There are so many different ways to decorate a pumpkin for Halloween/fall. S has painted several pumpkins which always turns out beautifully. She has covered pumpkins in stickers and we have carved pumpkins. This year we decided to take the pumpkin that we had received at the pumpkin patch and make a melted crayon pumpkin.
I have seen so many different art projects with melted crayons, but we had never tried one before. We had to stick our toes in and the end result is gorgeous!
Before You Begin
You will want to dig through your crayon pile, find broken pieces and remove all the paper. We were only going to use crayons that were in the fall color scheme, but we strayed from that. Other combinations you could do are sports colors or school colors.
You will also want to wash and dry your pumpkin so that it is clean and place it on a protected surface.
Someone was super happy that I asked her to break the crayons 🙂
Directions
We attached the crayons to the top of the pumpkin using hot glue. Then using a blow dryer started melting the crayons. The melted wax does splatter, so make sure your work area is covered. Also we discovered that shorter crayons work better, due to the shape of the pumpkin.
Please note: Hot glue guns and hair dryers/heat guns are HOT, please make sure to supervise your children and use common sense when allowing children to help.
The Results
I love how our pumpkin turned out! S even spotted an alligator in the melted crayon on our pumpkin.
It’s a wonderful addition to my hearth with my heirloom pumpkins.
Have you tried a melted crayon art project?
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This is such a great idea!!! I love the splattered pumpkin look 🙂
Thanks Ricci! I love it too!
Pumpkin turned out great…I love the alligator !
Me too!
Ha ha! It DOES look like an alligator! — Love the melted crayon pumpkin. I’m sure my kiddos would like to try this project.
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When she first said there is an alligator I was like what are you talking about! Thank you for the linky party invite – I’ll check it out!
What a really neat way to have fun decorating without a major amount of mess or clean up. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you Tiffany!
Pretty! My girls want to do the melted crayon on the canvas. We have plenty of crayons to do it.
I would love to see what they create on a canvas!
I can always count on you Paris to create such fun art projects. Pinning!
Thank you Louida! It was lots of fun!
that is so creative I never would’ve thought of that!!!
Thank you Mariel! It was lots of fun!
OK! This seriously is epic! I have never seen this before. I absolutely LOVE it! I pinned it too. 🙂
Thanks so much! it was very fun to make and fairly easy!
That was too easy and it looked like S had fun doing it! I think breaking crayons may be therapeutic! Your pumpkin turned out really nice. Pinning to my Pumpkin board 🙂
That’s so true about breaking crayons! She took paper off and broke more crayons than we needed. Maybe we’ll have to do another project!
I love this craft! I really want to do this this halloween!
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Brooke
It was quick and easy! Plus we already had all the supplies on hand!
Pinned this to Pinterest for my future little ones! SO COOL! 🙂
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Thank you Nancy!
This looks like it would be so much fun to make with my kids. I think they would love it.
It was so easy! I want to try another melted crayon project now 🙂
My daughter just bought a small pumpkin to paint, but now I want to do this! How original and we have TONS of broken crayons!
It’s nice to be able to clean out the crayon container! Either project will be beautiful! 🙂
This is such a good idea! I love it! Pinning!
Thank you Megan! It was easy and lots of fun!
After seeing a pinterest fail, I’ve been hesitant to try my hand a melting crayon project. I’m a total mess, and I can see myself picking melted crayon out of everything, lol. But, you make this look pretty easy. I think my kids would probably love it.
I did the project outside and made sure to cover my surface (it does splatter). Also start off with your heat source farther away again to control the splattering. I was amazed at how well my hairdryer melted the crayons.
What a cute kid-friendly idea! We’ve been looking for some new no-carve ideas for our pumpkins!
Thank you Sarah! It was lots of fun to make.
I love this!!! I have never seen anything like it. We have a problem with rotting pumpkins when they are carved too early (like more than 24 hours before Halloween!) in Florida, so this is a perfect alternative!
We had the same problem last weekend! My daughter really wanted a carved pumpkin and the next day (inside the house) the face had almost completely caved in. I hope you have fun making a melted crayon pumpkin!
I love how the colors melt together! Great idea!
Thank you Emma!
I love this idea! It came out really cute. I bet your daughter had fun with this project. I know my little boy would! Your pumpkin looks great with the other ones . Thank you for linking up with us at the Click and Chat Link up Party! Have a lovely weekend!
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Hello gorgeous! What a fun idea. Love it! Pinned. We hope to see you at our party tonight at 7 pm. It is so fun to party with you! http://loulougirls.blogspot.com/
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Thank you Kimberly!
This is such a cool idea! How long did it take for the crayons to start melting? Not sure my girls would be patient enough yet at their ages… 🙂
It did not take long Jessica, I was surprised at how well and fast the hairdryer worked.
This is so cool. I love that it’s safe for the little ones. Thanks for sharing with us at Mommy needs a timeout thursday.
Thank you Samantha!
LOVE!!! So fun and colorful. I am sure your daughter had the BEST time making this!
Thank you Bre! It was lots of fun!
So fun! What a great alternative to carving a pumpkin! Thank you for stopping by the Creative Spark Link Party last week. Hope you stop by again today to link up! http://BIT.LY/1U6M892
Thank you Michelle!
Good Morning Paris!! Just popping in to let you know your post has been picked as a feature at the Welcome Home Wednesday Link Party! Stop by this morning to see your feature and link up! Don’t forget to grab your “Featured Button” too!
Thanks so much Lisa!