Jack Skellington Pumpkin
This easy no-carve Jack Skellington pumpkin uses paint so you can leave the mess behind. It's a fun Halloween craft inspired by the classic The Nightmare Before Christmas.
Servings 1
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 Foam craft pumpkin
- White acrylic paint glossy or matte
Instructions
- Start by painting the entire pumpkin white. Let the first coat dry for about 30 minutes, then paint another coat over it. Let dry completely (approx 60 minutes)
- Take a black marker and draw Jack Skellington eyes on the pumpkin. They should be oval and slightly slanted.
- Next, draw the nostrils. They’re also oval but a little more slanted and much smaller.
- Finally, draw the mouth. You can make it a line that goes from side to side and curves up at each end. Then add a little more black in the middle to give the mouth definition. Finally add lines for the stitches.
- Be sure the stitches extend beyond Jack's mouth. Once that's done, you're good to go.
- Now put your pumpkin on display for everyone to enjoy!
Notes
- I've found that usually when you go to buy the foam pumpkins, they are orange. However, I've occasionally seen white ones and those are best to start with if you can find them. It means few coats of paint are needed because you're not covering any orange.
- Be sure the paint on your pumpkin is completely dry before drawing on the face with a marker.