Bubble Wrap Printed Pumpkin Patch

Pumpkin Patch Art is always on our to-do list this time of year. We decided to use bubble wrap to give our pumpkins some fun texture this year and a cookie cutter to help define their shape.

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Supplies needed:

green cardstock paper
orange acrylic paint
bubble wrap
pumpkin cookie cutter
black marker
scissors
school glue
orange glitter (or you could always use glitter glue)
green glitter glue

Tutorial:

1. Trace cookie cutter in bubble wrap

Start by tracing your pumpkin cookie cutter onto a piece of bubble wrap with a black marker. Cut the shape out.

2. Paint the bubble wrap and press on paper

Paint the bottom of the bubble wrap (the bubble side) with orange paint and press the shape onto your green cardstock paper. Repeat as many times as you want to fill the paper.

3. Dip cookie cutter in paint and press again

Grab your pumpkin-shaped cookie cutter again, press it into orange paint and press it onto each bubble wrap pumpkin shape. It gives your pumpkins more definition. This is awesome hand-to-eye coordination practice for a toddler and preschooler as well. I was pleasantly surprised with how well my daughter matched up the cookie cutter shape to the bubble wrap pumpkins.

4. Sprinkle glitter on painting

Once completely dry, add lines in your pumpkins with school glue, sprinkle them with orange glitter and dump off the excess glitter.

5. Draw green vines

To finish off our pumpkin patch, use green glitter glue to draw vines around our pumpkins.

I love the texture of the bubble wrap in the pumpkins combined with the sparkly glitter. I can’t wait to head up the pumpkin patch and bring home some pumpkins for the front porch!