Unique Party 6542 - Pumpkin Halloween Pinata

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Pumpkin: Canned pumpkin is best in this pumpkin pie recipe. I use and recommend Libby’s brand. If using fresh pumpkin puree, lightly blot it before adding to remove some moisture. The bake time may be longer. Before we get started with these incredible paper-mache Halloween ideas, though, you might ask yourself: what exactly is paper-mache? What is Paper-Mache? Photo credit: Rough Around The Edges Make the pie crust through step 5 according to my directions and video tutorial in my pie crust recipe. Or use your favorite pie dough or store-bought. My pie crust recipe makes enough for two crusts. So with the extra dough, you can make adorable leaves for decoration on your pumpkin pie. Or any pie, really. I’ve seen the pie crust leaves baked directly on top of the rim of the pie—and I tried that—but was not thrilled with the results. Too much uneven baking. The underside of the leaves weren’t really cooked through and the tops got a little burnt (even through my pie shield). So, to make things easier, just bake the pie crust leaves separately and place them on top of your pie before serving. You can also sprinkle them with a little cinnamon-sugar right before baking. I was going to do that, but I forgot.

The fall has arrived and it ushers in countless seasonal festivities, goods, and activities for the whole family. Each layer MUST be dry, before applying the next layer of Papier-mâché. I let a day lapse between each application. Make your first batch of paste by placing ¼ of your flour and salt in a bowl and gradually mixing water in until it resembles a batter mix. The decorated cake can be made up to a day ahead. Make the sponges up to 2 days in advance; store in an airtight container. The uniced sponges can also be frozen.This design from Alana Jones-Mann showcases one of the most popular methods for making paper-mache pumpkins, which is by applying the paper-mache onto an inflated latex balloon and letting it dry. In this case, they suggest letting it dry for at least 24 hours. 4. How to Make Paper-Mache Pumpkins Photo credit: Ultimate Paper-Mache Before we begin, steps 1-5 can be rather messy so you may wish to cover your surfaces with a plastic sheet or a newspaper to protect it. In the video, we see that the artist uses the exceedingly popular method of using an inflated latex balloon for this paper-mache pumpkin tutorial. 16. Paper-Mache Pumpkin DIY Photo credit: Instructables Be sure to leave the area around the knot clear, as you will be placing the candy thru this opening. You will want to cover the balloon 3-4 times. The paper ingredient is straightforward: just grab some old newspapers, magazines, or paper that you want to get rid of.

Not only that, but they’ll also refine their hand-eye coordination through the application of gesso (a white paint) and drawing circles of varying sizes.

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When it comes to transferring the cake to the cake drum, you should add a small amount of frosting to the middle of your drum. Then lift the cake (still on the cake board) carefully from underneath and secure it to the drum. While you still need to cut holes to complete this craft, having carving tools is not essential because the paper-mache is soft enough to be cut by a simple steak knife. If you’re more of a visual learner, or simply prefer watching instead of reading a tutorial for paper-mache pumpkins, then I’ve got you covered with this video tutorial from The Sweetest Journey’s channel. It’s now time to decorate your shell using the orange crepe paper. Cut the crepe paper into manageable pieces and layer across your shell using glue. Make sure you carefully cover the opening that you used to add the sweets and glue down onto your shell. You can create the design your kids want or choose any of the designs from My Paper Crane. They also have an elaborate step-by-step written tutorial, so don’t miss out on this one! 10. Paper-Mache Pumpkin Head Halloween Costume Photo credit: Instructables

Then, in a big bowl, I mixed about 2 cups of water with 2 cups of flour and a tablespoon of salt. I stirred it until blended making a flour paste. There will be little clumps of flour which is fine. Preheat the oven to 180°C, fan 160°C, gas 4. Grease a 2.5 litre capacity bundt tin with butter, then dust with cocoa, and shake off the excess. That Artist Woman provides step-by-step instructions along with helpful images that will guide you in making this paper-mache pumpkin tower. She also lists the ingredients needed for this craft. Add the caster sugar, butter or margarine, orange zest and orange essence to the mixing bowl and cream it together until it reaches a light and fluffy consistency.

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Spoon half the mixture into your well-greased tin, pushing the mixture out to the sides so it doesn’t peak too much in the middle during baking. Make these next 6 paper-mache pumpkins to show off you and your children’s DIY skills this Halloween. 11. How to Make Paper-Mache Pumpkins Photo credit: My Humble Home And Garden Instead of purchasing a pinata, it may be a good idea to make it yourself. Not sure how to do this? Keep reading . . . Types of DIY Pinatas These 17 paper-mache pumpkins are the perfect decorations for any type of festivity that you might be expecting this fall. Trim the domed top of one of the cakes just enough to make it sit flat and place this cut-side down on a serving plate or cake board. Spread all over with a layer of the orange buttercream. Trim the flat base of the other cake (if needed, to make it even and place it domed-side up on top of the iced base. Spread the rest of the buttercream over the cake and pull a palette knife through it from top to bottom to create the shape of the pumpkin. Pour the sweets into the centre of the cake and pop the circle of card over the top of the hole, spreading the buttercream over it and place the marzipan stalk on top.