Pumpkin Bunting

Hey guys,

For the 4th Halloween post I decided to make some bunting (in the method used for making paper dolls). You could make this with any other shapes associated with Halloween (like ghosts or spiders) or you could use different shapes for other occasions.

First up, you will need:
Paper or card
A pencil
Scissors
Paints or colouring pencils
A black pen for decoration

To start off you need to make the paper the size that you need. As I had an A3 piece I decided to fold it in half length-ways, cut it, and fold it in half length-ways again and cut it again so that it was a narrower strip.

Next up you need to fold the paper in on itself in a concertina fold (like how a paper fan is folded if you ever made one as a child). The segments can be any size you like but they need to be big enough for a medium sized drawing.

For this idea I decided to draw a pumpkin as it meant I could do all different faces on each one! you will need to draw the outline onto the first folded segment making sure that both edges of the outline meet the edges of the paper. This will make sure that the bunting is joined together and it won't fall apart.

The next step is cutting it. You can use masking tape to hold the folded square of paper (or card) together but I couldn't find any so I just had to cut it normally. Make sure you cut the shape out as carefully as possible while being careful of your fingers (if you are doing this craft with children it is probably a good idea if an adult cuts it out for them as it can be quite fiddly).

Once the shapes have been cut out, you can paint or colour them however you like! You could make them all different colours or just have different faces like mine!

I hope you enjoyed this idea, I thought it was quite a cool one to use as a decoration for a party or just to have up when Trick or Treaters come knocking!

Until next time

Grace

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