Activity
Pumpkin Designs
Do something totally unique and new with your Halloween pumpkin this year! With a little washi tape and some stickers, your child can give their pumpkin an amazingly unique look! Practice designing patterns using stripes, zigzags, geometric shapes, or draw a stick figure picture. The sky's the limit!
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What You Need:
- Pumpkin (clean and dry)
- Washi tape (assorted styles)
- Stickers
What You Do:
- Ask your child to decide what kind of design they want to create on their pumpkin. Have them describe the line quality they want to use. Will the lines be straight, curvy, symmetrical? Will they create zigzags, or cross over one another like a spider web?
- Encourgae your child to draw a picture of their design on paper before applying it to their pumpkin.
- Have them apply the washi tape to the pumpkin, pressing firmly as they go. If there are mistakes, have them gently lift the tape and reapply it onto the surface of the pumpkin.
- Finish the pattern, or design, using stickers.
- Invite your child to describe the designs they made on their pumpkin.
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