Sink or Float - Prepare a chart entitled "Will a Pumpkin Sink or Float?" Give each child a pumpkin cutout and ask them to place their pumpkin in whatever column they think will happen ("Sink" or "Float").and allow children to explore and feel the inside of a pumpkin. Inside a Pumpkin - Cut open a pumpkin and allow children to see what is inside.Knead the dough on a floured surface until it is smooth. Cook and stir over medium heat until all lumps disappear. orange food coloring (2 parts yellow, 1 part red).This is fun for torn paper pumpkins, sponge paint pumpkins, tissue paper ball pumpkins, etc. Allow them to be creative and use the art supplies to create a pumpkin on a paper plate. Paper Plate Pumpkin - Provide children with construction paper, tissue paper, paint and other art supplies.Children can paint the bag with orange paint. Twist top of bag and secure with green pipecleaner.
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Paper Bag Pumpkin - Fill a small brown bag half full of torn newspaper.Have them fingerpaint with red and yellow paints and watch the paint turn orange. Finger Paint Pumpkin Color Mixing - Give children a pumpkin shaped cut out with fingerpaint paper.Dip newspaper strips in a wet mixture of flour and water and lay across the balloon entirely. Paper Mache Pumpkins - Use an inflated balloon for the form.For safety purposes, you may wish to light up your new friend with a flashlight instead of a candle. Everyone can participate in the fun of removing the ooey gooey pulp, a great sensory activity. The children can help plan the face maybe by drawing and designing prototypes, while the teacher can do the actual carving. Jack-O- lantern Carving - This is a fun and traditional party activity.I then made a jack-o-lantern, wasn't that fun? Pumpkin Art Activities See our great big laughing mouths, Smiling right at you!Ī neighbor came and took one then there were 4Īlong came a farmer and then there were 3 See our great big shining eyes, Looking all around. I'm a Little Pumpkin (Tune: I'm a Little Teapot) Then "Ooooooh" went the wind (say softly)Īnd OUT when the lights (clap hands to the word "out" and say loudly)Īnd the five little pumpkins rolled outta sight.
The fourth one said "Let's have some fun" (throw hand in the air) The third one said "But we don't care" (shrug shoulders)
The second one said, "There are witches in the air" (point) The first one said "Oh my! It's getting late" (slap face ala Home Alone) Pumpkin Songs and Fingerplaysįive little pumpkins sitting on a gate (hold up fingers for pumpkins) Have some fun with pumpkins this Halloween! This is the perfect time of year to take a field trip to a local pumpkin patch.
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