There is much inspiration on Pinterest for carving and decorating pumpkins this season. From yarn, to paint, hammer and nails, and drill you can find just about any tool or material. I chose to use a drill for this activity.
Supervision: You might not be comfortable having your child handle a drill and that is fine. You know your child’s capabilities. If you choose to do this activity supervision, teaching, and guidance is an absolute must.
To create this drilled pumpkin here is what you need:
- a drill and bit
- knife for carving the top
- candle or battery powered light of your choice to put inside the pumpkin
First, cut out the top and back of the pumpkin. This provides easy access to clean out the inside of the pumpkin.
Thoroughly clean out the inside of the pumpkin. This is so sensory! Get in there and get messy.
Instruct your child on how to use the drill safely, then supervise their work at all times.
Carefully drill away!
We chose a random pattern.
This was so fun. When you were kid, did you ever open a gift that your parents loved to play with? You will be the one who wants to use the drill!
Once drilling is complete, clean up your pumpkin. Wipe it down inside and out. I used a straw to poke through holes that were slightly clogged. Another tip I learned from Pinterest is to smear the inside with vaseline to help prevent molding. The drill was easy to clean by rinsing with water and drying.
Add the lighting of your choice. This pumpkin has a medium sized pillar candle on the inside.
Even though I am sharing pumpkin tips from Pinterest, I did not pin the tips. Don’t ask me why, I just really didn’t expect to carve a pumpkin this year. If you have drilled a pumpkin or have written about pumpkin tips, please leave your links in the comments and I’ll add the link to the post.
Have fun drilling pumpkins together!
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These are beautiful! Love it. Off to pin this.
Thank you Susan, we had such fun making it!
I am so doing this same thing this year. This is brilliant!
The random pattern was simple and fun, but I can see older kids (and grown-ups) have a blast doing a design. So glad you liked it Amy.
I love this! I hope you’ll stop over to B-Inspired Mama and enter it into the Perfectly Pumpkin Contest!
Thank you for inviting me. I am linked up!
BEAUTIFUL!! I bet the drilling really was fun!
Thanks for sharing on Kids Get Crafty!
Maggy
This pumpkin was much easier to carve than one with a knife. We had so much fun!
Wow, I NEVER thought to extend the pumpkin “lid” to include the back (for easier candle access). Now THAT is brilliant!
Dawn, I don’t know why I never thought of it, and it makes lightening the candle easier too.
What a creative but fun idea! I love how easy too. : )
Thanks Bethany!
I’ve never seen this done before. Great idea. Thanks for linking up to tip-toe thru tuesday. I hope we see you this week.
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