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DIY Spider Pumpkin

by vickybarone
written by vickybarone

It’s already the second week of October, which means that Halloween is right around the corner! Here’s a super easy craft to do with your little one!

DIY Pumpkin Spider - Halloween Crafts for Kids by Vicky Barone

Materials: A mini pumpkin, black paint, a drill (we used a 1/16″ bit), pipe cleaners, googly eyes, and glue.

What to do:
1. Paint the pumpkin black and let dry.
2. Drill eight holes into the pumpkin where the legs will go.
3. Stick pipe cleaners in each of the holes and bend them to look like legs.
4. Glue googly eyes onto the front.

Check back to see some other Halloween and Fall Crafts soon!

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St. Patrick’s Day Bell Pepper Shamrock Stamp

by vickybarone
written by vickybarone

Not only did we all fight the flu as a family, but we also had the opportunity (between naps) to do quite a lot of projects together when our four-year-old was home sick! (Check out our Froot Loop Rainbows!)

Like all good last-minute projects, this creative craft is all over Pinterest! Here’s one example we liked a lot.

Bell Pepper Shamrock Stamp for St. Patrick's Day | Vicky Barone

What you need: bell peppers (we bought one with three ridges and one with lucky number four), a knife, green paint (we used a few different shades of acrylic, but you can also use tempura), plastic plates, paper, and a paint brush.

Bell Pepper Shamrock Stamp for St. Patrick's Day | Vicky Barone

First, we cut each pepper in half to make four stamps that fit just right in little hands.
Bell Pepper Shamrock Stamp for St. Patrick's Day | Vicky Barone
Next, we unrolled the art paper on the table in the playroom so he would have a big canvas for his masterpiece. We filled up some plates with paint and watched as our son went to town stamping away. He had so much fun!

Bell Pepper Shamrock Stamp for St. Patrick's Day | Vicky Barone
Bell Pepper Shamrock Stamp for St. Patrick's Day | Vicky Barone
By the end, we had mixed the different greens to make marbleized shamrocks.

Bell Pepper Shamrock Stamp for St. Patrick's Day | Vicky Barone
When we had used every last inch of paper (our four-year-old made sure of it), we took a foam paint brush and used the excess paint to make stems on each shamrock!

We all had a lot of fun with this project and it got us all very excited for St. Patrick’s Day! We hope you enjoy it too!

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