Try to keep them as equally spaced as you can, just like the lines on a pumpkin. Gently pull each beaded pipe cleaner piece outwards from the middle, bending them as you go so you end up with a sphere shape. If it looks too long, just bend it in half and twist to make the stem shorter. The twisted pipe cleaner at the top is going to be your pumpkin’s stem. Give the ends a couple of twists to secure the beads and hold your pumpkin together! Once you’ve covered your pipe cleaners in beads it’s time to start shaping your pumpkin! Carefully bend each end upward and gather the points together. Be sure to leave a little over an inch of pipe cleaner on each end so you can twist them together in the next step. Start threading the beads onto each pipe cleaner, until all 8 are covered. Next, spread out each pipe cleaner so they are evenly spaced. Line up your pipe cleaners so they are even on each end and twist them together a few times in the middle. I ordered my orange beads from Amazon, but I’ve also seen bags of them at the craft store. Grab four orange and one green 12 inch pipe cleaner, along with a whole lot of orange pony beads. Orange Pony Beads (approximately 130 beads).4 Orange Pipe Cleaners (12 inch length).The affiliate links below will take you to products on Amazon that are similar to the supplies we used to make this craft: If there’s a craft that only uses two materials, I’m in! Check out our video for how to make Beaded Pipe Cleaner Pumpkins:Ĭan you tell I’ve been LOVING beaded pipe cleaner crafts this year? If you have the beads and pipe cleaners out already, here are some other simple things you can make:īeaded Pipe Cleaner Butterflies How to make Beaded Pipe Cleaner Pumpkins: I’m not sure why my kids avoid the orange ones, but hey, it meant lots were available for our beaded pipe cleaner pumpkin craft! I don’t know about you, but we always seem to have tons of orange pipe cleaners on hand. You can grab an inexpensive bag of orange beads from the craft store (or Amazon), or just pick the orange beads out from a big mixed bag. Not only did she make a pumpkin (and of course the Indian corn), but she kept on going with the fruit theme and created a lime, an apple and a banana using the same technique! (I was seriously impressed with the banana!?) I love that these pumpkins inspired her to come up with other creative things to make! I have to give a big shout out to my 7 year old who took this craft to the next level. I helped him with the rest, but was impressed he was so excited to try it! My 4 year old loved adding the beads and finished at least three quarters of it by himself. And even 3 and 4 year olds can work on their fine motor skills by adding the beads to the pipe cleaners. Older kids can make the whole craft by themselves. These beaded pipe cleaner pumpkins are really easy so they’re great for all ages and skill levels. Pumpkins are a really great fall and Halloween themed craft – especially if you prefer things that are a little less spooky. And the new sweaters I just ordered online…) There are so many awesome ways to make pumpkins! We’ve made yarn pumpkins, pumpkin lolly pops, glow in the dark pumpkins and even salt painted pumpkins. Except with these pumpkins, you pull apart the pipe cleaners to make a pumpkin shape – easy peasy! Before you know it, you’ll have your very own pumpkin patch! That’s it! If you saw our beaded pipe cleaner Indian corn from a few weeks ago, the process is pretty similar. These beaded pipe cleaner pumpkins are SO CUTE and super simple to make! You only need a two basic supplies: orange pony beads, and pipe cleaners.
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