Great Halloween Pumpkin Game

Directions

1. Gather all materials: pumpkin images (from Design Space or elsewhere), paper plates, craft sticks, tape, iron-on vinyl, adhesive vinyl, and an orange balloon. Decide on colors for each pumpkin; for instance, if you only have orange iron-on (not adhesive), adapt accordingly.
2. Load the pumpkin images into your Cricut Maker or other cutting machine. Cut out the designs. If using iron-on vinyl, remember to mirror the image before cutting so it faces the right direction.
3. Weed the excess vinyl from around your cut pumpkin pieces.
4. Place a pumpkin on a paper plate and press it with a Cricut EasyPress 2 or a household iron to heat-set the vinyl. Be careful not to burn the paper or melt the vinyl by using too high heat.
5. Using transfer paper, align and apply the eyes, mouth, and stem pieces to create your pumpkin face.
6. Flip the paper plate over and tape a craft stick to the back using strong tape, as the paddle will be used vigorously.
7. Start tossing the balloon with your paddles for a fun Halloween game. Make enough paddles for all players. This works great for classroom parties, especially outdoors. Keep extra balloons on hand since popping is inevitable.