FORMcard Pumpkin

With Halloween coming up, why not make your own FORMcard pumpkin!

(If you haven't already heard about FORMcard, they are a handy pocket sized card of bio-plastic that melt in hot water.... see more at www.formcard.com)

Step 1:

To make this spooky pumpkin you will need:

• A glass jug/cup
• Hot water
• A surface to work on (we have used a glass plate)
• Scissors
• Teaspoon
• x1 FORMcard

Step 2:

• Place your FORMcard one strip at a time into hot water (we want to create 10 equal strips) and wait until it softens

Step 3:

• Once soft, cut your strip using scissors

Step 4:

• Repeat steps 1 and 2 until you have 10 equal strips

Step 5:

• Drop one strip at a time into your hot water and wait until it softens
• Widen each strip by gently pulling
• **Try to make the middle of each strip wider than the top so that you can get a good pumpkin shape!**

Step 6:

• While warm, wrap each strip around a teaspoon until it cools

Step 7:

• Repeat steps 4 and 5 for all strips

Step 8:

• Choose two segments
• Dip the edge of one segment into hot water until soft
• Press the softened edged onto the other segment and leave to cool

Step 9:

• Repeat step 7 for all segments until you have a completed pumpkin!

Step 10:

• You can light your pumpkin using an LED candle/light (we advise against using a candle as although you may wish to reuse your FORMcard at a later date, the heat may cause your pumpkin to melt!)