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10 Activities Using Real Pumpkins

October 17, 2015 by OneMommy

Fall is the time for pumpkins.

People everywhere love to carve pumpkins, or use no carve pumpkin decorating ideas. 

Do you have pumpkins?   Wish there was something else to do with them besides just carving or painting them and waiting for them to rot?

Here are 10 fun pumpkin activities that use real pumpkins. 

kids activities with pumpkins

 

 

Pumpkin Activities 

When you first get those pumpkins, you can use them to explore texture with your preschooler.

Use those pumpkins in a fun game of ring around the pumpkin.  Great for counting skills and stacking!

Have a bunch of old crayons?  Use them to decorate these gorgeous crayon-drip pumpkins.

Try hammering nails into pumpkins for a funky-looking pumpkin with the bonus of plenty of hand-eye coordination as well as proprioceptive input.

Give it an educational twist with this fun pumpkin math idea.

Do pumpkins float?  Test your child’s theory with this simple pumpkin sink or float experiment.

For a fun twist to the experiment, turn that pumpkin into your very own pumpkin boat!

Once you cut into the pumpkins, use those seeds to do some simple seed measuring.

Then turn your pumpkin into a super fun pumpkin volcano!

I absolutely love this idea to explore pumpkins with your child’s plastic toy tools!

 

For many of these pumpkin activities you can still carve or paint the pumpkin afterwards.  That means you get more fun for the price of that pumpkin!

 

You may also enjoy: 

  • Preschoolers love this Pumpkin Pop-Up Craft.
  • Make and play Pop the Pumpkin!
  • Host the party of the year with these fun and easy Halloween Party Ideas.


Filed Under: Kids Activities Tagged With: fall craft, Halloween, pumpkin

Comments

  1. Leslie says

    October 17, 2015 at 9:46 pm

    These are a great idea and they look like fun#

  2. Erin @ Nourishing My Scholar says

    October 26, 2015 at 11:42 am

    Oh fun! I’ve been trying to think of what to do with pumpkins besides carving them. Visiting from #BusyDoingLife!

    • OneMommy says

      October 26, 2015 at 4:32 pm

      Hope you can find an activity (or 3) here that you like!
      Thanks for stopping by!

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