Fall Is Here, Crafts - Glitter Pumpkin

Junior loves glitter, its messy, sparkly, and fun to feel, so that makes it perfect as far as Junior is concerned.
A few years ago we tried glittering our pumpkin and since then Junior has to have a glitter pumpkin every fall. We can have others decorated differently but we still have to have one covered in glitter.

Be warned this is one messy activity but still lots of fun and you end up with a very sparkly pumpkin(probably also a sparkly kid, carpet, chair, table, etc. )

To start you need a pumpkin(preferably one with a stem, we learned that the hard way yesterday), glue, a small dish, paint brush, and glitter.

The pumpkin Junior decorated yesterday only had glitter on it. Typically we use puff paint and write his name on it first( or some little design). If you do this be sure to let the paint dry before starting with the glitter.

Place your pumpkin on a sheet of paper to keep the glitter mess to a minimum.
Then start spreading on the glue. You will need to do this in 2 sessions or not glitter the bottom of the pumpkin. We poured some glue in a small dish and added a few drops of water. We then spread the glue using a paint brush.
Then start sprinkling on the glitter. It is so much easier if the pumpkin has stem so you have some place to grab and move the pumpkin with while adding the glitter.
Let it dry and then glitter the rest of it.
Here is Junior's glitter pumpkin from last year.