Paper Strip Pumpkin

 

What you need:

Orange green and brown construction paper

Brads (2)

Scissors

Pencil

This was one of the projects we did at work last week. Take a piece of orange construction paper and fold it into 6 equal strips.

Next, have the kids cut down the fold lines so you have six strips of paper.

 

Now, stack the paper in a pile. I like to make a dot on the ends of the paper where the brads are supposed to go through. Make the dots on both ends of the paper strips.

Push the brad through all the papers one at a time where the dot is. Careful, they're sharp!  When the brad is through all the papers open the back to secure it.

 

Take the green construction paper and have the kids trace their hand and cut it out. Also, make  a stem shape out of the brown construction paper and cut that out. Add the dot where the brads go.

Now it's time to layer! Put the brad through the stem, then the hand print, and finally through the other end of the orange strips. Make sure you open the brad on the other side.

Take the strips and start pulling them apart until all six make a circular shape.

Bend the stem up and tada! Some of the kids used black construction paper and cut out triangles and a smile to make their pumpkin a Jack-o-Lantern. Enjoy!