School Age Program: Pumpkin Painting

Level of difficulty: Easy

Duration of program: 1 hour, but can be longer!

Cost Break Down: 
Free Items
Pumpkins - free via donation from local Pumpkin Patch
Newspaper - free via Library

Paid Items
Shuttle Art Acrylic Paint - $36.99 (18 colors; 8.45 oz)
Retrainbre paint brush set on Amazon - $24.99 (48 count)
Halloween Stencils on Amazon - $9.99 (9 count reusable stencils)

Paper Plates (uncoated) for Paint on Amazon -$3.99 (100 count)

RACETOP Disposable Cups on Amazon -$12.99 (300 count, 3 oz)

Miscellaneous Snacks Sam's Club - Prices may vary

Outcomes:

This program makes for an excellent after-school activity. Halloween-themed snacks are provided for the kids to enjoy. When they are ready, they can start painting their pumpkins. Usually, no instruction is necessary. It is simply a space where they can be creative. A fun addition if they finish early is some Halloween trivia.

When I did this program, I was substituting for the teen librarian. I think tweens and teens can enjoy pumpkin painting. We did have a teen create something that could be considered controversal. It is okay to set some ground rules before painting.

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