I'm so happy that my good friend and fellow blogger, Brenna, is here to share a pumpkin craft for #pumpkinweek ! While I love crafting I don't usually get to blog about it so I'm excited to share a super fun idea you can do with your kids before Halloween! Make sure you stop by Brenna's blog, Life After Laundry, to see all of her craft ideas, recipes, and fun DIY projects!
Hi, I’m Brenna, from Life After Laundry. Heather is one of my close blogging friends, and I’m so happy to be here today sharing a little craftiness.
Fall time is here and I have to say, it is my favorite time of the year. My son is finally to the age where he can get into all of the pre- holiday festivities, and I have been excited to do some crafts with him. I knew I wanted to do something with pumpkins this year, but the idea of carving pumpkins scared me a lot!
With chalkboard paint being everywhere, I figured why not paint some pumpkins that way. It would be a fun way to decorate for the upcoming holidays, and it would be a safe activity for my son.
I used one plastic and two real pumpkins for this project. Both kinds of pumpkins worked well with the chalkboard paint and took about three coats. It started off a little streaky, but evened out with the additional coats.
It wasn’t a hard project, but it does take a little time because you do have to wait for the coats to dry in between.
After the coats have completely dries, I covered the entire pumpkin with chalk and let it set for a few minutes before wiping it off. 
My son was dying during this whole process. He was so excited to get started coloring and decorating these pumpkins. I never thought I would be able to keep him occupied long enough to take a picture.
They were a lot of fun for me and my son to make, and it turned out to be such a nice Halloween decoration. And, by using a plastic pumpkin for one, it will be reusable for years to come.
Thanks, Heather, for letting me share this pumpkin project with everyone. If you would like to see more crafty fun, stop by Life After Laundry, where I share about all things crafty and a little on frugal living, like money saving DIY’s and meal planning ideas.
I'm so happy that my good friend and fellow blogger, Brenna, is here to share a pumpkin craft for #pumpkinweek ! While I love crafting I don't usually get to blog about it so I'm excited to share a super fun idea you can do with your kids before Halloween! Make sure you stop by Brenna's blog, Life After Laundry, to see all of her craft ideas, recipes, and fun DIY projects!
Hi, I’m Brenna, from Life After Laundry. Heather is one of my close blogging friends, and I’m so happy to be here today sharing a little craftiness.
Fall time is here and I have to say, it is my favorite time of the year. My son is finally to the age where he can get into all of the pre- holiday festivities, and I have been excited to do some crafts with him. I knew I wanted to do something with pumpkins this year, but the idea of carving pumpkins scared me a lot!
With chalkboard paint being everywhere, I figured why not paint some pumpkins that way. It would be a fun way to decorate for the upcoming holidays, and it would be a safe activity for my son.
I used one plastic and two real pumpkins for this project. Both kinds of pumpkins worked well with the chalkboard paint and took about three coats. It started off a little streaky, but evened out with the additional coats.
It wasn’t a hard project, but it does take a little time because you do have to wait for the coats to dry in between.
After the coats have completely dries, I covered the entire pumpkin with chalk and let it set for a few minutes before wiping it off.
My son was dying during this whole process. He was so excited to get started coloring and decorating these pumpkins. I never thought I would be able to keep him occupied long enough to take a picture.
They were a lot of fun for me and my son to make, and it turned out to be such a nice Halloween decoration. And, by using a plastic pumpkin for one, it will be reusable for years to come.
Thanks, Heather, for letting me share this pumpkin project with everyone. If you would like to see more crafty fun, stop by Life After Laundry, where I share about all things crafty and a little on frugal living, like money saving DIY’s and meal planning ideas.
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