Paper Bag Pumpkins

Fun and excitement is always associated with festivals and celebrations especially Halloween. Halloween craft is associated with various decorative and interesting pumpkin items. One of the most popular pumpkin craft is paper bag pumpkin.



The materials that you require for making these exclusive craft articles are lunch or grocery paper bag, string or green yarn, markers, crayons or paints and newspaper. These materials when gathered together can ease your work and help you make creative paper bag pumpkins.



To make these pumpkins, firstly, take flat bottomed paper bags and fill ¾ of these bags with newspapers. You can also stuff in some waste materials like fabrics, polyester fibers o tissue papers. Once you completely stuff in the newspapers, gather the ends of the bag together and tie it with a string or yarn. This string serves as a stem for the pumpkin.



Make sure that the bag is completely enclosed when you tie the string. Form the shape by pressing it with your hands and make it look like a pumpkin. You can further decorate the paper bag pumpkin with various colors, paints and markers. You can make scary faces, mask or even use them show pieces.



What can be more exciting than preparing exciting and enduring paper pumpkins?



These crafts further help you bring out the hidden artist in you and the children. This is the traditional way, but you can add your own creative bit also for added excitement. Maybe this way you will start your own tradition!