Children enjoy Halloween preparations very much, and as one of the undisputed symbols of the party is the pumpkin, we will give you some ideas for decorating Halloween pumpkins.
In many houses around the world, pumpkins will be present in entrances, stairs and windows, each with a special decoration, from the most classic to the most elaborate. It is a good way to spend the afternoon with the kids, so get a beautiful pumpkin and get to work.
Prepare the pumpkin
The first thing is to choose a pumpkin of good color and harmonic shape, the size we want. It is very nice to choose more than one of different sizes and shapes and create different designs.
If we are going to cut the Halloween pumpkin in the shape of a horror face, we have to clean it well and start cutting a lid from the top with a saw knife. It is convenient to make a circle with a marker beforehand to avoid mistakes.
Then you have to go emptying it carefully, removing all the meat, pulp and seeds with a sturdy spoon and the help of a knife, or any other tool that can be used for it.
The next step is to get a template with the design you want and transfer it to the pumpkin. It can be a design created by yourselves, from the classic mouth with pointed teeth and two triangles for the eyes to the most elaborate. Here you have some fun templates and here many others to decorate Halloween pumpkins.
To transfer the design you can use a punch and then cut with a sharp knife taking care not to overdo it.
Once the design is finished, the illumination. A candle can be placed inside, always making sure that it does not reach the edges, it can be placed inside a glass with high edges, or use an electric lamp. The truth is that it is a bit laborious but the result is very beautiful.
Pumpkins decorated with beads
If you prefer not to empty the pumpkin, something very different from what we are used to seeing is decorating it with beads and rhinestones. It is more festive and has much more glamor.
First you have to choose the drawing that we want to make with the beads, outline it and paste them one by one with great patience. This is where children can be of great help, because if the drawing has many beads, it will take a long time.
Actually, for this type of decoration, who says beads, also says pins with a decorated head, there are pins with pearl heads, colored, only in this case it is more dangerous for children because of the risk of being punctured. You will have to help them.
Painted Pumpkins
Another option, or combined with that of the beads, is very simple but it is very beautiful: it is to paint the pumpkins with acrylic paint or indelible markers.
A good idea if you do not think of too elaborate designs is to paint them with geometric patterns, in peaks, with stripes or in an abstract way using the same range of colors.
Although any other creation that comes out of the hands of your children will also be precious.
Metallic pumpkins
Also painted but with metallic paint (from which it comes in spray) you can get some original pumpkins.
To create different motifs you can paste templates or papers in the form of stars, circles or more terrifying motifs such as witches or bats, pass the paint and then remove them. This way you will get a very funny effect.
We hope you are Easy ideas inspire you to decorate Halloween pumpkins and that you spend an entertaining time making crafts with your kids.
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