Halloween is on the way! Are you ready to start carving pumpkins? This week I’ve rounded up some easy pumpkin crafts for kids to make, some by themselves and some with a little help from you. We can’t wait a glow in the dark pumpkin for the front porch!
And as usual I’ve thrown in some links to fine and gross motor skills, pumpkin themed printables, books and yummy snacks so you have everything you need for a pumpkin themed Tot School for your toddler or preschooler!
Easy pumpkin crafts for kids to make
Crafts are a great way to develop fine motor skills and creativity and at the end of the session your tot will have created something they can show to daddy or their grandparents. These are some of my favourite pumpkin crafts for toddlers and preschoolers:
Mr pumpkin head from Handmade Kid’s Art
Paper plate pumpkin handprint craft from Fun Handprint Art Blog
Glow in the dark window clings from Scruggbug Corner
Glow in the dark pumpkin from Gingersnap Crafts
Halloween name puzzles from How We Learn
Pumpkin spice salt dough ornaments from Fun at Home with Kids
Pumpkin fine motor activities
Fine motor skills are an important part of your tot’s development, because without them they won’t be able to write, grasp small objects or fasten zips on their clothing.
Here are some wonderful pumpkin fine motor activities for them to have fun with:
Simple pumpkin counting from Simple Home Blessing
DIY pumpkin pie play dough from Tinkerlab
Pumpkin spice marshmallow dough from Housing a Forest
Clay pumpkins from Joyfully Weary
Pumpkin hammering from Preschool Powol Packets
Felt board silly pumpkin faces from Tiny Sidekick
No carve pumpkin decorating from Tinkerlab
Pumpkin gross motor activities
We must not forget about helping develop the larger muscles needed for gross motor skills and encouraging climbing, running, crawling and jumping. Here are some wonderful pumpkin gross motor activities to get your little one up and moving.
Planting pumpkin seeds in a pumpkin from Daniel 4s Mom
Pumpkin relay from The Preschool Toolbox
Ghost bottle bowling from No Time for Flashcards
Pumpkin bowling from Little Bins for Little Hands
Hide and go seek the pumpkins from Preschool Plan It
Pumpkin hopscotch from The Pleastantest Thing
Pumpkin printables
To help develop numeracy and literacy skills you can use one of the many free printable packs that are shared by other mums. Here are some pumpkin printables:
Pumpkin patch writing prompts from Frugal Homeschool Family
Free pumpkin Pre K pack from This Reading Mama
Pumpkin activities pack from 3 Dinosaurs
Hand drawn pumpkin printables from Rock a Bye Butterfly
Busy bag mix n match pumpkin faces from Mama Miss
Letter P for pumpkin from Confessions of a Homemaker
Preschool pumpkin pack from 1 plus 1 equals 1
Pumpkin sensory tubs and small world play
Sensory tubs are a brilliant way to encourage learning through invitation to play. Little ones can explore their senses as well as practicing pouring and measuring, counting and patterning. There is also an opportunity for small world play too as they explore and comprehend the world around them. Here are some brilliant ideas for pumpkin sensory tubs and small world play:
Fizzing pumpkins sensory play from Little Bins for Little Hands
Pumpkin patch scavenger hunt from Teach Preschool
Pumpkin sensory dough from Housing a Forest
Pumpkin sensory science activity from Little Bins for Little Hands
Exploring pumpkin seeds from Teach Preschool
Sensory bag from Teaching Mama
Pumpkin themed invitation to play from My Nearest and Dearest
Homemade pumpkin dough sensory bin from Wildflower Ramblings
Pumpkin soup sensory play from The Golden Gleam
Pumpkin books
Here are some pumpkin themed books for you to read together:
Five Little PumpkinsThe Runaway PumpkinPumpkin SoupThe Biggest Pumpkin EverDuck & Goose, Find a Pumpkin
Five Little Pumpkins by Dan Yaccarino
The Runaway Pumpkin by Kevin Lewis
Pumpkin Soup by Helen Cooper
The Biggest Pumpkin Ever by Steven Kroll
Duck & Goose Find a Pumpkin by Tad Hills
Pumpkin snacks
All this learning is enough to make anyone hungry, so why not fix one of these tasty pumpkin snacks to enjoy together:
Fall favourite pumpkin bread from Delightfule Made
Pumpkin chocolate chip bread from Not Just Cute
Pumpkin & oat morning bread from Crafting Connections
Pumpkin dip from Cooking Light
Easy pumpkin recipes from Parenting
Pumpkin bran muffins with chocolate chips from Foodlets
Pumpkin apple muffins from Weelicious
If you enjoyed this collection of Easy Pumpkin Crafts for Kids you will not want to miss our Easy Leaf Crafts for Kids collection!
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