When it comes to seasonal crafting, I have two challenges. As my son has gotten older, it’s been harder to find activities and crafts to make Halloween special. Over the recent years( especially this past year in a new city), I feel like I am in a time crunch when it comes to crafting and decorating. I needed something fast and easy that would pique the interest of a teenager. These Sugar Skull Pumpkin treat holders met all of the criteria. My son found them interesting ( homeschool parents can work in a bonus lesson on the culture of Mexico). The prep time was minimal. The supplies were low cost and easy to find. If you feel busy and are looking for a quick craft, these are perfect whether it’s just a quick creative exercise for you or a craft for you and the kids( regardless of their age).
Supplies for the Sugar Skull Pumpkin Treat Holders
- Plastic Pumpkins. I found 3 tiny pumpkins in a package at our local grocery store. Any size plastic pumpkin will work. It’s up to you to decide upon how big or small a sugar skull pumpkin you want to create.
- Gesso or White spray paint. If you don’t want an orange pumpkin, you will need something to cover the orange and prime the plastic with. I used white gesso because I am currently living in a multistory apartment building. I don’t have great ventilation for the use of spray paint.Spray paint would certainly have been quicker and easier to use. However, using the gesso gives you a little extra sit down and chat time with your child.
- Acrylic Paint in whichever colors you desire for your pumpkin. We kept our choices simple with just black, orange, blue, red and purple.
- Paint brushes. A larger brush for painting the gesso and white acrylic paint base on. A fine detail brush for adding in the color and designs.
Once You have gathered your supplies, you are ready to paint!
The hardest part about making these sugar skull treat holders was knowing when to stop decorating them! My son and I both enjoyed ourselves. We have plans of painting a larger pumpkin next year. I also have a desire for more crafting! We still have a few more weeks of October left to create some Halloween goodies. My project was part of a craft collaboration. Be sure to hop over to Erin’s YouTube Channel. She has some cute Halloween treat holders of her own to share!
Such a fun project! bl
Thank you!
I love the end result, they turned out awesome. Great tutorial as well. BL
Thank you, Colleen! I had fun making these with my son!
What a great Halloween project! Thank you for the tutorial; these would make great treat holders for my grandchildren. BL
Thank you! If you make some, I would love to see photos! You can share a link here in the comments.
Thanks so much for sharing the tutorial on how to decorate those pumpkins. I would have never guessed they were the orange plastic pumpkins. You sure did a great job decorating them. BL
Thank you, Denise!