Jumping Jack-o'-Lanterns

crayola supplies

Color Wonder™ Markers
Color Wonder™ Fingerpaints
Color Wonder™ Paper

household supplies

paper towels

Why

Carve a pumpkin with just your fingers? Sure, with no-mess Color Wonder™ Fingerpaints you can decorate Jack o’ Lanterns any time of year.

Steps

1. What kind of Jack o’ Lantern would you like to create? Is it happy? Sad? Scary? Silly?
2. Use Crayola Color Wonder Fingerpaints and special Color Wonder Paper to paint a pumpkin. Use different colors to design a face for your Jack o’ Lantern.
3. Fill the space around your pumpkin with more pumpkins and vines, falling leaves, ghosts, cats, or other colorful things. Air-dry your picture. Boo!
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When & Where

"Never has carving a pumpkin been so mess free! We made a huge pumpkin patch by taping several sheets of the special paper together."
- Stella E., parent of ages 3 and 7. LI

"We made Jack o’ Lanterns for each of us, including our dog. "
- William O., parent of age 4.

Interesting Info

Pumpkins range in size from less than a pound to more than 1,000 pounds (453 kg). The largest pumpkin recorded so far weighed 1,140 pounds (517 kg).

Safety Guidelines

Color Wonder™—Wash hands well with soap and water after use.