We are big fans of the book Elmer by David McKee, so when my six year old daughter was given an assignment to create a pumpkin pal based on the main character of a book, it was an easy choice for her. Actually, she briefly considered Pinkalicious and The Cat in the Hat, but Elmer got her excited about the project. I do want to mention that this was supposed to be a family project and we worked on it together, but it was mostly just gluing on tissue paper so it isn't very complicated.
Everything we used to create the pumpkin pal was already on hand. We began by painting glue on the pumpkin in small patches and placing the tissue paper squares all over the sticky surface including the stem (trunk). Then we coated the squares with a layer of Mod Podge.
We made the ears by drawing ear shapes on the back of a cereal box, cutting them out, and covering them with more tissue paper. Then we folded part of the ear and used tacks to stick them into the pumpkin. I tried glue, but it wasn't strong enough and I am out of sticks for the glue gun so the tacks had to do. Finally, we glued on googly eyes.
I think the final product is great and it was so easy to create.
For a simple snack, I made a patchwork peanut butter and jelly. I don't really think this needs explaining, but it is one slice of bread with peanut butter and one slice of bread with jelly cut into squares and arranged like patchwork.
Your Elmer the Elephant pumpking is adorable! Love the patchwork PB&J, too!
ReplyDeleteThat is really cool! I've never heard of that book.
ReplyDeleteI know I remember commenting here........ I love the ears, they amuse me.
ReplyDeleteWhat a terrific assignment! I wish our school offered more artsy projects like this one!
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