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Pumpkin activities

Every fall, I ask myself what are simple, fun, and educational pumpkin activities to do with my son.  We attend fall festivals in our county and get at least 4 pumpkins annually. This year, I was looking for activities that DID NOT require me to purchase more craft supplies from the store. I wanted to use items that we had on hand.

Below is what we did and had a blast!

Paint The Pumpkin

Materials Needed

  1. Put Newspapers or cloth on table for easy clean-up
  2. Put water in cup to clean paint brushes.
  3. Put napkins in paper plate #1 to clean and dry paint brushes.
  4. Put small sections of various color paints on paper plate # 2.
  5. Place pumpkin on table with newspaper/magazine paper or cloth.
  6. Let your child be creative and paint the pumpkin.
paint set up
This is our set up before starting to paint.

Pick, Count, and Cook Pumpkin Seeds

Materials Needed

  1. Place pumpkin on cutting board or pan in front of child.
  2. Give the child a spoon and have them scoop out the seeds.
  3. If they are having difficulty using the spoon, have them use their hands.
  4. Instruct child to put seeds in bowl.
  5. Have the child count the seeds while scooping.
  6. Another option is for the child to count the seeds at the end of the activity.
  7. Roast the pumpkin seeds for a great snack!
Scooping pumpkin seeds with spoon!

Make Pumpkin Soup with Rice

Materials Needed

  1. Follow our Pumpkin Soup with Rice Recipe.
  2. Have fun eating it with your family!

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Have a Science Lesson and Learn about Decomposition

Materials Needed (please note this activity came from Sid the Science Kid Season 1 Episode 6 called Mushy Banana)

  1. Once the painted pumpkin has started to decay put it in a large plastic bag or container.
  2. Let the pumpkin decompose until it changes colors.
  3. Put plastic gloves on the child before touching pumpkin.
  4. Stay close to the child to ensure they don’t put the pumpkin in their mouth.
  5. Have the child feel the pumpkin and compare it to a fresh pumpkin.
  6. Have the child take a closer look by using their magnifying glass.
  7. Ask the child the following questions…
  • How is the pumpkin different from the fresh pumpkin?
  • How does it smell?
  • What colors do you see?
  • How does it feel?
  1. Put Pumpkin in the compost when complete.
He is analyzing a decayed pumpkin!

 

We cut the pumpkin in quarters and now he examines the decayed flesh.

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24 thoughts on “4 Simple and Fun Pumpkin Activities for Kids

    1. He actually wanted to take the seeds out. He had fun with it! He likes getting his hands dirty! This is not an activity for kids who don’t want to do it! LOL

  1. These are great ideas and something the kids will really love. We will try to do this on our next activity, thanks for sharing!

    1. Thank you Sabrina for the comment. Yes cooking is such as great activity for kids. It teaches life skills and creativity.

    1. Hello Elizabeth! Thank you for reading. My son and I had a great time with these activities. You should definitely try it if you have pumpkins left over.

  2. I don’t believe I’ve ever tried pumpkin soup before… I ‘ll have to give this a try ; )
    the pumpkin seed idea is a good one my kids and I like!

  3. Paint and cook. Got it. My kids would surely enjoy doing both to pumpkins. But since we don’t have pumpkins, I will be buying squash instead. They’re kind of the same anyway. Good weekend activity. 😀

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