Cardboard Roll Jack-O-Lantern Craft
It’s the time of year! My favorite time of year. It’s time to start getting ready for Halloween! I’m a little excited. I was also excited at how awesome this Cardboard Roll Jack-O-Lantern Craft turned out. They make such a great holiday decoration!
When it’s still too early to carve the real thing, start getting ready with this fun Halloween craft. To make our cardboard roll jack-o-lanterns, we’ve included a Free Jack-O-Lantern Wraps Printable. There are 6 different jack-o-lantern faces to choose from, none of them very scary, along with cut lines so it’s super easy for little ones to fully embrace all the good of Halloween.
Jack-O-Lantern Cardboard Roll Halloween Craft
Be sure to grab our jack-o-lantern wraps printable to make this craft.
You’ll also need toilet paper roll size cardboard rolls, orange paper, clothespins, brown acrylic paint, green or gold pipe cleaners, scissors, and a glue stick.
Jack-O-Lantern Pumpkin Craft Supplies Needed
- Jack-O-Lantern Wrap Printable
- Cardboard rolls
- Orange paper
- Green pipe cleaners
- Clothespins
- Scissors
- Glue stick
Cardboard Roll Jack-O-Lantern Craft Directions
Begin by painting the clothespins for the jack-o-lanterns brown.
Let the paint dry completely.
While the clothespins are drying, print the jack-o-lantern wraps on orange paper. There are 3 pages of wraps, 2 faces on each page. You can use cardstock or construction paper, but the construction paper will mold around the roll and glue slightly easier. The cardstock, however, is sturdier and we tend to prefer the colors of cardstock over construction paper. Really, whatever paper you’d like to use, it’s up to you.
Cut out the wraps along the lines.
Now, grab a cardboard roll. Glue the start of a wrap without the face first. Then, roll the wrap around the roll, wrapping as straight and evenly as possible.
Glue the end of the wrap.
Then, grab a clothespin and a pipe cleaner. Cut the pipe cleaner in half.
Twist the pipe cleaner around your finger.
Finally, clasp the clothespin onto the top of the cardboard roll with a twisty vine pipe cleaner. Now all that’s left is to wrap more rolls for more super fun Halloween jack-o-lanterns!
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More Jack-O-Lantern Crafts for Kids
Looking for more fun jack-o-lantern craft ideas? Check out our Paper Plate Crayon Resist Jack-O-Lantern Craft, Egg Carton Jack-O-Lantern Craft, Halloween Gnome Craft, and our Paper Loop Jack-O-Lantern Craft to name just a few of our many Halloween crafts for kids at Our Kid Things!
Cardboard Roll Jack-O-Lantern Craft
Grab our free printable jack-o-lantern wraps and cardboard rolls for this fun Halloween craft
Materials
- Jack-O-Lantern Wrap Printables
- Cardboard rolls
- Orange paper
- Green pipe cleaners
- Clothespins
- Scissors
- Glue stick
Instructions
- Begin by painting the clothespins for the jack-o-lanterns brown.
- Let the paint dry completely.
- While the clothespins are drying, print the jack-o-lantern wraps on orange paper. There are 3 pages of wraps, 2 faces on each page.
- Cut out the wraps along the lines.
- Now, grab a cardboard roll. Glue the start of a wrap without the face first. Then, roll the wrap around the roll, wrapping as straight and evenly as possible.
- Glue the end of the wrap.
- Then, grab a clothespin and a pipe cleaner. Cut the pipe cleaner in half.
- Twist the pipe cleaner around your finger.
- Finally, clasp the clothespin onto the top of the cardboard roll with a twisty vine pipe cleaner. Now all that’s left is to wrap more rolls for more super fun Halloween jack-o-lanter
Notes
You can use cardstock or construction paper for the wraps, but the construction paper will mold around the roll and glue slightly easier. The cardstock, however, is sturdier and we tend to prefer the colors of cardstock over construction paper. Really, whatever paper you’d like to use, it’s up to you.