Hole Punch Pumpkin Craft for Kids

This super cute, simple pumpkin craft for kids is sure to be a hit with your children. Simply print the free printable pumkin craft template and hole punch paint swatch samples to create a truly beautiful fall craft for preschool, pre-k, toddler, kindergarten, first grade, 2nd grade, and 3rd graders. Not only does this autumn craft have a rich, deep color, but it is great for strengthening hand muscles and refining that pincer grasp too.

Pumpkin Craft for Kids

When October rolls around I am ready for all things pumpkin. Our house and front porch are decorated with lots of fun pumpkin craft ideas that we have fun making together. This pumpkin craft for preschoolers, toddlers, kindergartners, grade 1, grade 2, and grade 3 students uses a free printable pumpkin craft printable along with free paint swatches for a truly stunning and unique fall art project. Whether you are a parent, teacher, or homeschooler, you will love making this easy pumpkin craft.

We have lots more pumpkin activities and crafts for kids to choose from! Plus don’t miss our pumpkin putty, clever yarn pumpkins, and easy pumpkin science experiments.

pumpkin craft template

Start by scrolling to the bottom of the post, under the terms of use, and click on the text link that says >> _____ <<. The paper pumpkin template printable pdf file will open in a new window for you to save the freebie and print the template.

pumpkin hole punch activity

All you need to make this lovely pumpkin craft project are a few simple materials:

• black and white pumpkin picture (see bottom of post)
• paint swatches samples from Home Depot, Menards, Lowes, Sherwin Williams, Benjamin Moore, etc.
• hold punch
• glue
• markers

pumpkin hole punch

Kids will love making lots of holes in the paint swatches with their holepunch. This is not only loads of fun, but so good for stregthening kids hand muscles so they are ready to begin writing letters and numbers!

pumpkin art for kids

You can make your pumpkins in any color you like, but we picked to make a traditional orange pumpkin with non-traditional blue leaves. But feel free to pick any color or combination of colors you like.

pumpkin craft activity

Begin gluing the orange hole punches within your pumpkin lines. You should have a variety of different shades of orange which will create a really beautiful depth of color and interest in this project.

pumpkin crafts for preschoolers printable

Picking up all the punches is great for helping kids work on that important pincer grasp.

pre-k pumpkin craft

Once the pumpkin was completed, we added dots to our leaves.

HINT” If your child covered some of the black lines, no worry! You can use black puffy paint to make them pop again!

pumpkin craft elementary

Isn’t that such a pretty pumpkin craft for children to make this fall? I love the differetn shades of orange that give it such a beautiful, rich tone! Plus I love easy fall crafts we can do without lots of complex materials or a big mess. Don’t you?