Halloween // How to fix an inflatable

I have a medium inflatable pumpkin with a cat in it. It's cute, and I love it, but it's not too quality. I got it at Walmart, and it's the first one Ive ever been able to have. I also have a slightly clumsy husband whom I love, but he dropped a lit cigarette on the inflatable while I had it unplugged during a windstorm.

So there is a maybe, centimeter hole in the back of the cats head, which, as you would think, damages it's inflatable properties. I've accepted I'll need a new one next year, but is there anything I can do to patch him for this year? Maybe tape? I thought about sewing a patch on but I don't have that kind of fabric and I dont think adding more holes will help. Any advice would be appreciated, as I am really excited to have an inflatable, and no stores are carrying them in my town anymore so just buying a new one isn't an option.