Have you seen a book pumpkin?
I have to admit something. I am not a very skilled crafter. It is one of the reasons I feel much more comfortable in a kids activities setting…people aren’t expecting professional results!
But I love to craft!
Finding really easy crafts that turn out with limited skills {that are also inexpensive} is sometimes difficult, but Kids Activities Blog sponsor (via Burst Media) Dollar Tree’s Value Seekers Club is filled with ideas that I can actually pull off!
I tried the book pumpkin!
Isn’t it adorable?
I followed the directions found in the Value Seekers Club – they have new ideas each month that can be made from items that you would find at Dollar Tree.
How to Make a Book Pumpkin
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It was great to upcycle an old paperback book I had around the house adding some paint from Dollar Tree that cost just…a dollar!
Materials:
- old paperback book
- orange paint
- paint brush
- water
- scissors/sharp edge cutter
- stick
- rafia
- marker
- glue or paperclip
Steps to Make a Book Pumpkin:
- Trace 1/2 a pumpkin on the outside of the book with a marker – think 1/2 a heart like you would do for Valentines.
- Use scissors or a exacto-like knife to cut the book along the traced line. I ended up sectioning the book into several segments (and it doesn’t have to be perfect because you can trim later).
- Dilute orange paint with water – equal parts paint & water. And paint just the outside edges of the pages.
- Grab a stick from outside and use it as a pumpkin stem.
- Glue the book in a fan around the the stick or attach book covers with paperclip.
- Add raffia.
This is a great craft for older kids. I was surprised at how easy it was to complete. The only modification I made was to thicken the stick pumpkin stem with several additional stick pieces.
Check out this craft and others. The Value Seekers Club is free and has resources like: Printables, Recipes, Decor, Crafts, & Frugal Fun. The club is the loyalty program for Dollar Tree. What I love is everything is simple and inexpensive since everything at Dollar Tree is a dollar.
If this craft just isn’t enough fall:
- Pumpkin activities are really “gourd” ways to teach your little ones!
- The 50 fall activities for kids are all of our favorites!
- Get your crayons ready for these fall coloring pages!
- Fall activity sheets are sure to keep your little ones entertained
- I made a list of fall crafts your whole family will love!
- Have you seen our amazing fall crockpot meals?
- Fall in love with these leaf crafts!
- Fall recipes for kids are fun for everyone that you get to eat!
- I just love when it feels like fall in my house.
- Cool and rainy days call for fall crafts for kids.
- Tis the season for pumpkin spice recipes.
- You’ll love these pretty fall crafts!
- Be festive with this decadent pumpkin patch dessert.
- Make this rustic twig photo frame to keep your family fall photos forever!
- Show everyone your fall spirit with this adorable fall pumpkin door hanger.
- Love all of these then you’ll love these other simple crafts.
thank you for the new ideas.