If you have a little one you have probably wondered how on earth you would incorporate the innaugeral pumpkin carving into their tiny unsteady hands. You know that you can't expect them to work a knife or sharp tool, and you don't really like the look of a painted pumpkin with no face, well then this pumpkin decorating idea is totally for you!!
The Mr. Pumpkin Head method:
Tools needed:
Drill
Mr. Potato Head pieces galore
Pie pumpkin
First you will drill holes into all of the traditional places that a Mr. Whatever Head would have.
Then help you child pick out their favorite style of eyes, ears, mouth, nose, hands, feet, and hat for the pumpkin. We used this as a great learning tool to keep teaching the location of each body part. He did a great job all by himself of selecting from my eyes choices and placing them where eyes go. Then we showed him two or three options for a nose and he chose one he liked best and placed it in the nose spot. And son on. Here's our progression of decorating his pumpkin this year. He's going to be 2 in December 2013 so it was the most age appropriate and FUN filled decorating he would have possibly done.
We had some lips in an ear hole at one point lol.
Putting the finishing touches on as the last arm goes in!
Our Mr. Pumpkin Head
He has a prime spot on the porch on his little bench ready to greet our trick or treaters tonight!
Pretty clever. Great job
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