Halloween Crafts for Kids: Pumpkin Seed Homemade Jewelry

Halloween Crafts for Middle School Aged Kids

It may be easier to make homemade jewelry with raw pumpkin seeds, but you can't eat it. Here is a craft idea for that takes the concept of an edible "candy necklace" but substitutes the candy for cooked pumpkin seeds. What a fun Halloween craft that uses cooked pumpkin seeds.

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Crafts for Kids: Age Appropriateness

This Halloween craft using pumpkin seeds is for middle school children and older, since it involves using a sewing needle.

Materials Needed to Make Pumpkin Seed Homemade Jewelry

one large sewing needle
strands of dental waxed dental floss
cooked pumpkin seeds
a thimble
a piece of cardboard
scissors

Why Dental Floss?

This Halloween craft uses dental floss for a number of reasons. One reason is because it is an item that should be found in the house.Also , it is a great and subtle reminder to kids to brush and floss, especially around Halloween when they eat more candy and sweets than they usually do. Another reason to use dental floss is that it is a strong kind of string.

Preparation for Making Pumpkin Seed Homemade Jewelry

First you need to make some homemade roasted pumpkin seeds.

Next, measure the dental floss into different lengths. Measure the dental floss on your wrist to find the right length to make a pumpkin seed bracelet. Or measure a piece around you neck, so it hangs about half down your chest.

For each strand, about at least one inch the the dental floss before cutting it. Or have an adult cut up the dental floss. This will make it easier to tie a knot on the jewelry when you are done.

Threading the Needle for the Homemade Jewelry

It takes some practice, and some patience, to thread a needle. Hopefully the sewing needle you have has a large "eye." That is where the dental floss goes. Thread one end of the dental floss through the eye of the needle. Ask an adult for help if you are having trouble.

Tie a knot at one end of the dental floss.

How Many Seeds for the Homeamde Jewelry?