DIY Paper Pumpkin 🎃 How to make a Paper Pumpkin Craft for Halloween 🎃 Halloween Decorations, by Aureliarts on YouTube. 3 min 58 s.
- Video length
- 3 min 58 s
- Time to do it
- 20 minutes
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Steps
- 9
What you need
Steps
Cut 8 to 12 strips of orange craft paper, each about 2 cm wide and 15 to 20 cm long. Trim them all to the same length so the pumpkin sits level.
Curl each strip by pulling it firmly over the back of a scissor blade and holding it for a few seconds. Curled strips give the pumpkin its round shape.
Stack the strips in a neat pile and line up the ends. Glue or tie them together at one end, then fan the strips out like a wheel.
Bring the loose ends together at the other side and glue or tie them. The strips should bow out into a ball shape.
Cut two small circles from orange paper and glue one over each gathered end to hide the join. Hold each for 30 seconds until it grips.
Roll a small rectangle of brown paper into a short tube and glue the edge down to make the stem.
Glue the stem to the top of the pumpkin and press it gently for half a minute so it stands upright.
Cut two or three leaf shapes from green paper, crease each one down the middle and glue them beside the stem.
Leave the pumpkin to dry flat for about 10 minutes before hanging it or placing it on a shelf.
Tips and common mistakes
Cut every strip the same width and length, or the finished pumpkin will lean to one side.
Use a glue stick for the thin strips and white craft glue for the stem, which needs a stronger hold.
Do not skip the curling step, because flat strips make a boxy pumpkin instead of a round one.
Glue a small loop of thread under the top circle before you cover it if you want to hang the pumpkin as an ornament.
Questions
Can I make this pumpkin without glue?
Yes. Tie the strip ends tightly with thread and tape the stem in place. Glue mainly hides the joins and keeps the shape neat.
How big is the finished pumpkin?
It depends on your strips. Strips around 20 cm long give a palm-sized pumpkin, so use longer strips or wider paper for a bigger decoration.
What kind of paper works best?
Medium-weight craft paper or light cardstock holds the curve well. Thin printer paper flops and thick card is hard to curl.
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