Cinderella Ideas for Painted Pumpkins
If you are looking for family-friendly Halloween decorations with a low scare factor, let Disney. The classic animated film "Cinderella" has something in common with Halloween: the pumpkin. The pumpkin is the quintessential Halloween symbol, and Cinderella's pumpkin coach is a fairytale icon. Does this Spark an idea?
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Cinderella Portrait
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Paint a portrait of Cinderella directly onto your pumpkin, for a Disney princess pumpkin display. You can find images of Cinderella's face in coloring books or look for free online coloring pages. Wipe the pumpkin clean with a damp cloth, and transfer the design by placing a piece of transfer paper onto the pumpkin and the image on top of the transfer paper. Trace the image using a pencil, being careful not to poke through the pumpkin's skin. Paint the pumpkin using acrylic or tempera paints.
Cinderella Scene
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The same way you can transfer the face of Cinderella to your pumpkin using transfer paper, you can transfer entire scenes from the movie. It requires more patience and more attention to detail, but can be well worth the effort. Paint onto a large pumpkin, a 360 degree scene around the entire surface. You may choose to paint a single scene, such as the ballroom scene, or the scene in which the Fairy godmother grants Cinderella's wishes. Alternately, choose different key scenes from the movie, so that as you go around the pumpkin it tells the story of Cinderella. This kind of decoration makes a beautiful centerpiece for a table, as it can be seen from all angles.
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Small Animal Pumpkins
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Use small pie pumpkins to transfer and paint images of Cinderella's little animal friends. Cinderella befriends many mice and birds throughout the movie, and her kindness pays off when they come to her rescue time and again. Almost stealing the show, these adorable creatures have several memorable scenes. Paint a different character on each small pumpkin, then make groupings of them. Place a group of mice in the corner, or some bird pumpkins upon a shelf.
Cinderella Pumpkin Coach
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Convert a pumpkin into Cinderella's gorgeous pumpkin coach, and make it the masterpiece of your Halloween decor. Use a lightweight polystyrene pumpkin for this project, so that you can suspend it easily on a frame, and you can display it year after year. Spray-paint the pumpkin white, and refer to images of Cinderella's pumpkin coach for the design and details. Create a frame to hold the pumpkin by bending 14- or 16-gauge wire into a low stand that resembles a round table frame, without the table top. The pumpkin should fit nicely inside the holder. Make four wheels, by spiraling additional wire and affixing it with hot glue or solder, to the frame, so that the carriage looks like it is about to be whisked away.
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