5 Little Pumpkins Craft for Kids Materials needed PER CHILD: Pumpkins - 5 orange pipe cleaners and 5 green Wikki Stix (green pipe cleaners can also be used), Gate - 6 craft sticks, liquid glue, brown paint, paintbrushes, paint smocks (or an old T-shirt to protect clothing), and paint cups/trays. Colored or plain construction paper can be used for mounting. Prior to the craft activity - … [Read more...] about 5 Little Pumpkins Craft, a Recipe, and Cookie Math for Preschool
Pumpkin Theme for Kindergarten
Jack-o-Lanterns and 5 Little Pumpkins
5 Little Pumpkins is an all-time favorite book for children at Halloween. It is loved and easily remembered by young children. When the book is read along with the fingerplay and props, the children easily grasp the words, rhyme, and rhythm of this early literacy activity. Retelling the 5 Little Pumpkins - 5 Pumpkins on a gate Materials needed: 5 Pumpkins on a gate.pdf (linked above), … [Read more...] about Jack-o-Lanterns and 5 Little Pumpkins
Halloween and Fall Traditions, Pumpkin Mosaic Craft, and a Recipe for Kids!
Sensory Mosaic Pumpkins - Pumpkin Template Materials Needed: One Pumpkin Template per child, a variety of textured materials for the children to explore and decorate their pumpkins with (cereal, beans, candy corn, Indian corn, seeds, cotton balls, wall paper scraps, fabric scraps, old magazine pictures, etc.), liquid glue, paint brushes, art smocks/t-shirts, scissors. Set out a variety of … [Read more...] about Halloween and Fall Traditions, Pumpkin Mosaic Craft, and a Recipe for Kids!
Ghost Pops, Poems, and Pumpkin Missing Numbers!
White Chocolate and Marshmallow Ghost Pops Materials/Ingredients: Large Marshmallows, White Chocolate or Vanilla Bark, Craft or Popsicle sticks, and Milk Chocolate Chips for the eyes. Have the kids put two marshmallows on a craft stick. Melt the white chocolate or bark in the microwave - watch carefully so it doesn't burn. Older children and adults can dip the marshmallows (the coating is … [Read more...] about Ghost Pops, Poems, and Pumpkin Missing Numbers!
Project Pumpkin!
There is nothing that reminds us more of Fall than...PUMPKINS! Below you will find activities you can do with your children to explore the delights of the season! PROJECT PUMPKIN Literacy Read The Big Pumpkin by Erica Silverman [Alladin, 1995] - even if you are not a fan of Halloween, most children love this book and it is fun to act out the characters in the story. Print the Pumpkin Sight … [Read more...] about Project Pumpkin!