We create handmade crafts from a pumpkin: a photo-selection of various ideas for adults and children

The use of a pumpkin as an element of decor is associated with us, above all, with the celebration of Halloween - the Day of All Saints. And despite the fact that this holiday is firmly established in Western Europe, and is perceived by the Eastern Slavs with a great deal of skepticism, every year more and more people, especially among the youth, adopt the customs of Halloween. And its main symbol is Jack's lantern, invariably carved from a pumpkin. And if you yourself want to join the "carnival of evil spirits" or, perhaps, you have children - in any case, we suggest using this blessed material and creating your own hand-made crafts from pumpkins, and the photos and video materials posted in this article will helpyou in this.

First of all, choosing a pumpkin, you need to make sure that it is of good quality: with a thin skin, without damage and rotted areas. Remember that if you want to create an ornament that will please other people for a long time, the material should be of high quality.

For children's holiday

In the interior design for the holiday, it is not necessary to follow the traditional "creepy" style. Especially if the house has children who may be scared. Pumpkin can be painted in unusual for the holiday bright colors: green, pink yellow. You can also draw funny faces of animals. This idea is good for kindergarten. To do this, simply after drying the first layer of paint on the pumpkin, the eyes, nose and mouth can either be cut from cardboard and glued or painted.

A pumpkin - bat and pumpkin - a cat will become a non-trivial and cheerful decoration for a themed party.

A good idea of ​​using additional natural materials will be the option of creating a catcher: it's good for such made-for-yourself handicrafts made of pumpkin for the school, photos of such products you see below.

From several pumpkins you can make a fun caterpillar. We color small specimens in green, after drying the paint, we form the head and body segments to your taste. This decoration is actual even after the end of the celebration. And still it can decorate a personal plot - children will be delighted.

Also, no doubt, like a kid carriage made of a pumpkin. After all, everyone remembers the tale of Cinderella, right?

And a whole bunch of ideas can be gleaned from this video:

Pumpkin dishes

You can also make different dishes from a decorative pumpkin: vases, pots, bowls and bottles. To do this, very carefully, you need to cut out the contents of the pumpkin with a knife - the pulp and seeds, and decorate properly.

For example, some housewives serve pumpkin porridge in self-made pots.

A well-dried pumpkin will become a container for liquids - the bottles are excellent.

You can make a real work of art from the pumpkin and zucchini with a thread, like master Marilyn Sunderland( you will see his work in the photo below).

Pumpkin clock

Using a whole pumpkin or just a part of it as a basis, you can make an original designer watch. Do not believe me? See photos:

Candlesticks and lighting

Do not forget about the main attribute of the Day of All Saints - the lantern. On Halloween, you can both cut traditional muzzles, and experiment with carving on a pumpkin or even just make a small copy of the candlestick.

Below we offer a master class for the manufacture of the classic Jack lantern:

Burning the pumpkin

Using a burning apparatus, a dry crust of pumpkin can be painted with various patterns and even pictures on the theme of autumn - probably it is most appropriate, because among other things the pumpkin is a symbol of the harvest, andPumpkin porridge must be served on the table for Thanksgiving.

Pumpkin houses

From the natural material - pumpkins and cones, as well as from polymer clay, the craftsman Ann Berbling creates faeries of fairies.