How to Make a Cardboard Tube Pumpkin

Total Time: 1 hour

Yield: 1 pumpkin

Supplies:

• 4 toilet paper roll cardboard tubes
• ruler
• pencil
• scissors
• orange and green paints
• paint brush
• string
• glue

Steps:

1. Mark 3 of the cardboard tubes with your pencil, spaced at 3/4 inch segments.

 
2. Press down each tube gently and cut at the 3/4 inch markings so you have 18 rings.

 
3. Paint the outsides of the rings orange.

 
4. To give the pumpkin a nice textured look, use two shades of orange on one paintbrush and dab the cardboard tube.

 
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5. Paint the insides of the tubes orange and let dry.

 
6. Paint the outside of the 4th tube green, using the same two tone texture technique if desired.

 
7. Paint the inside of the tube and let dry.

 
8. When the orange rings are completely dry, place them on the piece of string.

 
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9. Pull rings around in a tight circle, tie the string in a knot, and cut the excess string.

 
10. When the green tube is dry, take one side and make a few cuts 1/3 of the way down the tube on equal sides.

 
11. Press the cuttings down into the center of the tube, then cut the edges so they're nicely rounded off.

 
12. Add a couple dots of glue under the top flap and press down to secure.

 
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13. Drop the stem into the middle of the pumpkin ring.