Scribble Yarn Pumpkin Craft for Kids

As the days grow shorter and the nights eerily longer, it’s time to brew up some crafty magic. Halloween is not just about costumes and candy; it’s also the perfect excuse to let loose our imaginative spirits. This year, we’re weaving a web of creativity with an irresistibly unique project: the Scribble Yarn Pumpkin! But why stop there? We’re also unraveling a few more spooky yarn crafts to elevate your Halloween décor game. Whether you’re a knitting newbie or a yarn Yoda, these crafts promise a spook-tacular time. Let’s get those hands busy and conjure up some Halloween charm!

Material

• Yarn (in hues of orange, white, and purple)
• Halloween shape outlines (pumpkin, bat, ghost, or any spooky figure of choice!)
• Parchment
• Bowl
• White glue
• Water
• Scissors
• Popsicle stick
• Black and white construction paper
• Googly eyes

Step-by-Step Instructions

1. Choose Your Spooky Shape: Select a Halloween figure like a pumpkin, ghost, or bat, and draw or trace it onto your parchment or wax paper.
2. Prepare the Yarn Bath: Mix equal parts of white glue and water in a bowl and immerse your yarn, using a popsicle stick to ensure every strand gets a good soak.

3. Lay and Play: Start to lay the gluey yarn within the drawn shape on your parchment paper, letting it loop and twirl playfully to create a scribbly effect. Remember, there are no rules in the world of scribbles except that you want the yarn to be touching so that when it dries it hold together.

4. Facial Expressions Coming to Life: Once you are done, from your construction paper, cut out eyes and mouths, placing them gently onto your yarn creatures. If it’s a bat, don’t forget those white triangular fangs and googly eyes!

5. Drying Time: Allow your bewitching creatures to dry thoroughly for 12-24 hours. (maybe more if you used lots of glue.
6. Peel and Reveal: Gently peel your now dry yarn shapes off the paper.

7. Hang Them High: Attach another piece of yarn to your creation, finding the perfect spot to let them flutter and swing in your festive space!

Tips for Success

• Twirls and Whirls: Encourage your child to create loops and twirls with the yarn, enhancing the scribbly, playful appearance of their creature. But this is also so that the yarn character stays together once it is dry and removed from the paper.
• Steady Hands: Ensure all facial features and embellishments are pressed gently but firmly onto the wet yarn, ensuring they stick as it dries.
• Peeling Patience: Ensure the yarn is completely dry before attempting to peel it off, safeguarding against any breaks.
• Length of yarn: Ideally you should use one super long piece of yarn to create this craft. This is possible for older kids who can untangle the gluey yarn as it comes out of the glue. But for younger child, the longer you cut the yarn the more likely it will get tangled as your child bring it out of the glue and twirls it on the parchment paper. I would opt for medium length pieces of yarn about arms length. Cut several strands and place them into the glue one at a time that way they won’t get tangled and perhaps cause frustration your child. Just be shre that they are touching each other when you are finished so that wonce dry the pumpkin stay together.
• Size: Make the pumpkins smaller for younger children (under 6) so that shorter length of yarn can be used.

Skills Learned

• Fine Motor Skills: Maneuvering the yarn and placing the tiny facial features enhances fine motor control.
• Creativity and Imagination: Selecting colors and deciding on the expressions of their creatures fuels their creative thought process.
• Patience: The waiting period for drying teaches the little ones a bit about anticipation and patience.
• Sensory Exploration: The tactile experience of the gooey yarn provides a wonderful sensory exploration.

With playful yarn creatures now fluttering around your home, there’s a dash of your child’s creativity embellishing every nook and cranny. As they twirl gently, casting playful shadows, they whisper stories of a little artist’s adventure into the magical world of crafting. May your Halloween be as enchanting and imaginative as these scribbly, adorable creatures!

Age Suitability

This activity is good for toddlers aged children 3 years old and up with adult assistance.

Mess Level

The mess level for this activity is low.

Difficulty to Create 

Easy.

Toddler and Preschooler Curriculums, Books & TV Show!

Play2Learn Toddler & Preschool Programs for Curious Toddlers

There is no limit to your toddler’s energy and curiosity. That energy and curiosity although a joy can be challenging at times. Their interest in just about everything around them is what makes them great learners. One and two year olds can soak up so much just from their senses!

But as a teacher or parent that thirst for learning can be exhausting. That is why I created this toddler and preschooler program. To help you get the most out of this time with your curious toddler without having to come up with creative ways to play and interact with them.

Play2Learn for Toddlers includes 20 Units for toddlers. Each 2-week toddler unit has 20 super easy to set up and engaging activities for toddlers 18 months to 3 years.

Play2Learn Preschool which includes 20 Units for preschoolers. Each 2-week preschoolers unit has 20 unique and easy to set up and engaging activities for preschoolers 3 years to 5 years. That’s over 800 learning activities for your toddler and preschooler at your fingertips! So many ideas you and your child will never be bored again! 

These toddler and preschool lesson plans and activities will definitely keep you and your toddler and preschooler busy playing and learning!

Click here for more information: Play2Learn

Designed for toddlers 18 months and up.

Book: Exciting Sensory Bins for Curious Kids

Did you know I wrote a book of sensory bins? Click here for more information Exciting Sensory Bin for Curious Kids. Or grab your copy at Amazon. 

Boring afternoons are made exciting with awesome animal-based bins, like Salty Shark Bay or Yarn Farm. Pretend play bins like Birthday Cake Sensory Play or Bubble Tea Party encourage creativity and imagination. And your kids will have so much fun they won’t even know they’re getting smarter with STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art and math) activities like Sink or Float Soup, Magnetic Letter Hunt or Ice Cream Scoop and Count.

Designed for toddlers 18 months and up.

Book: Super STEAM Activity Book for Kids

Learning all about science, technology, engineering, art, and math sets kids up for scholastic success―and it can be so much fun! Watch kids enjoy building STEAM skills as they color friendly fish, help water find its way to tree roots, solve math problems with mazes, and more. 

Find out more and grab your copy here.

Designed for preschoolers 3 years old and up.

Book: Big Book of Riddles for Kids

Riddle me this: What’s an exciting way to practice critical thinking while having a blast? The Big Riddle Book for Kids, of course! From hilarious puns to tough brain teasers, kids can build problem-solving skills with hundreds of riddles tha. t show them how to think outside the box.

• 350 riddles for kids—Have hours of fun with riddles, puns and jokes, and math and logic puzzles that’ll get their wheels turning!
• Level up their skills—Riddles get trickier as kids progress through the book, challenging them as they get better at solving puzzles!
• Double-check their work—Kids can check their answers in the back of the book with a handy answer key.

Help children expand their minds while having fun with this puzzle book for kids!

Designed for kids ages 6 years old and up.

TV Show: Curious Crafting

I’m so excited to share my crafting TV show Curious Crafting which launched in July 2022 on TVOkids and TVOkids YouTube! Season 2 aired in August 2023! My show was also nominated in 2023 for Best Live Action Preschool Series by the Youth Media Alliance Awards of Excellence.

Curious Crafting Season 1 is also now airing in Australia on ABC! Watch it here!

Set in the ultimate crafting space, Curious Crafting is a short form pre-school age series about the joy of making crafts. I lead a rotating cast of adorable little preschoolers (including my own) making magic out of common household objects.

In each episode we transform recycled items into magical crafts like a milk carton school bus, paper bag puppet or cotton pad turtle. The crafters learn and laugh their way through each activity while demonstrating what their young imaginations can create. 

Curious Crafting shares the adventure and joy of making art with takeaway lessons for creating crafts at home.

This show designed for toddlers and preschoolers 2.5 years old and up. 

The Best Sensory Play Kits for Kids

Play is at the core of learning during the early years and it can take many forms. One of the most important of these is sensory play because it engages all of a child’s senses (taste, touch, smell, sight and hearing) and has a enoumous positive impact on brain development.

Our Sensory Play Kits are some fun and easy ways to keep your child engaged while at the same time using sensory play to nurture their mind!

Shop our ready made play kits here.

Designed for preschoolers 3 years old and up.

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