Halloween for kids Pumpkin painting ideas Spider web
Spider web painted pumpkin
Ages 8+ · about 40 minutes, plus drying
To paint a spider web pumpkin, paint it black, then draw straight lines from the stem down the sides and join them with curved rows. A white paint pen or chalk marker makes the thin lines easy, and a toy spider finishes it.
What you need
- A pumpkin, washed and dried
- Black acrylic paint and a wide brush
- A white paint pen or chalk marker
- A plastic toy spider, or black pipe cleaners
- Glue
How to make it
- Paint it blackPaint the pumpkin black and let it dry. Add a second coat so no orange shows.
- Draw the spokesWith the white pen, draw eight straight lines from the stem down to the bottom, like the lines on a ball.
- Draw the first rowA little below the stem, join each line to the next with a short curve that dips toward the stem.
- Keep goingDraw more rows of curves, each a little further down, until the web reaches the bottom.
- Add the spiderGlue on a toy spider, or make one: twist four pipe cleaner halves together in the middle and bend out eight legs.
Tips by age
For younger kids
Draw four lines and three rows only, with a chalk marker: mistakes wipe off with a damp cloth.
For older kids
Add a second, smaller web on the back, and a spider hanging from the stem on a white thread.
More ideas like this
Ghost pumpkin
Paint it white, then add two big black eyes and a round mouth.
Polka dots
Dip a pencil eraser or a cork in paint and stamp dots all over.
Mummy
No paint at all: wrap white masking tape around it and add googly eyes.
On Kubrio, your kid can draw the design on paper first, and that same drawing can become the star of a Halloween cartoon in Animation Studio.