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Pumpkin Puppet
This cute pumpkin puppet is made out of an old tennis ball!
The project is not very hard to do, but an adult must help and do all
the cutting. Children will enjoy painting the pumpkin and adding on all
the facial features. The pumpkin can be made to “talk” by squeezing the
sides of the pumpkin.  Things Needed:
1. Cut a slit in the tennis ball
for the mouth, about 2.5 inches wide. Use a sharp knife to do this.  2. Paint the tennis ball orange,
and allow to dry.  3. Use markers or paint, to make
the pumpkin's eyes and nose. Or, you can cut out black construction
paper triangles and glue them on, as I did below. Use a black marker or
paints to draw around the slit, making it look more like a mouth by
making a smile, frown, scrowl, etc.   4. Use a green pipe cleaner to
make the pumpkin stem. Begin by folding the pipe cleaner in half about
one inch from the top (see photo).  5. Take the stem and bring it
across and over perpendicular and begin to twist it into a leaf. Take a
look at the photos below which demonstrates how to do this.    6. An adult can punch a hole in the top of the pumpkin using a nail, and then the stem can be pushed in this hole. Your pumpkin is done! You can make him “talk” by squeezing the sides of the tennis ball.   Return to Home Page
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