Melted Crayon Pumpkins

October 12, 2020
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Today, we are sharing a fun and creative way for kids to decorate pumpkins without carving.  If your kids love things that glow-in-the-dark they will LOVE this neon pumpkin craft!  Read on to see how we melted crayons to make glowing rainbow pumpkins
Decorate pumpkins that glow-in-the-dark using crayons and NO CARVING! #halloween #meltedcrayonart #meltedcrayonpumpkin #nocarvepumpkindecorating #growingajeweledrose #activitiesforkids
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Rosie and Jewel had "a blast" using a blow-dryer to create these super cool pumpkins.  The process was truly mesmerizing, and the final results were stunning! Are you ready to make melted crayon pumpkins?

HOW TO DECORATE PUMPKINS USING MELTED CRAYONS


Materials
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Method 
  • Begin by having kids peel the wrappers off of a handful of neon crayons.
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  • Break the crayons into pieces, and then hot-glue the pieces of crayon along the top surface of a pumpkin.  Adults may need to help with this part.
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Then, the real fun can begin! 

MAKING MELTED CRAYON PUMPKINS

  • Have kids use the hair-dryer to melt the crayons down onto the pumpkins.
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  • Kids can hold the hair-dryer in different ways to create varying patterns & effects.
Decorate pumpkins that glow-in-the-dark using crayons and NO CARVING! #halloween #meltedcrayonart #meltedcrayonpumpkin #nocarvepumpkindecorating #growingajeweledrose #activitiesforkids
  • Rosie and Jewel had so much fun and wanted to decorate pumpkin after pumpkin!  Each one turned out uniquely beautiful, too!
Decorate pumpkins that glow-in-the-dark using crayons and NO CARVING! #halloween #meltedcrayonart #meltedcrayonpumpkin #nocarvepumpkindecorating #growingajeweledrose #activitiesforkids

Display your pumpkins in a black-lit window, or place them on your porch with a blacklight blub in place of your regular porch light.  Rosie & Jewel also loved making their pumpkins glow using their blacklight flashlights.

MORE GLOWING ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS

Looking for more pumpkin decorating ideas? Check out this collection of no-carve pumpkins for kids.
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Decorate pumpkins that glow-in-the-dark using crayons and NO CARVING! #halloween #meltedcrayonart #meltedcrayonpumpkin #nocarvepumpkindecorating #growingajeweledrose #activitiesforkids
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Crystal Underwood is the writer and creator of Growing A Jeweled Rose. She has worked extensively with children and strongly believes in the importance of play at the core of early learning. She is passionate about the early years and believes that childhood should be a truly magical time in life. For all the best kids activities connect with Growing a Jeweled Rose below!