The pumpkins were made with small paper plates and tissue paper. One thing we have learned about using paper plates, especially for the quilt, is to flatten them out prior to using. The students were given orange and yellow tissue squares to make the pumpkin. The students put the yellow squares on first, then added the orange squares. I really like how the yellow shows through. In the close-up below, it looks like the pumpkin has eyebrows! Brown tissue squares were used for the face. The stems were made from green construction paper and glued on. The completed pumpkin was then mounted on purple construction paper.
For the spider, we drew webs on black construction paper using a white crayon. Purple paint, with a little glitter added, was used for the hand print spider. The thumb was not painted and the hand stamped twice, in two directions to make the body and eight legs. The palm on the second print was laid on top of the palm from the first print. Wiggly eyes were added for a final touch!
At the end of the year, all quilt pieces made by a student will be put together for an end of the year keepsake book. Each month features a hand print and seasonal craft.
