This sneaky pair of mini-pumpkin creatures is brewing up a sugary potion in a hollowed-out apple. Their petite portions are sure to appeal to little kids, who can find everything they need to decorate them around the house.
For cat, cut top off a small pumpkin; hollow out the remainder of the pumpkin with a melon baller. Draw features with wax pencil (indentation on pumpkin's bottom is the nose); cut out with a pumpkin saw. Etch slits for cat mouth.
First decide where the head will be positioned. Remember to keep the stem intact for a tail. Join body (a second mini pumpkin) to head using two wooden skewers.
Cut cat ear shapes from black construction paper; tape to toothpicks, and insert to top of cat's head. Fit waxed twine inside etched slits for the mouth. For whiskers, push nylon broom bristles into holes poked with a toothpick.
For dress, fold pleats in a 24-by-4-inch piece of crepe paper; staple top edges of folds to secure. For arms, roll two 6-inch crepe-paper squares into cylinders; tie knots for wrists. To make the body, cut away the white rim of a black paper cup. With straight pins, attach dress and arms to the bottom of cup. Set head on cup.
For witch's hat, print the witch-hat cone template and photocopy, sizing to fit pumpkin. Roll cone; secure with double-sided tape. Snip flaps; fold out. Slip one brim over cone; tape to flaps. Tape on second brim, sandwiching flaps.
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