Make a Crazy Pumpkin Character

What You Do:

1. Tell your child that she will turn her small pumpkin into her very own crazy pumpkin character! Show her all the art materials and how she can use them. For example, demonstrate how the toothpicks can serve as arms, how the cotton balls can act as hair or clothing, how buttons make eyes, how the pipe cleaner can represent a mouth and how the felt can be used to create an outfit. Your child might even have her very own ideas of how to creatively use some other materials, such as dried pasta, clay or even glitter. The possibilities are endless!
2. Now it’s time for you child to name her pumpkin and give it a backstory! Can she write a spooky Halloween story with her crazy pumpkin as the main character. If other kids have been involved in this activity, encourage the entire group to make up a play with their characters and put on their very own crazy character pumpkin show for the neighborhood kids!
3. Finally, put your child’s Jack-o-Lantern on display on the porch, in the kitchen window, or the entryway of your home—any place that will scare ghost and goblins away!