Halloween Crafts With White Pumpkins
- The two-toned black and white concept can create an intriguing and classy design element. Using white pumpkins to attain that look serves as a craft project for adults and children. Use black paint to create designs on white pumpkins. Words can be spelled out. Multiple pumpkins can be painted as a group for larger designs or longer words. Painting can be done freehand or stencils can be purchased or created from plastic or cardboard to help with the designs.
- White pumpkins work well for creating ghosts. A number of methods present themselves. Build ghost forms by draping white cloth over furniture or a wooden frame. Paint the pumpkin or use plastic pieces from a Mr. Potato Head toy to create a face. Pull the cloth over the top of the pumpkin like a shroud, leaving the face open. Use pale orange paint to create a face on the pumpkin. A white pumpkin could be painted as a full ghost, foregoing the framework.
- White pumpkins work well as skulls. Use paint to create a skull face on the pumpkin. The eyes could be done as empty white sockets or full eyeballs. Once you've got skulls, various options appear. Use yarn to create hair and glue it to the pumpkin. Stack a group of pumpkin skulls around for a creepy display. Get some prop bones and build a skeleton with the skull topping it, with the skeleton lying in repose, sitting or in disarray.
- White pumpkins make for an effective neutral background. That background can be transformed by attaching decorative items like beads, small plastic bugs or other shapes or even flowers. Glue can be used to attach pieces to the outside of the pumpkins, and items with stick pin points could be pushed into the skin of the pumpkin. Designs can be augmented with glitter or even paint. Children can create designs with some adult supervision.