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DIY Gourd Fall Kids Craft
Why should pumpkins get all of the FUN this fall?
I don’t know about you, but I think fall gourds are just as fun for little ones to play, explore and learn! So no wonder that gourds became center stage for our fall craft this afternoon. This easy DIY Gourd Fall Kids Craft was inspired by the amazing colors, textures and shapes for one of our favorite fall items of the season! Grab your kids and make this fall craft that perfect for toddler age and up.
Love gourds? I think they’re such an interesting part of fall. Those colors, those textures, those bright vivid fall colors! I knew we had to craft them!! So easy and only a few items are needed for an afternoon of crafting fun!
What You Will Need:
- Construction Paper – think yellows, oranges, greens and brown
- Finger Paint (we used yellow, orange, 2 types of green)
- Lentils – yellow peas, green peas, navy beans, orange lentils (yes, they do exist!)
- Glue
- Scissors
- Pencil/Pen
- OPTIONAL: Jute for hanging
Directions:
- Using your pencil, trace out shapes of your gourds. No need to be exact. Cut out your shapes
- Allow your little one to have at it with the finger paint on the gourds. After all, they are very colorful! Let the gourds dry. Now we could have stopped here for a cool craft, but seriously we need that bumpy texture, right? Time to bust out the lentils!
- Now glue on your lentils onto the gourds to give them their signature bumpy texture. My girl loved adding lots and lots of bumps to hers! Allow to dry.
- If desired, string your gourds together for a fun banner idea! You know, I’m a sucker for a good banner craft! Perfect way to display my kids’ artwork!
Pumpkins, take a back seat! Gourds are in the spotlight this season with this fun fall craft!
Need some more fall craft ideas? Be sure to check out some of my most popular crafts!
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And don’t forget these 50 Fall Crafts for Kids!
Anyone else love gourds for the fall season as much as we do?
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Robin Rue (@massholemommy) says
Such fun ideas. I want to do some of these with my kids.
Stacie @ Divine Lifestyle says
That is such a cute project. I used to do crafts like this with my kids when they were little. Those were the days.
Melinda@LookWhatMomFound...andDadtoo says
really cute ideas. It’s a great texture activity and you could even add in counting to make it educational
Liz Mays says
Oh this is such a cute idea! The kids could be super creative with their gourd designs.
Pam says
I used to love doing crafts like this with the kiddos! This one looks like a ton of fun.
Debbie Denny says
Very good idea. I think gourds get ignored way too much this time of year.
Marcie W. says
What a cute craft idea! I can see this being especially fun after seeing actual gourds via a trip to a local orchard or grocery store.
Hana says
So cute! And actually makes me want to taste them! Hee hee.
We stocked up on gourds over the weekend. I am going to give them away to all of my music students next week for Halloween with a treat. 🙂
Donna says
These are adorable craft ideas for kids. I will pass this on to my friends with young children.
Hannah C says
These are such awesome ideas for crafts! I love them!
belinda bell says
these is so cute and very good ideas
Theresa says
Awe! These crafts are so cute! I love the mixed media used for great texture!
Toni | BoulderLocavore says
At first I thought you were going to decorate gourds but this is so much cuter! What a fun idea to celebrate fall and for hand/eye coordination for tots. You really do have fantastic kids craft ideas!
Crystal Mckinley says
These are super cute ideas!
Penelope says
We have the fall on the mind now that it’s cooling down. The kids are going to have a blast painting and decorating these gourds.
Chasing Joy says
This is a good craft for fall. I like that it gives kids experience with something other than apples and pumpkins this time of year.
Dorothy Boucher says
These are so cute to do, I really love the candy apple and another way to get your children involved in the season 🙂 love it..
Kristi says
What a fun idea. I am going to share this with a friend as she is a preschool teacher and always looking for new ideas.
Chrystal | YUM eating says
This is so cute! What a wonderful fall craft. I love the addition of the dry beans.
tess says
I love to use them for decoration. They are great fall craft sources.