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This week we read Plumply, Dumply Pumpkin, by Mary Serfozo. This is a cute book about a little tiger named Peter who searches for the perfect pumpkin. After he finds it we are left to wonder what he wanted it for, until the very end when we see the…I’ll let you find out for yourself, I wouldn’t want to spoil the surprise :0)
For our project we made our own little plush plumply, dumply pumpkin out of a pair of stockings.
All you need is a pair of stockings, fiberfill, 2 rubber bands and some paint.
First I cut the legs off of a pair of stocking. Then I cut each leg in half so that I had 4 pieces. I laid the pieces crossing over each other in the center to form a star. Then I stapled the center to hold them together.
Now, Emily filled each tube with some fiberfill until it looked like… …this. I helped her gather the sections at the top to form a pumpkin shape. Then I tied it together with a rubber band.
I braided the top piece to form the stem and secured that with another rubber band.
Emily went to work painting her pumpkin orange and the stem green.
Emily’s Plumply, Dumply Pumpkin
Such a cute craft!!! and it came out great :)
ReplyDeleteThat is just too cute. I haven't seen this craft before. Love it.
ReplyDeleteWhat an adorable craft! That book is also a favorite in our house!
ReplyDeleteCute pumpkin!
ReplyDeleteOh My Gosh Michelle! This has got to be the cutest pumpkin craft I have ever seen! I LOVE it!
ReplyDeleteI haven't seen this book either.
Thanks for both of these!
Oh my goodness that is adorable!
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness! That is way too cool!! Kerri
ReplyDeleteOK, you have done it again! First of all, I LOVE the title of that book- I need a Plumply, Dumply Pumpkin of my own!
ReplyDeleteSecond of all- panty hose being magically transformed into a pumpkin- "Sheer" genius!
You go Mama!
Oh, that's super cute and creative!!!
ReplyDeleteThat pumpkin is So Cool! We borrowed that book from the library a few weeks ago. Nathan really liked it.
ReplyDeleteI really need to stop reading all of these, my mind is working on overload from all the crafts I want to do now.
Adorable! I've never heard of that book. Another cute one to add to my list. :)
ReplyDeleteWow I never seen anything like thay before. So cute!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for posting:)
Love this! We're on a pumpkin kick this week, too!
ReplyDeleteI see she is painting without a smock or an old shirt/clothes...tell me what kind of paint I should buy at the store that washes out of things? What do you use?
ReplyDeleteI love the pumpkin. What a great day to reuse hose!
ReplyDeleteThis is a very clever way to recycle old stockings :) The craft turned out very cute, and the book looks pretty interesting too.
ReplyDeleteSooooo adorable!!! Thanks for the great ideas:-)
ReplyDeleteHi Michelle! Added link to you little craft project to: http://www.squidoo.com/alternative-uses-for-pantyhoses Hope that's fine :)
ReplyDeleteThat is the cutest pumpkin craft I've ever seen!
ReplyDeleteI haven't seen this book before, but that is the cutest Pumply, Dumply Pumpkin! Great job!
ReplyDeleteThat is the cutest pumpkin! I have to admit, I will have to buy some stockings for this project, but it is worth it---for sure!
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thanks so much for posting this!
Yay, we made these and just wanted to thank you for posting this idea!
ReplyDeleteThis is wonderful! We have this book so we'll be making this too! Looks like a lot of fun.
ReplyDeleteI'm obviously a bit behind in my reader, but I LOVE this pumpkin! So easy-looking too! We may have to make one to decorate the thanksgiving table! wonder if you could make "minis" with knee-highs or girls tights...
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