Jumping Jack-o'-Lanterns

Why

Carve a pumpkin with just your fingers? Sure, with no-mess Color Wonder™ Fingerpaints you can decorate Jack o’ Lanterns any time of year.

Steps

1. What kind of Jack o’ Lantern would you like to create? Is it happy? Sad? Scary? Silly?

2. Use Crayola Color Wonder Fingerpaints and special Color Wonder Paper to paint a pumpkin. Use different colors to design a face for your Jack o’ Lantern.

3. Fill the space around your pumpkin with more pumpkins and vines, falling leaves, ghosts, cats, or other colorful things. Air-dry your picture. Boo!

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Safety Guidelines

Adult supervision is required for any arts & crafts project. Observe children closely and intervene as necessary to prevent potential safety problems and ensure appropriate use of arts and crafts materials. Some craft items, particularly beads and buttons, are potential choking hazards for young children. Avoid use of such small parts with children younger than 3 years. Craft items such as scissors, push pins and chenille sticks may have sharp points or edges. Avoid use of materials with sharp points by children younger than 4 years. Read all manufacturers' safety warnings before using arts and craft supplies.

Color Wonder™—Wash hands well with soap and water after use.

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Supplies

crayola supplies
  • Color Wonder™ Markers
  • Color Wonder™ Fingerpaints
  • Color Wonder™ Paper
household supplies
  • paper towels

Where & When

"Never has carving a pumpkin been so mess free! We made a huge pumpkin patch by taping several sheets of the special paper together."
Stella E., parent of ages 3 and 7. LI

"We made Jack o’ Lanterns for each of us, including our dog. "
William O., parent of age 4.


Interesting Info

Pumpkins range in size from less than a pound to more than 1,000 pounds (453 kg). The largest pumpkin recorded so far weighed 1,140 pounds (517 kg).