Pumpkin Harvest Activities and Game

Preschool pumpkin and harvest activities, games, and free printables

Large Group

Place a medium size pumpkin inside a pillow case. Let children pass the pillow case around and feel the surprise and try to guess what it is. After each child had a chance to guess remove it from the pillow case. (Tactile discrimination)

Sing the Pumpkin song and make the movements together:

Pumpkin Song
Author Unknown
(Tune: Have You Ever Seen a Lassie?)

Have you ever seen a pumpkin, a pumpkin, a pumpkin,
Have you ever seen a pumpkin, that grows on a vine?
A round one, a tall one, a big one, a small one, (show the different sizes of the pumpkins with your arms and fingers)
Have you ever seen a pumpkin, that grows on a vine?

Let children share what they know about how a pumpkin grows as you record their responses on the board. Then, read the book Too Many Pumpkins.

Hot Pumpkin Game

Finish group time with a lively game of Hot Potato (Pumpkin). You will need music and a small pumpkin. Keep the children in their circle and play some lively bluegrass or country music. Start with you holding the pumpkin and then begin passing it around the circle. Stop the music after a few seconds. The child holding the pumpkin when the music stops is out and can move into the center of the circle, or can be dismissed to the next activity. Continue until only one child is left.

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Pumpkin Harvest Game

What you need:
Pumpin Harvest game board printable

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Small basket
20 orange Pom-Poms or orange play dough
Dice

Print the Pumpkin Harvest game printable. Place 20 orange pom-poms on the table.

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Instructions:
Discuss with children how the pumpkins grows on a vine. Together with the children count the 20 pumpkins. If you have two different sizes of pompoms let children sort the pumpkins by size. Sorting