Tis the season--pumpkin season that is! And what better way to celebrate Fall with these fun pumpkins activities! Check out the links below to find creative, fun, and stimulating activities that involve everyone's favorite gourd! 1. No holiday is complete without a themed sensory bin! Dye some water orange and toss in all the pumpkin things you can find like, ceramic pumpkins, foam pumpkins and orange pom poms. 2. Paint pumpkins with toilet paper roll painting. Just dip an empty roll in orange paint and stamp it on paper. Use a crayon to color in a stem. 3. Make a paper plate pumpkin that is cute artwork and also doubles as a name recognition activity. This pumpkin activity is also great for fine motor skills. 4. Dress your Halloween candy or goodies in pumpkin perfect wrapping. A little tissue paper, an empty TP roll and a green pipe cleaner is all you need. 5. Make a Halloween garland with pumpkin salt-dough. Create your ornaments and after they dry you can paint them and hang them in your home. 6. Make a felt pumpkin with extra face pieces and have your kids create the pumpkin face that matches each card. This has a free printable to go along with it! 7. Make a construction paper pumpkin and decorate it with googley eyes and markers. A fun way to change it up is to cut an egg carton and use the bottom as eyes. 8. Sometimes it's fun just to explore and get messy. Try heading outside with a pumpkin and a hammer (and adult supervision) and smash it! 7 Pumpkin Activities
Tis the season--pumpkin season that is! And what better way to celebrate Fall with these fun pumpkins activities! Check out the links below to find creative, fun, and stimulating activities that involve everyone's favorite gourd! 1. No holiday is complete without a themed sensory bin! Dye some water orange and toss in all the pumpkin things you can find like, ceramic pumpkins, foam pumpkins and orange pom poms. 2. Paint pumpkins with toilet paper roll painting. Just dip an empty roll in orange paint and stamp it on paper. Use a crayon to color in a stem. 3. Make a paper plate pumpkin that is cute artwork and also doubles as a name recognition activity. This pumpkin activity is also great for fine motor skills. 4. Dress your Halloween candy or goodies in pumpkin perfect wrapping. A little tissue paper, an empty TP roll and a green pipe cleaner is all you need. 5. Make a Halloween garland with pumpkin salt-dough. Create your ornaments and after they dry you can paint them and hang them in your home. 6. Make a felt pumpkin with extra face pieces and have your kids create the pumpkin face that matches each card. This has a free printable to go along with it! 7. Make a construction paper pumpkin and decorate it with googley eyes and markers. A fun way to change it up is to cut an egg carton and use the bottom as eyes. 8. Sometimes it's fun just to explore and get messy. Try heading outside with a pumpkin and a hammer (and adult supervision) and smash it!