Monthly Crafting Book Club: Pumpkin Cat

            Hey folks! We're back after taking a few months' hiatus from the Monthly Crafting Book Club. This month's theme is pumpkin books in preparation for the coming of fall! We checked out quite a few pumpkin and fall themed books at the library recently, so it was easy to pick one out.

            I decided on Pumpkin Cat. It's a simple, straight-forward book teaching about where pumpkins come from. Cat is curious about this, so mouse teaches him about seeds and taking care of the pumpkin plant as it grows. They even carve a jack-o-lantern at the end!

            To be totally honest, I waited until the last minute on participating this month. So, I decided to do a simple pop up cat craft. Super easy and cute! Let's get to it!

Pop Up Cat Craft

Recommended for ages 3 and up

What You'll Need:

-Foam in orange, brown, and black

-Pumpkin and cat template

-Craft stick (aka popsicle stick)

-Scissors

-Marker

-Glue

*Find a pumpkin and cat template you like. You may have to tweak the sizes some before printing. That's what I did. You can get an idea for the ratio in the picture of my templates.

*Cut your templates out.

*Trace your templates onto the corresponding color of foam.

*Cut out your foam pieces.

*Glue your stem piece onto the front of the pumpkin. (So your cat isn't hitting it when you move him up and down.) I chose to draw some lines on the pumpkin as well to make it look a bit more like a pumpkin. :)

*Glue your craft stick onto one side of your cat piece.

*Lay your cat piece as far down on the pumpkin piece as you can. Cut a strip of foam (doesn't matter what color) wide enough that it should keep the cat secured while not in use, but large enough to move the cat up and down easily when in play.

Don't forget to check out what the other bloggers did this month!