Sticky Window Pumpkin

I'm really excited about this post because it's the very first Halloween craft Bean and I have ever done! Last year she was a bit too small to do much in the way of crafting, and me being born in Britain and never celebrating Halloween growing up it took me a while to catch on! So, anyhow, I'm super excited to present the first in our series of Halloween themed activities for the month of October - sticky window pumpkins!

This is so simple and perfect for children age 1-3. All you need is...

• Contact paper
• Masking tape
• Orange tissue paper 
• Black paper 
• Scissors
• Black marker pen 

To prepare this invitation to play I cut a large piece of contact paper and used a black Sharpie marker to draw a pumpkin outline onto the clear side. I then stuck it to the window, sticky side out, with masking tape. Last of all I ripped up two tones of orange tissue paper into small pieces, and cut a jack-o-lantern eyes, nose, eyebrows, and mouth out of black paper.

Bean was excited to do this activity. She's just learning about all things Halloween and is totally fascinated by the concept! She placed the facial features and we filled in the orange colour together.

It didn't take long but it makes a stunning window decoration and has a wonderful warm glow when the sun shines through.

We have lots more Halloween fun to come - so stay tuned!

Happy Playing!