Tools and Materials
Tall oblong pumpkin or gourd (Use a tall pumpkin so you'll have more room to wrap)
Miniature saw
2 large white map tacks
Black permanent-ink marker
White streamers
Double-sided tape
- For the pumpkin's eyes, cut two 1/2-inch holes with saw. Place map tacks inside holes.
- To complete eyes, draw dots on map tacks with marker.
- Secure 1 end of a streamer to stem end of pumpkin with double-sided tape; wrap streamer around pumpkin, leaving a gap for eyes to show through.
- Once bottom of pumpkin is wrapped, secure other end of streamer to pumpkin with double-sided tape.
Map pins (for eyes), 1/4 inch, in White; latitudesmapstore.net. Crepe streamers, in White; partycity.com.
This is a fun & easy craft! I used self-adhesive reinforcements for the eyes and filled in the center with a marker. Instead of the crepe paper, I used cheesecloth cut into strips, but paper towel may be another alternative.