Fork Painted Pumpkin Craft
This fork painted pumpkin craft is a fun fall art activity that lets kids create a textured pumpkin using a fork while building fine motor skills.
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Materials
- Colored cardstock or construction paper
- Scissors
- Glue
- Markers
- Paint
- Fork
- Pumpkin Template
Instructions
- Print the template and gather the materials for this fun activity.
- Begin by dipping the back of a fork into paint and pressing it onto the background paper to form a rounded pumpkin shape.
- Allow the paint to dry completely.
- Glue the eye pieces near the top center of the pumpkin.
- Use a marker to draw a curved smile below the eyes.
- Glue one cheek piece on each side of the smile.
- Curl the vine piece and glue one end behind the top of the pumpkin.
- Finally, glue the stem piece to the top center of the pumpkin, covering the end of the vine.