the house and in my creativity box: glitter, PVA glue, beads and poster paints. The poster paints didn't take to the shiny waterproof surface of the pumpkin particularly well and so next year I think I will invest in some thicker paint like acrylic.
At 33 months she loved this messy, decorative hands on activity! Her older brother carved a face for it beforehand but this isn't necessary. Let's face it boys will be boys.
It’s great to try out new and unusual canvases for art work, and the spherical shape of pumpkins makes for an interesting change to the conventional.
I pulled out whatever I could find around the house and in my creativity box: glitter, PVA glue, beads and poster paints. The poster paints didn't take to the shiny waterproof surface of the pumpkin particularly well and so next year I think I will invest in some thicker paint like acrylic.
At 33 months she loved this messy, decorative hands on activity! Her older brother carved a face for it beforehand but this isn't necessary. Let's face it boys will be boys.
Hope you had a Happy Halloween!
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