Ballplayer pumpkin

Transform a pumpkin into a bubble-blowing major leaguer.

 

Materials

Pumpkin

Carving knife

White paper

Acrylic paint or markers

Pink balloon

Baseball cap

 

Instructions

  1. Cut the pumpkin’s top off and hollow out the shell.

2.  For eyes, carve holes in the shell and tack white paper behind them.

3. Use acrylic paints and colored markers to add hair and eye black below the eyes.

4. To make the gum bubble, blow up a small pink balloon and pull the knotted end through a small hole in the pumpkin’s shell. Then add a baseball cap for the finishing touch.

 Consider making an entire pumpkin sports team using other props like a football helmet or a sweatband.

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