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Hardware-decorated pumpkins for Halloween

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Today I’ve got a cute idea for decorating your pumpkins this year that will also develop kids’ fine motor skills. Check out our hardware-decorated Halloween pumpkins for some inspiration!

Note: For more kid-friendly Halloween activities, see my Halloween activities for Kids page.

Hardware-decorated pumpkin make a great Halloween decoration, in addition to promoting the development of fine motor skills || Gift of Curiosity

CAUTION! As with any activity, you will need to determine if this activity is safe for your child given his or her developmental level, fine motor skills, and ability to use the materials safely. Provide appropriate safety gear and adult supervision at all times when doing this activity.

I prepared the activity by setting a small pumpkin on a tray with a hammer. (Also make sure your children use appropriate eye protection!)

Hardware-decorated pumpkin make a great Halloween decoration, in addition to promoting the development of fine motor skills || Gift of Curiosity

I also set out containers with a variety of nails, screws, pins, washers, and other items I picked up in bulk from the hardware store.

Hardware-decorated pumpkin make a great Halloween decoration, in addition to promoting the development of fine motor skills || Gift of Curiosity

The kids were game to get to work on their hardware-decorated pumpkins.

They used the pushpins to hold some items in place.

Hardware-decorated pumpkin make a great Halloween decoration, in addition to promoting the development of fine motor skills || Gift of Curiosity

And they used the hammer to nail other items in place.

Hardware-decorated pumpkin make a great Halloween decoration, in addition to promoting the development of fine motor skills || Gift of Curiosity

They got extremely creative with their decorations, and had a blast filling their pumpkins with as many decorations as they could.

Hardware-decorated pumpkin make a great Halloween decoration, in addition to promoting the development of fine motor skills || Gift of Curiosity

And this is how their pumpkins turned out!

Hardware-decorated pumpkin make a great Halloween decoration, in addition to promoting the development of fine motor skills || Gift of Curiosity

Looking for more Halloween projects that incorporate Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math (STEAM)?

Then you’ll love STEAM Kids Halloween.

This e-book includes 50+ pages of spooky fun STEAM activities that will wow the boredom right out of kids!

More Halloween resources

More Halloween posts from Gift of Curiosity:

  • Books about Halloween
  • Mason jar jack-o-lantern
  • Candy experiments
  • Halloween Montessori activities
  • Toilet paper mummies
  • Pumpkin decomposition experiment
  • Describe a pumpkin using all five senses
  • Jack-o-lantern Printables Pack
  • Halloween Bingo
  • Halloween do-a-dot printables
  • Halloween Sudoku
  • Pumpkin outlines

You can find more Halloween activities and printables on my Halloween Activities for Kids page and Halloween Activities for Kids Pinterest board. 

Filed Under: Arts and Crafts, Preschool, Kindergarten, Fine Motor, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, Halloween, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade

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