Pinterest Experiment 2 - Grumpy Cat Pumpkin

This pin won't help anybody this year since Halloween is here. But there's always 2014!! When I saw this pin I just KNEW we had to try it. One problem, I'm not a painter, artist, drawer of anything. But, my mom is! She has an art degree and is an art teacher.

Me: "Mom, I want you to paint a Grumpy Cat face on a pumpkin!"
Her: "Who, a what?"

She has somehow missed out on the greatness of Grumpy Cat. 

Here is the actual pin.

In case you don't know Grumpy Cat, here he is:

Source: Grumpy Cat

So this is how I pictured this would go:
* Me and Emily would paint the pumpkin white.
* Mom would paint the face the next day while Emily played with her own paints.
* It would be a good bonding experience for me, Emily and Grammy. Just a regular ol' fashioned girls' morning of bonding.

You'll need a pencil for outlining his face. The paint was just 57-cent acrylic paint from Wal-Mart. You will need various sizes of brushes and we used a paint sponge for the areas around his eyes. You'll also need black felt for the ears and glue.

The Before:

Unfortunately I forgot to take a picture of the pumpkin after we painted it white. Darn it!

The After:

For his ears I cut out two felt triangles, then used Super Glue to attach to his big cute, creepy face. CAUTION: Super Glue will tear the flesh off your fingers, so be careful.

So as opposed to how I thought this project would go, here is how it actually went:

* Emily got bored after painting for about 10 minutes, but that was pretty good she lasted that long.
* We didn't have a pencil for the outlining of his face. Emily would not let Grammy use her chalk. Insert total maniacal-toddler meltdown right here. After a brief stint in Timeout, we were ready.
* Emily got bored after painting her coloring book for 20 minutes, but again, that was good she lasted that long.

Sure, one eye is larger than the other. That probably wouldn't have happened had I owned a pencil or if we had used chalk to outline his face.

But I have to say it turned out a lot better than I thought it would. It's not Pinterest-Perfect, but golly, it's a lot of fun to pull into the driveway and see creepy, blue eyes staring at you. I definitely enjoyed it more than carving a pumpkin. I think next year, I'll make the pumpkin more craft-centric for Emily. Plus she will be four by then and will be interested in paint.

Did you carve or paint any pumpkins this Halloween?