A pumpkin does not have to become a jack-o’-lantern to be worth making. In this pack the pumpkin becomes seven different things instead: a vase for autumn flowers, a garland for the wall, a birdhouse for the garden, a planter for a real plant, a little patch diorama to stand on a shelf, a paper bag pumpkin, and a topiary. Each sheet prints on one page, and most of them end up as something you can keep on display through October rather than something that goes in the bin at the end of the lesson.
A Vase to Colour and a Garland to Hang
The pumpkin vase sheet is a colouring-page scene, not a cut-out template: colour in the vase and its autumn flowers and keep the finished picture on display. The pumpkin garland is a row of jack-o’-lanterns to cut out and string along the wall.
Pumpkins to Build with a Little Help
The pumpkin birdhouse, pumpkin planter and pumpkin patch diorama are cut-out builds. The birdhouse has a pumpkin body and a roof, the planter fits a small real plant or a paper one, and the diorama is a stand-up scene with a backdrop and separate pieces. All three need adult help with cutting and assembly.
A Paper Bag Pumpkin and a Topiary to Keep
The paper bag pumpkin uses the printed face pieces on a paper bag, and the pumpkin topiary stacks pumpkins in a pot. Both are easy starts for younger children, and both end up as decorations to keep on the shelf through October.
How to print
Download the A4 or US Letter PDF — one craft per page. Print on plain paper (or light card for sturdier pieces) at 100% scale, black-and-white or greyscale. Cut along the dashed lines (adults cut for ages 4–5), fold on the dotted lines, and glue where the glue icons show. The garland needs string; the diorama stands on its folded base. The pumpkin vase sheet is a coloring page: colour it in, it is not a cut-out. The planter fits a small real plant or a paper one. Ages 4–5: garland, paper bag pumpkin and topiary are the easiest starts. Ages 6–8: birdhouse, planter and diorama build into real keepsakes with a little adult help.
