For Halloween this year, how about something a little bit different? Everybody does jack o’lanterns, but this year we decided to try a jack o’diorama!
We picked a nice, big round pumpkin and cut a large circle out of the side. After scooping out all the pumpkin guts (saving the seeds to roast of course!), we started creating our pumpkin scene with toys around the house.
There’s no limit to what you can create! Make a jungle scene with toy animals. How about a LEGO world or a miniature dollhouse scene?
Here’s our Star Wars themed pumpkin inspired by the ice cave scene from The Empire Strikes Back.
Luke is hung upside down with thread tied around his feet and a pin pushed into the roof of the pumpkin cave. You can see how hard he’s concentrating on the Force, trying to call his lightsaber to his hand before the wampa ice creature takes a bite out of him!
Or here’s another classic pairing – Luke and Darth in a lightsaber battle!
The great thing about this simple project is that even the littlest kids can help decorate. I think we’ll try a My Little Pony pumpkin tomorrow with my youngest!
Very cute idea, and alot of fun for everyone.
Love this idea its so cool!
Neat idea! Love the Star Wars theme
Great idea! Love this. Wonder if it would work well with paper cut-outs?
I love it! What a great idea, but I wouldn’t display it outside (it would get stolen) perhaps in a window.
What a creative idea! Next Halloween, I’ll have to do something like this.
This is fantastic! I’ll have to remember for next year
This is so cute! It’s such a fun and unique alternative to a classic jack o’lantern.
The ice cave scene was not from Return of the Jedi. It was from The Empire Strikes Back
Durr. You probably won’t believe me, but I knew this. I blame it on all the candy we were eating at the time. Thanks for setting the record straight (after 2 years in which nobody else caught this grievous mistake)!
So I posted my comment live with my middle school students today with your website up on the projector. I opened up class by showing my favorite star wars theme pumpkins in a quick Google search. This provided much entertainment for the children. Thank you for letting me play star wars snob… and great pumpkin! Happy Halloween