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Crafting with kids is fun! So why not do a simple Halloween craft? This felt pumpkin is a quick Halloween craft idea for kids. This pumpkin craft can be made by kindergarten-aged kids as well as older kids. You can choose to glue the pumpkin pieces together, hand sew them, or stuff the felt pumpkin. All options on how to make this simple pumpkin craft are showed in this free tutorial. For more kids’ craft ideas visit my Kids Crafts.

Happy felt crafting with kids!

The felt pumpkin is a simple Halloween craft that can be done by kids of all ages. Preschool-aged kids cut the pumpkin felt face and glue it to the Halloween pumpkin with the help of parents. This fun pumpkin can then be placed on a table as a centerpiece. You can also hang the pumpkin by gluing a ribbon onto the reverse side. Finally, the pumpkin can be stuffed with Fiber Fill to make it soft and more 3D-like. If your kid is older and likes to hand sew, you can do a pumpkin softie. Simply sew the felt pumpkin with a running stitch and make a Halloween softie. The pumpkin softie craft might give your kid first experience threading a needle, making a knot, and sewing with running stitch.

Materials & Supplies for Felt Pumpkin Craft for Kids

• Halloween pumpkin kids craft template PDF - to download the file, subscribe to the FunClothCrafts newsletter. In the newsletter, you find a password to the subscriber's Free Downloads Vault

• Felt sheet (find great felt at Benzie Design or find more buying options in the Types of Felt section of How to Sew Felt blog post) - orange, black; felt scrap - green

• Scissors (my favorite ones are KAI 5 1/2 inch embroidery scissors or KAI 6 1/3 inch patchwork scissor)

• Glue ( I use Elmer’s Craft Bond Fabric and Paper Glue) or Hot glue gun (here I would recommend Tilswall Mini Melt Gun 50W)

Optional:

• Embroidery floss (DMC embroidery floss including hand needles) if you choose for hand sewing option

• Embroidery needle (Clover Embroidery needle) if you choose for hand sewing option

• Pins (Dritz Quilting Pins) if you choose for hand sewing option

• Small piece of ribbon in an orange color (7.5 inches or 19 cm) if you would like to hang your pumpkin

• Stuffing for crafts if you would like to fill in your pumpkin

Instructions on How to Make Halloween Felt Pumpkin

Here you find three tutorials on how to make the Halloween pumpkin:

1. Quick Halloween pumpkin craft idea for kids to make.

2. The DIY kids' craft felt pumpkin ornament with an option to hang.

3. Instructions to make hand sewed Halloween pumpkin softie.

1. Quick DIY Halloween Pumpkin

2. DIY Halloween Pumpkin Ornament

3. DIY Halloween Pumpkin Softie

These easy felt pumpkin craft for kids is so versatile. You can make pumpkin ornaments, softies or table centrepiece. It’s going to be lovely hanging on a door. I’m planning to make a Halloween banner with the felt pumpkins. Have a fruitful crafting time :)

Thank you for creating with me! New kids’ crafts are coming soon.

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XO, Anna