I love everything about Fall, but especially love pulling out all the festive decorations for our home! A few years ago, my little guy made the cutest pumpkin craft ~ a Toilet Paper Pumpkin…
We pull this out every year with our fall decorations, and it was so simple to make!
Here’s how you can make one of your own…
What you’ll need:
- 22″ x 22″ square of fall patterned cotton fabric
- 1 Double Roll of Toilet Paper
- 1 yard thin rope or paper cord
- Batting 14″ by 14″ square {or paper towels or a plastic grocery bag can be substituted}
- 1 brown paper grocery bag
- Tape {hot glue can also be used}
- 2 silk fall leaves
Lay out the fabric and batting. Place toilet paper roll in the middle.
*If you don’t have batting, you can substitute semi-crumpled up paper towels, or even plastic grocery bags to add texture.
Begin pulling up the fabric and tucking it down into the center of the toilet paper roll.
Once it has all been wrapped up, it will look like this…
Now, you’ll want to take a brown paper bag and cut out a section that is 12″ long by 4.5″ wide.
Roll it up and then tape it.
Take the rope or paper cord and twist around the “stem”. You can tape the ends of the cord, or hot glue it on. It will look like this…
Insert the ‘stem’ down into the middle of the toilet paper roll.
Add the two silk fall leaves, and you’re done!! So simple, and so adorable… for years to come!
What are some fun ways you like to decorate for Fall?
Leave a comment & share!!
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I love this! What a great idea.
Super Cute idea! Fall is my favorite as well.
This is a fantastic idea!!!! I love it.
What is the brown paper bag for??? I didn’t see it in the instructions anywhere.
Underneath the picture of it all wrapped:
Now, you’ll want to take a brown paper bag and cut out a section that is 12″ long by 4.5″ wide.
Roll it up and then tape it.
Read more: http://thefrugalgirls.com/2010/09/oh-so-cute-toilet-paper-pumpkin-craft-2.html#ixzz26ACEi8ts
Hi Katie ~ the brown paper bag is used for the stem. In the middle of the instructions, it will show how to roll it up and use it.
~ Heidi
Supper Cute.
Do you have any other ideas, need to find one for church halloween trick and treat trunk night?
Sounds like a pumpkin patch will be sprouting up in my house soon!
super cute idea…however am I the only one too cheap to use a roll of toliet paper for a project? lol maybe we will make them and then undo them after thanksgiving and remake them the next year haha.
Naomi – you can undo the pumpkin after Fall and use the toilet paper.
This is absolutely adorable! Can’t wait to have another family craft day & make some. Thanks for the idea!
What a great idea! I love crafts I can do with my kids, my boys will have fun making these. Fall is my favorite time of year.
I love this idea. You can also cut the TP rolls in half, and make mini-pumpkins.
Also, I use a craft grade cinnamon stick for the stem
then it smells good too!
Love the idea of a cinnamon stick instead of the paperbag wrapped in rope. sounds cute!
How fun, cute and easy!
That is so adorable!! And easy!
Couldn’t you use a real stick for the stem? just a thought! :0)
Instead of using a roll of toilet paper, i just used the tube. I then folded plastic bags in half and wrapped those around the tube until it was as thick as a double roll of toilet paper. I also used the plastic bags instead of the batting. I used raffia instead of rope for the stem.
I also thought about the following ideas
-using plain orange fabric then having the kids use felt to cut out shapes to make the pumpkin into a jack-o-lantern.
-using muslin for the fabric and having the kids either paint or use markers to decorate the fabric before starting to put the pumpkin together.
I like the ideas some of you have stated about using a cinnamon stick and regular sticks for the stem. The regular sticks would be cute if you were to make a jack-o-lantern out of it.
Awesome idea. I like your ideas, Kristina! I think we will do this this week!
Oh, what an adorable idea! I do believe my preschooler and I will make some of these! Thanks!
so so cute, quick, & easy
This pumpkin idea is SO cute! I’m going to do it with my kids!
Ok, so here’s my new fav decoration: I bought a 25 foot string of Orange Halloween lights ($2.85 at Rite-Aid), and 1.5 feet of 2 kinds of Halloween Fabric (50% off at JoAnn’s). I cut the fabric into strips about 1.5 inches wide x 6-8 inches long. My kids and I tied the strips of fabric onto the string of lights, alternating the 2 fabric patterns and then hung it up for a Halloween Swag. So cute, so fun!