Yarn Pumpkins

Somepumpkin craftsare all about process and others are all about a well-polished finished product.

Thispumpkin craftproject is both!

Wrap the balloon in saran wrap.

If you are looking for a really cute pumpkin arts and crafts to try in October, you will love these pretty yarn pumpkins. This pumpkin craft for kids uses a simple technique with a balloon, orange yarn, and glue to make a lovely decoration this fall. Try this craft pumpkin ideas with preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, first grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade or 4th graders.

This step will save you from peeling the yarn off the balloon later.

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Tie a strand of yawn around the knotted end of the balloon.

Hang the balloon off the strand of yarn so you might easily reach it.

12″ Balloon (s) orange yarn E elmer’s glue saran wrap green pipe cleaners bowl

I used our kitchen table lamp and had it hang over the kitchen table to contain the possible mess.

You could also do this outside on a tree branch.

Pour glue into a bowl.

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Swirl the yarn in the bowl until you soak it entirely with glue.

As you lift the yarn out of the bowl run it through two fingers to remove any excess glue.

Wrap the glue-soaked yarn around the balloon.

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Leave the yarn-covered balloon for 24 hours to let the glue dry.

you’re free to use the time to repeat with a slightly different shade of orange yarn.

Carefully use scissors to pop the balloon.

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Now slowly pull the saran wrapthrough a small opening to remove and disgard.

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Make the vine by wrapping a green pipe cleaner around a pencil.

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I just love how cute these pumpkins turn out.

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And although it does take some time because of the drying, the amount of effort is minimal.

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Cute yarn pumpkins are a fun-to-make pumpkin arts and crafts to try in October with a technique using a balloon, orange yarn, and glue.

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