These little pumpkins are $1 at Albertsons. First I had my lovely 2 and 3 year old assistants put stickers all over them. After they were finished, I patted the pumpkins, making sure the stickers were firmly in place and then I covered the stem in masking tape. We then went outside and as the kids played, I spray painted. I had left over white and black, so those were the colors we went with. You don't need the expensive kind, I actually found that the Krylon Plastic Fusion did not bond well. Make sure to only lightly spray the pumpkins as to not create drips. You might even like a 2 toned look. After our pumpkins were dry, I removed the stickers and lightly distressed them. Just make sure that in your distressing, you don't remove the pumpkin skin. This will cause that area of the pumpkin to wilt. Now display your work proudly.
My girls love their little creations and have often had to eat breakfast with their pumpkin sitting right next to them. I love this spray paint idea because our little pumpkins last all season, not just a few days and it won't make a mess when they get carried around the house.
Another variation that I saw in the "Good Housekeeping" magazine is to add ribbons to your pumpkins. The possibilities are endless.
And for those of you who still love to carve pumpkins, there is a way to preserve your artwork a little longer:
1st- Clean pumpkin.
2nd- Spray inside and all cut areas of pumpkin with a bleach solution (1 tablespoon bleach to 1 quart water).
3rd- Let is dry and penetrate surfaces for 20 minutes.
4th- Rub any cut or carved surfaces with petroleum jelly.
5th - Keep pumpkin out of sunlight and heat.
Thanks to this website for the info. Now you should enjoy your pumpkin for at least a week.
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