Things You'll Need:
- 10-by-18 inch piece of 1-inch thick foam rubber
- 2-by-24 inch green fabric
- Finger-sized 6-inch stick from your yard
- Hot glue gun
- Flat orange spray paint
- Pencil
- Electric kitchen knife
- Scissors
- Lightweight cardboard
- Ruler
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Step 1
Trace a 5-by-9 inch rectangle on the lightweight cardboard. Round the corners and cut out the pumpkin pattern.
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Step 2
Place the pumpkin pattern on the foam rubber and trace four times using the pencil.
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Step 3
Cut out the foam pumpkin rectangles using the electric kitchen knife.
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Step 4
Paint the foam pumpkin pieces orange using the orange spray paint. Paint one side and the edges. Allow the paint to dry. Flip the foam pumpkin pieces over and spray paint the opposite side. Allow the paint to dry.
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Step 5
Apply hot glue to one side of a foam pumpkin piece and stack another foam pumpkin piece on top. Hold the pieces together firmly until the glue has cooled.
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Step 6
Repeat Step 5 for the two remaining foam pumpkin pieces.
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Step 7
Apply glue to about half of the stick. Place the glued end of the stick in the middle of one foam pumpkin pair with the stick extending from the short side.
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Step 8
Apply hot glue to the foam pumpkin stack on the side with the stick. Place the remaining foam pumpkin pair on top and hold firmly until the glue has cooled.
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Step 9
Rip the 2-by-24 inch green fabric in half lengthwise, creating two 1-by-24 inch strips.
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Step 10
Wrap one strip around the foam pumpkin 2 inches from the top. Center the ends on one side of the pumpkin and tie in a knot. Wrap the other strip around the foam pumpkin 2 inches from the bottom. Center the ends on the pumpkin and tie in a knot.
