How Do You Make A Fall Craft From Gourds?
Seasonal crafts like these gourd people will satisfy your urge to celebrate autumn. These fall friends can be used as table decorations or as a way to create story characters from a favorite children’s book. Gather your supplies. During the fall season, it is easy to find gourds, pumpkins and squash at produce stands. If gourds are not in season, use a potato instead. You will also need craft items for decorating your gourd. Consider googly eyes, cotton balls, pipe cleaners, felt, ribbon, yarn and construction paper. You can also use nature items such as pebbles, sticks, acorns and colorful fall leaves. If you are making your gourd people to go along with a children’s story, read through it and make a list of characters that you will need. This ensures that you have sufficient gourds and other supplies for your project. Have your child create each story character with the gourds or acorns. The easiest way to attach the craft materials to the gourds and acorns is by using a hot glue gun
