Pumpkin decorating for toddlers

Well my craftiness attempts are in full swing this week. We went to Micheals on Sunday and spent more than expected, but this project was a pretty cheap one and can be reused many times. I took my inspiration for this from a post I have seen many times and thought was really cool on pinterest. It is the felt Christmas Tree that you can redecorate over and over.  I thought it was really adorable and I know at Christmas I want to give it a try, but I started to think why couldn't I do something like that for Halloween too.  So I did!  And it's super easy and cheap.

I decided I would make felt pumpkins with different eyes and noses and mouths.  It is definitely an easier way for the girls to get to decorate pumpkins than actual pumpkins.  So I picked up Orange, Green, and Black felt from Micheals.  I knew I wanted to make 4 pumpkins so I could have a couple extra, because let's face it with toddlers things get destroyed often in our house.  On Sunday night I cut out the pumpkins and decorations for them, along with some leaves and vines. It took me maybe an hour, because I cut out lots of differnt faces.  But I figured they are mix and match so the girls will get lots of uses out of them.  I did decide to get googly eyes to put on some, because they are fun, and were pretty cheap.  And after playing around with it, I found that it would be best if the pumpkins had some sort of packing to make them a little harder.  So I searched the house to figure out what to use, and I found file folders.  They are hard enough to make them a little tougher, but they are still flexible and easy to use and store.

Yesterday I gave the girls the chance to try out their new pumpkins and Mady loved them. Brynn liked it okay, but still is a little young to understand what to do. It didn't keep Mady occupied for hours or anything, but about 20 minutes, and she said she wanted to do it again. So I am happy about how it turned out. Oh and I mentioned that it is cheap. Here is how much we spent on this.
Felt - .30 each * 10 pieces = $3
Googly eyes - $1
Hot Glue Gun - Had it
File Folders - Had them (if you don't have a box, it's worth picking some up just to have some around)
Total Cost - $4.00 and could be less if you use less felt and no silly eyes.

I am also working on a second project right now. A Halloween wreath, well a double wreath actually. I finished one part, and I am working on the second. Hopefully I finish it this week and it turns out as cute as I want. I guess we'll have to wait and see!