Halloween Kids Craft: Glitzy Gourd Kitties

Do you need an idea for a fun DIY Halloween Kids Craft? Our super cute Glitzy Gourd Kitties are so much fun to make and our children love them!

I saw this great Halloween craft for “Scaredy Cats” in Good Housekeeping magazine. They used full sized pumpkins with gourds for the tails. I fell in love with these glamorous pumpkin cats, but wanted to make a smaller version to use as an inside Halloween decoration. I was inspired by the gourd tails and came up with these Glitzy Gourd Kitties.

This craft is a great activity for school-aged children. They can easily help you paint the gourds and attach the eyes, ears and noses themselves – but they may need some help with the toothpick whiskers! These little gourd kitties are pretty durable DIY decorations and we often have them still hanging around the house until Thanksgiving!

GLITZY GOURD KITTIES

Material List:

• Assorted gourds
• Black felt
• Black paint
• Sponge brush
• Rhinestones
• Buttons
• Glue gun

Directions:

Step 1: Paint gourds with black acrylic paint.

Step 2: Cut triangles from felt. Outline in self stick rhinestones while the gourds dry.

Step 3: Paint toothpicks black.

Step 4: With a glue gun, glue toothpicks together for whiskers. Top with a rhinestone for the nose.

Step 5: Glue on ears, button eyes and whiskers with nose.

Happy Halloween,

Daniele

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