Its name comes from the reported phenomenon of strange lights flickering over peat bogs, called will-o'-the-wisps or jack-o'-lanterns. Jack-o'-lanterns are associated with the Halloween holiday. A jack-o'-lantern in the shape of the Wikipedia logo.Ī jack-o'-lantern (or jack o'lantern) is a carved lantern, most commonly made from a pumpkin or a root vegetable such as a rutabaga or turnip. A traditional American jack-o'-lantern, made from a pumpkin, lit from within by a candle. So many options I didn’t think about.For other uses, see Jack-o'-lantern (disambiguation). I also noticed they put their eyes much farther apart than I did. They even added accessories like a collar and earrings. My little creatives pumpkin faces where much more detailed than mine, they were so creative with details in their faces! Where I stuck mainly to eyes, nose and mouth, they added ears, cheeks, chin, feet, arms, they weren’t limited to thinking just about the main features of the face. Here are some of the cool faces my little creatives made, I think they are way cooler than mine, which are above. How many faces can you make with your shapes? Remember, to make some pumpkin faces for yourself. CUT out a stem for your pumpkin from your brown felt (optional).ĭISCUSS: This is also a great activity to discuss emotions! What happens when you turn the smiley face upside down? What happens when you add some eye brows? Challenge your creatives to make different looking pumpkins – happy, sad, mad, scary, beautiful. PARENT TIP: Keep your scraps! Look at the shapes, they might make some cool facial features.ģ. Circles (big, small, ovals, wobbly circles, semi circles).You can use our template as a guide or try cutting out these shapes: CUT out some jack-o-lantern face shapes from your black felt.
#Jack o lantern face cut outs free
CUT out a pumpkin shape from your orange felt, or use the free template from above.Ģ.
Nothing was permanent and everything was easy to change.
The other thing I loved about felt boards was that it seemed like there were endless possibilities of what I could create. It was such a simple activity, but such a vivid memory of my childhood, there was something magical about the simplicity of felt sticking to felt. When I was little, I remember playing with a felt board. I often find myself trying to figure out things that I loved as a child and how I can let my own children experience them. Halloween is such a nostalgic time of year for me as it is connected to so many childhood memories. Who else loves all the different types of Jack-O-Lanterns that appear during Halloween? I love looking at the variety of shapes and different ways one pumpkin can be transformed into so many different things!
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