Grab a foam pumpkin and a mop head to make these Dollar Tree mop pumpkins – such an easy fall craft filled with farmhouse charm.
How to make a yarn pumpkin from dollar store supplies
If you shop at a Dollar Tree this time of year, you’re bound to come across these super popular foam pumpkins:
These little guys cost $1 a piece, and there are so may creative ways for craft and decorate them.
Why I Love This Pumpkin Craft
I’m a bit obsessed with pumpkin decorating in the fall, I mean…. what crafty person isn’t? And I especially love cozy, neutral looking pumpkins.
In fact, last year I made these yarn pumpkins. They’re a bit bigger than these Dollar Tree pumpkins, but they also cost more to make. So this year, I challenged myself to make the same craft using dollar store supplies.
Why use a mop head and not dollar store yarn?
Yes, I know that many dollar stores sell yarn. Unfortunately, that yarn won’t work well for this particular craft. See, that yarn is quite thin. You would be wrapping and gluing for ages with it. For this style of pumpkin, you really need a thicker yarn. That’s why these mop heads are absolutely perfect… and a much cheaper option than buying chunky yarn.
Supplies Needed:
- Dollar Tree foam pumpkin
- Dollar Tree mop head
- white paint – or spray paint, if you prefer
- paint brush
- scissors
- hot glue gun and sticks
- twig
- faux leaves
Tutorial – How to make Dollar Tree Mop Pumpkins:
Follow this quick video, or read the step-by-step directions below.
- Remove the pumpkin stem and tag. Press your fingers to make the hole in the top of the pumpkin just a bit bigger.
- Paint the whole pumpkin white. Let dry.
- Disassemble the mop head. Grab a few yarn strands, and give them a firm tug. They should come out. The rest of the strands will be easier to remove. If using the gray/white mop heads, you will need to use scissors to cut the strands away.
- Next, fold a strand in half and secure at the top of the pumpkin with hot glue. To keep from burning your fingertips, you can use the end of the scissors to hold the yarn in place or use a protective fingertip cover (like I did) until the hot glue takes hold. Make sure you get the end of the yarn as close to the pumpkin stem as possible so that all of the pumpkin surface is covered.
- Secure each strand with hot glue at the top and bottom of the pumpkin.
- Repeat this process all the way around the pumpkin, filling in the gaps between the creases. Be sure you twist each end of the strand before you glue it in place. This will help ensure you don’t have frayed ends sticking out when you finish with all of the strands.
- Stick a twig and sprig of faux greenery in the top to finish off your pumpkin.
Other creative ways to craft with these dollar store foam pumpkins:
- Stack ’em up to make a dollar store pumpkin topiary
- Wrap ’em up to make fabric-covered pumpkins
- Cover ’em in tape for these fabric tape pumpkins
Dollar Tree Mop Head Pumpkin Craft
Grab a foam pumpkin and a mop head to make these Dollar Tree mop pumpkins – such an easy fall craft filled with farmhouse charm.
Materials
- Dollar Tree foam pumpkin
- Dollar Tree mop head
- white paint – or spray paint, if you prefer
- paint brush
- scissors
- hot glue gun and sticks
- twig
- faux leaves
Instructions
- Remove the pumpkin stem and tag. Press your fingers to make the hole in the top of the pumpkin just a bit bigger.
- Paint the whole pumpkin white. Let dry.
- Disassemble the mop head. Grab a few yarn strands, and give them a firm tug. They should come out. The rest of the strands will be easier to remove. If using the gray/white mop heads, you will need to use scissors to cut the strands away.
- Next, fold a strand in half and secure at the top of the pumpkin with hot glue. To keep from burning your fingertips, you can use the end of the scissors to hold the yarn in place or use a protective fingertip cover (like I did) until the hot glue takes hold. Make sure you get the end of the yarn as close to the pumpkin stem as possible so that all of the pumpkin surface is covered.
- Secure each strand with hot glue at the top and bottom of the pumpkin.
- Repeat this process all the way around the pumpkin, filling in the gaps between the creases. Be sure you twist each end of the strand before you glue it in place. This will help ensure you don’t have frayed ends sticking out when you finish with all of the strands.
- Stick a twig and sprig of faux greenery in the top to finish off your pumpkin.
Don’t forget to PIN these dollar tree mop pumpkins for later:
Your ideas are so adorable and fun to do the mop pumpkins with grandkids. Thank you!
I love this!!! We have a few larger ones too, I will check to see if this will work with them! Awesome, thanks for sharing!!!
I’ve done the same thing on larger pumpkins and chunky yarn. Give it a try!!
Love these mophead pumpkins! You always have the best ideas. Can you tell me what size these pumpkins are? I have several foam pumpkins and would like to use what I have. Thanks, and I’ll keep watching for more great ideas!
Joan