This Glitter Pumpkins activity was such a fun project for the girls. I love their excitement for the little crafts we do around the house.
Glitter Pumpkins
Note: This post has been updated October 8, 2022 and was first created October 9, 2014, not intentionally with the dates though. My cute little preschooler (then 3.5) and toddler (then 18 months) are now 11 and 9:) Can you believe it? Well after all, it’s being 8 yrs.
This was yet another fun Fall creation for our kids. I got inspired by a few glitter pumpkin ideas online. I just simply glanced over some photos but did not read the instructions. Also, I love seeing all the beautiful glittered ones in the stores (a bit costly, though). I figured with some glue and glitter, it should be pretty easy; and it was! I had bought those little pumpkins for decorations earlier this Fall and our kids love to hold and play with them. And of course, they love glitter! Hence our creation began!
Why Add Glitter to Painted Pumpkins?
Adding glitter to painted pumpkins is just a fun way to add some sparkle to pumpkins. I’m aware that many parents aren’t fans of glitter/kids combo. But we love it – it really doesn’t bother me at all. I keep a stack on hand, in every color I could find for when inspiration hits!
Adding Non-Traditional Colors to Painted Pumpkins
As we were deciding on glitter colors, our preschooler proclaimed she wanted to use pink. At first, I thought to myself that pink is not a traditional Fall color. But then I figured that pink would make her happy and she probably do not understand all these Fall colors anyway, so why not go with her request? What little preschool girl does not like pink and purple?! I also decided to let our younger daughter use purple. I guess we eat blueberries and similar pink and purple color foods during the Fall, too!!
How to Make Glitter Pumpkins
What you need: The materials for this project are few
- decorative pumpkins
- glue
- glitter!
What to do:
- Paste glue all over the pumpkin (except the very bottom). We used Elmer’s glue because it works great for this and it is easy to wash off from your hands. We also used old news paper for protecting our table.
- Sprinkle a generous amount of glitter immediately all over and let it dry.
- To create a sort of stripped look, after adding the first coat of glue and glitter, squeeze strips of glue between the “creases” (for lack of a better word) of the pumpkins. Then sprinkle that part with a different color glue. Very young kids would need some help, though.
After we created the first two pumpkins (the all pink and all purple ones), I loved the idea so much that another day, I had the kids make two more. I use them as décor on our Fall mantle. And they sure look beautiful on there. I would probably do a post with a photo of them on the mantle sometime.
Glitter Pumpkin Craft are for Adults
I truly loved the look of the glittered pumpkins and could do this often (just even by self) for a simple fun project:) The colors really do pop but truthfully, we probably did have a little too much fun adding way too much glitter:)
Have you tried making glitter pumpkins before? They are not only for kids, adults could make them, too!!
She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness (Proverbs 31:27, KJV).
You always have the best and most fun projects for the little ones! If I was a small child, I would LOVE doing this with glitter 🙂
Thank you so much Shirley. I truly do not know how I find those ideas …lol
This project may be easy enough for toddlers and preschoolers, but I know some teenagers that would love this too! 🙂
~Lorelai
Life With Lorelai
I am an adult and love this kind of craft – I am sure teenagers would love it!
These are so cute, what a great idea! My two 2 year old girls are going to love this, bet they will choose pink and purple glitter too 🙂
Those pink and purple glitter really shines through…Kids.lol
I have not tried a project like this, but I bought a glitter pumpkin a few years ago. It was NOT as pretty as these are LOL
So do you still have that pumpkin……ha ha!!!!
These are great! I love them. Pinned and shared.
Thank you so much, AmieJo!