Painted Pumpkin Seed Craft

Kids are always looking for something creative to do on Halloween. Set up this super easy craft to enjoy together! This simple pumpkin craft is an ideal Autumn art project for toddlers or preschoolers, it’s lots of fun and the added bonus is that it helps build fine motor skills as little ones use pincer grip to pick up each of the pumpkin seeds. 

We have provided some free printable pumpkin templates that you can use, so download those at the end of this blog post. There are four different versions available. 

Easy Pumpkin Craft Supplies

To make this super simple pumpkin craft all you will need is a bowl of white pumpkin seeds and some basic craft supplies that you likely already have around the house.

Using pumpkin seeds is a great way to add a new texture and sensory experience to this art project for the kids, and of course it’s perfectly on theme for a Halloween craft project, or Fall craft project.

You will need:

• White pumpkin seeds
• Printed template or draw your own pumpkin outline on a large sheet of paper
• Colored Paint (recommended to have orange and green available, among others)
• Paintbrush
• Glue

You can use a glue stick like pritt stick for this craft activity, or use school glue / PVA glue and a glue spreader. Both ways will work.

For the paint, washable kids paint will work well for this project and minimise staining on clothes or surfaces.

Directions for this Preschool Pumpkin Craft

Print out your chosen pumpkin template for the outline of your picture, or draw a basic pumpkin by hand.

Place the pumpkin seeds down on the page within the lines to fill all the areas of the pumpkin and then glue down.

This action is great for building up fine motor skills, and working those little hand muscles. The seeds are a great size for toddlers and preschoolers to work with (supervised) as they are small but not too small to become unmanageable.

Once all of the pumpkin seeds have been glued down firmly into place, and the glue has dried, you’re ready to paint.

Set out a choice of autumnal colors such as orange, green, brown, red and yellow and let the children get to work colouring in their pumpkin picture with the paints.

These small pots of finger paints are great for minimising mess. We also have some in glitter colors, which my daughter loves.

You can mix things up and make sparkly pumpkins too!

Once the pumpkin is painted, leave to dry and you are all done.

If the kids want to paint more, print out one of the other templates and keep going!

This pumpkin craft is great for the Autumn and Fall season in general, not just for Halloween. It also works really well for Harvest festival, and is a great way to combine arts and crafts with learning about seeds.

The children will enjoy exploring the seeds before starting this craft project, and learning about how Pumpkins grow from seeds.

You could also try tasting some pumpkin seeds to go along with this activity.

Printable Pumpkin Outline Templates

Choose from one of the pumpkin picture templates below, or draw your own simple pumpkin shape on a large piece of card or construction paper.

You can also use these pumpkin outline as pumpkin coloring pages

You don’t have to stop at making one pumpkin, why not try this stick of three pumpkins?

Or make this carved jack-o-lantern pumpkin for Halloween? He is not too scary or spooky, his spooky smile shows that he is friendly and little ones will love this silly pumpkin face.

Download Template PDF

Click below to download a PDF file with all four templates for easy printing.

The templates are designed to print on A4 paper. Adjust your printer settings to scale up if needed.

More Pumpkin Crafts

Can’t get enough of pumpkins? Have a go at some of these fun and easy pumpkin crafts for kids.

• Paper Plate Pumpkins to go with Pumpkins, Pumpkins, Everywhere!
• Our Bing Pumpkin this Halloween
• Cookie Monster Pumpkin
• DIY Pencil Eraser Stamped Pumpkin T Shirt For Kids
• 25 Perfectly Pumpkin Crafts for Kids this Fall
• How to Make a No Carve Pikachu Pumpkin

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We hope you enjoyed this pumpkin craft for toddlers.

Please go ahead and share this easy pumpkin craft with friends and family, or on social media, so other parents and educators can use the idea with their kiddos.

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