Project Notes: To make a small pumpkin, you will need a total of four chenille stems and one wood spool. To make a large pumpkin, you will need a total of seven chenille stems and two wood wheels.

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Small Pumpkin:

ADULT: Hold three chenille stems in your hand and fold them in half. Cut along the fold with wire cutters.

Place the tip of a chenille stem into the bottom hole of a wooden spool, about ½".

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Bend the chenille stem up, forming a half circle, and place the end of the chenille stem into the top hole of the wooden spool.

Repeat four more times.

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ADULT: Measure and cut a 3" length from a green chenille stem and twist the length around a pencil to form a curlicue.

Wrap one end of the curlicue stem around the top of the wood spool, wrapping the stem around the chenille stems to help hold them in place.

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Large Chenille Pumpkin:

Stack two wood wheels onto the end of a chenille stem so that the tip of the chenille stem is level with the top of the wood wheel.

Bend the chenille stem up, forming a half circle, and place the end of the chenille stem back down into the wood wheels through the holes.

Repeat five more times.

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ADULT: Measure and cut a 3" length from a green chenille stem and twist the length around a pencil to form a curlicue.

For a different look, secure the curlicue to the top of the pumpkin with a clothespin.

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Chenille Pumpkins

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ADDITIONAL MATERIALS