Make It: Fall Paper Pumpkin Patch
An autumn craft you can make in just minutes out of materials you may already have at home.
Photo: Odeelo Dayondon
The pumpkin patches are closed on O‘ahu. But here’s a way to create a patch of your own to celebrate the Fall and Thanksgiving. You might already have all the materials at home!
Materials
- Heavy paper in various colors of orange
- Green pipe cleaners
- Scissors with scalloped edges
- Hole punch
- Tape
Instructions
- Cut one-inch strips along the width of the paper. For larger pumpkins you will need to cut two sheets into strips lengthwise.
- Put the paper in a single pile, then punch a hole about half-an-inch from the bottom and another one half-an-inch from the top.
- Thread a pipe cleaner through the holds at the bottom of the strips and make a small crimp or loop that lies flat as this is the bottom of the pumpkin.
- Thread the other side of the pipe cleaner through the holes at the top.
- Push the strips down into a “C” shape and make another crimp in the pipe cleaner to secure the paper.
- Fan the strips out into a sphere. Make loops or twirls in the pipe cleaner sticking out of the top to resemble a vine.
- You may need to tape the bottom of the pumpkin to keep the strips in place.
Thanks to scottsdalemomsblog.com for the idea.
