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Pumpkin Pie Craft

Make an adorable pumpkin pie craft for Thanksgiving. It's a fun Thanksgiving activity that kids and preschoolers can easily make.

15-30 minutes Ages 3-7

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A 15–30 minutes craft for ages 3–7, using supplies you likely already have — Scissors, Disposable Plates, and White Glue.

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(Optional) Small Disposable Plates
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Make Pumpkin Pie Craft

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Paint the Popsicle Sticks

Paint two wooden popsicle sticks orange. Let the paint dry. If you're in a hurry, you can also use pre-colored orange popsicle sticks.

Glue Popsicle Sticks into a V-Shape

Glue the popsicle sticks into a V shape. This will hold your pumpkin pie filling. Make sure the sticks are glued firmly.

Create the Pumpkin Pie Filling

Cut out a triangle from the orange craft paper that fits inside the V shape. This is your pie filling. You can add texture with crayons or markers to make it look like a real pie.

Make the Crust

Ask an adult to help you cut out another triangle from the brown craft paper. Make it slightly larger than the orange one. Use scissors to scallop the edge to make it look like a real pie crust.

Assemble the Pie

Glue the orange triangle (pie filling) and brown triangle (crust) to the back of the V shape made by the popsicle sticks.

Add Whipped Cream

Glue a cotton ball to the top of the orange triangle to look like whipped cream.

Add a Paper Plate (Optional)

Glue the pumpkin pie slice onto a small paper plate to make it look like a piece ready to be served.

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Step 1: Paint the Popsicle Sticks

May need grown-up help

Paint two wooden popsicle sticks orange. Let the paint dry. If you're in a hurry, you can also use pre-colored orange popsicle sticks.

Step 2: Glue Popsicle Sticks into a V-Shape

Glue the popsicle sticks into a V shape. This will hold your pumpkin pie filling. Make sure the sticks are glued firmly.

Step 3: Create the Pumpkin Pie Filling

Cut out a triangle from the orange craft paper that fits inside the V shape. This is your pie filling. You can add texture with crayons or markers to make it look like a real pie.

Step 4: Make the Crust

Ask an adult to help you cut out another triangle from the brown craft paper. Make it slightly larger than the orange one. Use scissors to scallop the edge to make it look like a real pie crust.

Step 5: Assemble the Pie

Glue the orange triangle (pie filling) and brown triangle (crust) to the back of the V shape made by the popsicle sticks.

Step 6: Add Whipped Cream

Glue a cotton ball to the top of the orange triangle to look like whipped cream.

Step 7: Add a Paper Plate (Optional)

Glue the pumpkin pie slice onto a small paper plate to make it look like a piece ready to be served.
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Clean up
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Pick up anything that fell on the floor.

Wipe up any spills on the table.

Put your completed project somewhere safe!

Throw away all your trash and recycling.
Put away our supplies

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Put away disposable plates. Where they belong:

— Don't forget! Disposable plates may be compostable or recyclable! Do your part to keep trash out of the landfill.

Put away white glue. Where they belong:

— Don't forget! Close glue lids.

Put away cotton balls. Where they belong:

Put away popsicle sticks. Where they belong:

Put away construction paper. Where they belong:

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Put away acrylic paint. Where they belong:

— Don't forget! Make sure all paint bottle lids are shut tight.

Put away scissors. Where they belong:

Put away paint brush. Where they belong:

— Don't forget! Rinse all the paint out of your paint brushes.
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Find Supplies

Make Pumpkin Pie Craft

Step 1: Paint the Popsicle Sticks

Step 2: Glue Popsicle Sticks into a V-Shape

Step 3: Create the Pumpkin Pie Filling

Step 4: Make the Crust

Step 5: Assemble the Pie

Step 6: Add Whipped Cream

Step 7: Add a Paper Plate (Optional)

Clean up

Tidy up our space

Put away our supplies

Update what we have left

Save

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