Oh boy… Do I have a fun Halloween Craft for you today!!  In this post I’m going to show you how to make Jack-o-Lantern Beads.  These Jack-o-Lantern Beads are so much fun and yet so easy.  They are perfect even for the young kids.  Just make sure your child isn’t too young that they still put things in their mouth…. beads can be choking hazards.  If you make a bunch of these Jack-o-Lantern Beads they will be perfect to add to a clear bowl and make a Halloween Centerpiece.  So, let’s get started.

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Materials Needed

Orange Bead (if have no orange bead… paint the bead orange)

Dark Orange Paint

Black Paint or Marker

Green Pipe Cleaner

Scissors

 

Step 1

Get a bead.  If it isn’t orange…. paint it.

Step 2

Paint a darker orange stripe all around the bead… in both directions.

 

Step 3

Draw more lines around the bead.

 

Step 4

Draw a triangle for each eye.

 

Step 5

Draw a triangle for the nose.

 

Step 6

Start drawing the mouth…

 

Step 7

Draw bottom of the mouth…

 

Step 8

Fill in the mouth…

 

Step 9

Take a piece of green pipe cleaner and fold it in half.

 

Step 10

Put the closed side of pipe cleaner into bottom of pumpkin.

 

Step 11

Cut off the pipe cleaner at bottom of pumpkin.

 

Step 12

Turn pipe cleaner to the side…. to look like this…

 

So, there you have it…. a simple and fun Halloween Craft.  Make a bunch of Jack-o-Lantern Beads and add them to a bowl for a wonderful Halloween Centerpiece.

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