Looking for the best pumpkin activities at home with your kids this fall?! These pumpkin activities are cheap, easy, and low prep! Yes, please!!
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Pumpkin Washing Fall Activity
- Pumpkin Washing
- Set Up: Fill a bin (or baby pool) with soapy water – offer brushes and rags.
- What Next? Invite your child to wash, scrub, and clean the pumpkins!
- Why? This is great for fine and gross motor development, developing life skills, and it’s FUN.
Easy Pumpkin Activity – Pumpkin Painting
- Pumpkin Painting
- Set Up: grab an empty egg carton or take out container – provide a small amount of paint.
- What Next? Invite your child to paint and create on their pumpkin! (When they’re done you can hop back to the pumpkin wash to rinse and start again!)
- Why?? This process art encourages self expression and develops fine motor skills! Win, win!
Pumpkins + Shaving Cream
- Shaving Cream Painting with Pumpkins
- Set Up: fill a muffin tin with shaving cream in each hole (food coloring optional) – offer paint brushes.
- What Next? Invite your child to paint and create on their pumpkin!
- Why?? Messy play is foundational for young kids’ learning and development! It supports the developing brain as your child freely explores, discovers, and makes connections about the world around them.
Fine Motor Pumpkin Activities
- Rubber Band Pumpkins
- Set Up: provide small pumpkins and rubber bands.
- What Next? Invite your child to wrap the rubber bands around the pumpkins – you can model and show them how to stretch the rubber band to secure it!
- Why? This fun activity is excellent for fine motor development – strengthening the small muscles in your child’s hands. Developing fine motor skills will help your child later when they learn how to write and for functional life skills (like tying shoes or buttoning pants!)
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- Thumbtack Pumpkins
- Set Up: provide small pumpkins and thumbtacks
- What Next? Invite your child to press the thumbtacks into the pumpkin.
- Why? Excellent for fine motor development and hand eye coordination. The repetitive motion also makes this a great calming, soothing activity for many kids.
Thanks for reading! I know you will love these Pumpkin Activities for Kids!!
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