If you’re looking for a fun and easy Halloween activity, you’ll love this glowing jack o’ lantern craft for kids!
Using a plastic cup and tissue paper you can quickly create an adorable jack o’ lantern craft that you can display for Halloween.
And when you put an electric tea light in it, it lights up from the inside just like a real jack-o’-lantern!
Our kids had so much fun assembling their jack-o’-lantern crafts and were delighted to see their glowing completed creation!
Read on for detailed instructions on how to make this fun craft.
Jack-o’-Lantern Craft
Materials:
- Tissue paper (orange, green)
- Construction paper (black)
- Mod Podge
- Brush
- Plastic cup
- Electric tea light
Instructions:
Cut 1×1 squares of orange tissue paper. Cut out the eye and mouth shapes you want from the black construction paper.
Turn the cup upside down and figure out where you want to place the eyes and mouth of your jack-o-lantern. Coat the inside of that part of the cup with Mod Podge.
Carefully stick the eyes and mouth to the inside of the cup and then cover with another layer of Mod Podge. Make sure they are positioned upright when the cup is upside down.
Use the brush to coat the bottom portion of the cup with Mod Podge. Place pieces of orange tissue on the cup so that they overlap with no gaps.
Use the brush to push the tissue into the position that you want it in and brush over it with more Mod Podge.
This part is super forgiving! Don’t worry if the tissue paper gets bunched up or you end up with several layers of tissue.
Work your way up the cup, first coating the cup with Mod Podge and then adding the tissue paper. Cover right over the top of the eyes and mouth.
At the top of the cup, pick pieces of tissue that will leave you with a nice even rim around the edge of the cup.
Roll up a small piece of green tissue paper to create a stem and use Mod Podge to secure it to the top of the cup.
Put an electric tea light (never a real candle!) underneath the cup and enjoy your glowing jack-o’-lantern craft for kids!
These cute pumpkins are sure to get you in the spirit of Halloween! And they look super cute and festive lined up in a window at night.
Glowing Jack-o'-Lantern Craft
This glowing jack-o'-lantern craft is easy to make and turns out adorable!
Materials
- Tissue paper (orange, green)
- Construction paper (black)
- Mod Podge
- Brush
- Plastic cup
- Electric tea light
Instructions
- Cut 1x1 squares of orange tissue paper. Cut out the eye and mouth shapes you want from the black construction paper.
- Coat the inside of that part of the cup with Mod Podge.
- Stick the eyes and mouth to the inside of the cup and then cover with another layer of Mod Podge. Make sure they are positioned upright when the cup is upside down.
- Use the brush to coat the bottom portion of the cup with Mod Podge. Place pieces of orange tissue on the cup so that they overlap with no gaps. Use the brush to push the tissue into the position that you want it in and brush over it with more Mod Podge.
- Work your way up the cup, first coating the cup with Mod Podge and then adding the tissue paper. Cover right over the top of the eyes and mouth.
- Roll up a small piece of green tissue paper to create a stem and use Mod Podge to secure it to the top of the cup.
- Put an electric tea light (never a real candle!) underneath the cup to make it glow.
Other Fall Crafts to Try:
Glowing ghost craft– Make your own Halloween decoration with this glowing ghost Halloween craft!
Tissue paper ghost craft– This adorable tissue paper ghost is so easy to make, with materials you probably already have on hand. And once completed it’s a cute decoration you can leave up until Halloween!
Fall Leaves Tissue Paper Craft– Create your own tree complete with vibrant fall leaves using just tissue paper, cardboard, and paper towel rolls! This craft is simple to make but definitely leaves an impression when complete.
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