A Non-Halloween, Halloween
For our kids’ Halloween bash, which we’re hosting mid week, I really want to stay away from the usual black, white and spooky. Little Monkey and Baby Boy are fine with ghost stickers and pumpkins but they shy away from anything creepy and I figured the other kids would too.
Evite has a great selection of Halloween invitations and I chose this brightly coloured one.
Little Monkey and I were planning to carve our pumpkins this weekend but I was getting a bit lazy AND she mentioned that carving is boring. Inspired by the Evite’s bright colours, I thought “why not create a brightly coloured pumpkin this year?” We’ve all allowed candles to drip on empty wine bottles and this year’s pumpkin looks a bit like those wine bottles. All we needed was crayons, some white glue and a hair dryer! As we went shopping, Little Monkey added her own twist to our project and asked if we could have a shiny pumpkin and that’s how we ended up with a silver base.
Once the crayons are arranged all you have to do is turn the hairdryer on and watch the crayons melt! A colourful splatter trickled down and created a wonderful pattern. It was fun hearing Little Monkey squeal in delight as the colours took a life of their own.
Here’s a tip, keep a few extra whites and yellows on the side for when colours get murky. Simply place one of these whites or yellows by those blended patches and you’ll get a nice bright break in-between. Also, don’t be afraid to play with the direction of the hairdryer… I started from above but soon started pointing it in different directions and controlled the direction of the trickle. You can also use old broken crayons for this project and if there’s any unsplattered parts, use the broken ones on that area – just ensure you don’t burn your fingers!
I’m so excited to put this outside our door when the Little Trick or Treaters come by!! I know it’s going to be a hit with them and best of all, no carving was involved! This is one pretty no carve pumpkin, if I do say so myself! The spray paint and the hair dryer tends to ‘cook’ the pumpkin, so this guy won’t be around for more than two weeks, however given that it only took us 2 hours to make it, it can easily be done the week of any event. I may even try to do a similar one for our Christmas parties! Can’t you just picture a red and green splattered pumpkin as a centre piece? Now all I have to do is make our treat bags and I’m thinking of sticking with the multi-coloured theme and grabbing a bunch of stickers and fruit gummies to hand out.
Now… what should I dress up as for Halloween? Something brightly coloured to match MY pumpkin, perhaps?
October 19, 2015 @ 4:58 pm
I never would have thought of using melted crayons to decorate a pumpkin. It looks really great!
October 22, 2015 @ 7:47 pm
Thank you!! It was fun and best of all.. EASY!
October 19, 2015 @ 11:48 pm
What a great idea, I want to try that!
October 22, 2015 @ 7:47 pm
Do share pics with us if you do! Would love to see your creation
November 14, 2015 @ 10:33 pm
I’ve used melted crayons before but, this combination is new. That’s also my first time to see a silver pumpkin. It reminds me of Cinderella, somewhat.
November 15, 2015 @ 10:08 am
Oh my gosh!! You’re right..it does remind me of Cinderella too!