Felt Pumpkin Project

This lil' punkin was the perfect project for a Kindergarten Halloween party. The children needed a little help with lacing the ribbon, but they all really got into it...even the boys! The materials used were felt, corrugated cardboard, banana leaf paper, velvet corduroy ribbon & a plastic grocery bag.
The orange polka dot felt was originally a 12x12 square that was then diecut into a scalloped circle. The stem was a 12x12 piece of corrugated cardboard cut into strips. The leaf was die-cut from a 12x12 green banana leaf paper.

Here's how you do it:
Lace the edge of the felt with the ribbon, cinching it up as you go around to make the pumpkin shape. Before tying the ends of the ribbon, stuff with the grocery bag and then tie. Roll the corrugated cardboard and adhere closed with a glue dot to make the stem. Attach leaf to stem with a glue dot. Insert stem into opening on stop of pumpkin and fluff to desired pumpkin shape. Voila!
{This would also be a cute back-to-school project with green or red felt made into apples.}