It's that time of year where pumpkins are everywhere! I love it! It is also a great time of year to teach little ones the life cycle of a pumpkin. To teach my preschooler and kindergartener about this, I created a little booklet. I'll be sharing it with you today and sharing the free printable at the end of the post. This booklet teaches children the process the pumpkin goes through to go from a small seed to a big pumpkin! I created two versions of this booklet. The first is a … [Read more...]
Toddler Tuesday: Pumpkin Sensory Bag
Pumpkins are everywhere these days, so I thought it would be fun to incorporate pumpkins into our Toddler Tuesday activity this week! To start out, we took a pumpkin and discovered what was inside. After I cut off the top, Wes looked inside and wasn't so sure about touching it... ...so brave big brother came to the rescue! After a while, Wes decided it didn't look too bad, so he helped scoop out the pumpkin guts and seeds. This was a great sensory activity!! They were able to squish the … [Read more...]
Surprise Pumpkin Story!
Does your child love listening to stories? If so, you'll have to try this out. This activity helps your child practice their language and listening skills. In this activity, you'll be telling a story to your child, while cutting out a surprise pumpkin. I do suggest practicing this story before telling it to your child. :) Start with a orange colored piece of paper and fold it in half. Keep the folded part on the bottom. Then cut it out so it looks like this. (It's supposed to resemble a … [Read more...]
Pumpkin Pie Play Dough
If you're anything like me, you love the smell of pumpkin pie or anything pumpkin flavored! This is a fun recipe that will smell so good, it will make you want to eat it!! Here's what you'll need: 2 3/4 cups flour 1 cup salt 4 tsp of cream of tartar 6 T of oil 4 tsp of Pumpkin Pie Spice 2 cups of water red and yellow food coloring (optional) Oh and it can't hurt to add the help of your … [Read more...]