Paper Pumpkins

Paper Pumpkins

My friend Elizabeth always makes the coolest crafts with her kids. Last year, she made some old-school paper ornaments and I've been wanting to try my hand at them ever since. I remember making them back in elementary school, and it's just as easy and as fun as I remember...

Materials::
1-2 pieces of orange construction paper
1 piece of green construction paper
1 piece of brown construction paper
scissors
paper cutter (optional)
paper clips and/or stapler
string

Directions::
Cut the orange pieces of construction paper into 1" wide strips (each strip will be 1" x 11"). Then, shorten some of the strips so that you have (1) 6", (2) 7", (2) 9", and (2) 11" long pieces.

Gather the strips of paper together (with the ends flush) and place the smallest one in the middle. Order them by size so that the largest strip is on the outside. Secure with a paper clip or staple (I prefer the paper clip so that I can keep adding more elements). Line up the opposite ends so that they are together like the top.


Cut a brown strip of paper 1/4" by 3" long for the stem. To make it curl, wrap the paper around a pencil and hold it in place while you count to 20 (or sing the ABC song).

Cut out two leaf shapes from the green paper (ours were sort of like pairs of bunny ears).

Add the stem, leaves, and a piece of string to the paper clip at the top.

Hang up and enjoy...
This awesome idea came from { http://threewheelsturning.blogspot.com/ } this really cute blog, Check it out!

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