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Pumpkin Window Decorations Tutorial

October 28, 2014 Maria Manore Gavin 5 Comments

Halloween is almost here and I have a super-simple craft you can create inside the classroom or at home with your little ones! The best part is that pumpkins are in-season all through the fall so this cute window decoration can stay up right through Thanksgiving.

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Pumpkin window decorations

Before you begin this craft, you will need to gather some materials. Each child in the class is going to need to sheets of clear contact paper (approximately 9×13″ in size). Each child will also need 1 pumpkin frame cut from orange construction paper and 1 brown construction paper stem. You will also need to have lots of 1″ squares of orange and yellow tissue paper handy. In my classroom, groups of 2-3 children share a basket with tissue paper pieces.

While the students are away from their desks (either during play time or while they are at a special), I peel a sheet of contact paper and place it sticky-side up on each student’s desk. I then add the pumpkin frame and stem to the contact paper. No glue is required ! The papers stick right to the contact paper with ease.

Pumpkin window decorations - easy and mess-free craft

Once the setup is complete, the children fill the inside of the pumpkin frame with tissue paper squares. I give my kindergarten students lots of reminders to only apply one tissue paper square at a time. Overlapping the pieces is encouraged to add extra color and dimension.

Pumpkin window decorations - easy and mess-free craft

I also encourage my students to fill the ENTIRE space inside of the pumpkin. A completed project should look like this.

Pumpkin window decorations - easy and mess-free craft

Once the pumpkin is completely filled with tissue paper, I add a second sheet of clear contact paper to the back of the pumpkin to hold all of the tissue paper squares in place and “seal” all of the pieces together. The students then trim the excess plastic from their creations.

Pumpkin window decorations - easy and mess-free craft

The completed projects are adorable and they look beautiful when the light shines through my classroom window.

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Want to make these adorable pumpkins for your home or classroom? Download a free pumpkin frame template from my TpT store and get ready to start crafting!

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Comments

  1. Katie says

    October 28, 2014 at 9:52 pm

    Seriously cute! I also sit here thinking you must own stock in clear contact paper! These projects are adorable though. I took your mode of thinking with a project that I am using in class this week. We are doing the letter T this week and my kids made fall trees out of contact paper and their hands. It is turning out seriously cute.

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  2. sabrina says

    October 29, 2014 at 3:53 pm

    Love this activity! The apple one you offered was just as awesome! I have all of these materials on hand….so simple yet adorable! Thanks a bunch!

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  3. Jill says

    October 29, 2014 at 9:16 pm

    Does each child need two or one 9×13 sheets of contact paper?

    Also do you know about how many packages of tissue paper makes enough for a class of about 24?

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  4. Cristin @ Pampered Teacher says

    October 30, 2014 at 2:20 pm

    so cute! great way to get more practice with scissors!

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  5. Roberta says

    October 9, 2017 at 11:38 am

    I love this craft but I found that it is easier to do using a laminator. The children make their pumpkin inside a lamination pocket and I run them through the laminator and then they trim around the edge. It is much easier than messing around with contact paper.

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