Rock Jack o Lantern Craft. Kids love to paint rocks. If the weather is nice take this craft outside and enjoy the sun before its gone for the winter. If you want to make them water proof you will need to spray the finished rock with clear varnish. I skipped the step because I personally dislike the smell of varnish enough not to bother, but you can find it at any hardware craft store. Gather your materials, you will need some large rocks, painters tape, orange paint, a jar, white glue and a paint brush. Tape off a cool face for each press the painters tape down carefully so there are no bubbles. Edited to add this is an adult job if you want it precise, tape is frustrating to cut and even I was having a hard time. I offered one rock to my son, but he declined. Have extras on hand if they want to do it themselves but you think they will be disappointed or frustrated if they dont make one look like a jack o lantern. Little Pumpkins Craft Activity Of A Frog' title='5 Little Pumpkins Craft Activity Of A Frog' />Browse pumpkins resources on Teachers Pay Teachers, a marketplace trusted by millions of teachers for original educational resources. Mix you paint with white glue. I am mixing them together to stop the washable paint from dusting off the rock. In the past washable kids paint has all but fallen off the rocks. If you are varnishing them skip this. Little Pumpkins Craft Activity Of A Frog' title='5 Little Pumpkins Craft Activity Of A Frog' />The glue does not make it waterproof, so dont pop it in your garden. Start painting Let dry for a few minutes and add another coat. Let dry and peel off the tape. I used a paring knife to carefully peel it off. Little Pumpkins Craft Activity Of A Frog' title='5 Little Pumpkins Craft Activity Of A Frog' />Grab your scissors, grab your glue Find hundreds of Disneyinspired art and craft ideas for kids of all ages including holiday and seasonal crafts, decorations and more. Halloween Books All book lists include affiliate links. Mouses Halloween Partyby Jeanne Modesitt is a really sweet book, and I am glad I grabbed it at the library yesterday. Mouse is planning a big Halloween party but when he gets to his friend Pigs house his plans go awry. This is a great book for kids like my son who get very very upset when something unexpected happens. We spent a long time talking about every stage of this story and felt great when it was done. I may have to buy this book, or at least renew it a few times The text isnt short but the story is interesting enough to keep your child interested. I love the discussion that this book prompted and would encourage anyone to read this book Halloween Day by Anne Rockwell is another winner. I love this author because kids love her books, and the ones that she has collaborated with her daughter on are probably my favorites. Her daughter Lizzy is the illustrator and she won my son over with her cool pictures of costumes and Halloween decor, especially the little boy in the firefighter costume. The story is about a classroom celebrating Halloween but what I love is that it shows why each child chose to dress up in their individual costumes. Huge hit at our house, perfect for the 2 5 crowd and not scary at all Moonlight The Halloween Cat by Cynthia Rylant is a relaxing book about a little black cat named Moonlight and her Halloween night. I love the illustrations and how they seem to glowEvery page offers a new perspective and even though the story is set on a spooky night there is nothing to be afraid of. The text itself is simple, calming  and there are only a couple of lines on each page, making it the perfect length for a bedtime story. Even if you arent a cat person, you will like this book. Easy Halloween craft using cookie cutters. I hear your about schools and holiday books. Everyone is so worried about celebrating something that another. A fantastic AutumnFall Pumpkin Theme for kids of all ages Games, Art, Crafts, Science, Book List, Songs, Poems, Centerpieces and more Good for AutumnFall. Pumpkins are definitely my goto accessory for fall decorating. In fact, they are just about the only decor I use I have collected them in all shapes and sizes, and. The Beavercreek Popcorn Festival welcomes vendors from the around the region with booths featuring crafts, food, retailers, political and community organizations. Kid Activities Autumn Pumpkin Theme. AUTUMN FALL PUMPKIN FUN  Games, Arts and Crafts, Science, PoemsSongs, Centerpieces, Books, and Home Decorating Ideas. This theme is comprised of Pumpkins NOT Jack O Lanterns Please visit the Halloween pagesif looking for Jack O Lanterns and Halloween. Pumpkin RecipesSnacksare in their own category. GAMES. PUMPKIN AND FOOT RACESet up starting and finish lines and have the children race to see who can get their smallish pumpkin over the finish line. Only feet can be used to push pumpkins along. There can be no kicking if any kicking is observed, that child goes back to their starting line. This would also be a good team relay race. PUMPKIN ROLLINGDivide  children into two or more teams. Have a start line and turnaround line, 2. The first child in each line rolls a pumpkin from the start line, to the turn around line and back. The next person does the same, etc. The first team to have everyone play winsPUMPKIN BROOM RACECan be played in  outdoors or gymThis is a simple race but since pumpkins are not smooth balls and refuse to roll in straight lines, youll need plenty of room You need medium pumpkins and sturdy sticks or brooms Use one pumpkin and stickbroom for each team. The racers line up on the starting line with the pumpkins turned on their sides. On the signal, the racers use the stick to roll the pumpkins to the finish line. Younger players may want to use their hands instead of the stick. If you want to play this as teams, make it a relay race. When playing inside use smaller pumpkins. PASS THE PUMPKIN RELAYLine up into 2 teams. The first person passes the pumpkin OVER hisher head to the next person in line. The next person passes the pumpkin UNDER hisher legs to the next person, and so on. When you get to the end of the line the last person runs up to the front and starts it all over again. Whoever has the first person that was in line at the beginning of the game in the back of the line WINS. FIND THE PUMPKIN Supplies Ten pieces of white paper Five pieces of yellow paper Five pieces of orange paper A crayon Scissors Directions 1. Draw ten white pumpkins, five yellow pumpkins, and five orange pumpkins. Or adjust the numbers to reflect the number of your group 2. Cut out all the pumpkins. Decorate each pumpkin with a funny face. Clinical Trials For Stage 2 Melanoma Prognosis. Write the number 1 on the backs of the white pumpkins. Write the number 5 on the backs of the yellow pumpkins. Write the number 1. Hide all of the pumpkins. Kids try to find as many pumpkins as they can before the leader says Stop Players  add up the numbers on their collected pumpkins. The player with the most points wins This can also be played in teams. PUMPKIN BOWLINGSupplies 3 small pumpkins, 3. Ask parents to save empty, clean 2 liter soda bottles for your game. Add about a cup of sand or pebbles in each bottle so they will stand without falling over. Divide kids into several teams of 3 8 kids each. The small pumpkins are the bowling balls. If its for a party consider prizes. The kids that get a Strike receive another turn to bowl a strike. If they  bowl another strike, they receive a prize. When using prizes BE SURE EVERYONE GETS SOMETHING for playing PUMPKIN HUNT While the kids are out of the room hide paper or small gourd pumpkins around the room. Challenge kids to find them all When they have found all pumpkins you can serve a special snack or give each child a goodie. PUMPKIN BOCCE BALL Object of Game Roll a pumpkin closest to the big pumpkin. You need a large pumpkin. Also purchase several miniature or round sugar pumpkins. To play Place the big pumpkin several feet away. Give each player a small pumpkin. Each player rolls No tossing or throwing their pumpkin and tries to be the closest to the big pumpkin. The player closest wins. THROW PENNIES IN THE PUMPKIN Carve out a pumpkin Do NOT make it a Jack O Lantern line the inside with plastic or aluminum foil. Make the top opening large. Option is to use small plastic pumpkins which are quicker and not messy To play the game place the pumpkins a couple feet away. Give each player about ten pennies. Each time one gets in a point is earned. You could also use a plastic Halloween pumpkin container PUMPKIN RACE Like the above Pumpkin Race  but using sticks instead of broomsCan be played in a yard, garage or even inside using small pumpkins This is a simple race but since pumpkins are not  smooth balls and refuse to roll in nice straight lines, you will need plenty of roomYou need two large pumpkins and two sturdy sticks. The racers, line up on the starting line with the pumpkins turned on their sides. On the signal, the racers use the stick to roll the pumpkins to the finish line. Younger players may want to use their hands instead of the stick. If you want to play this as teams, make it a relay race. CHALLENGE THE KIDS with how many words they can come up with letters in the word PUMPKIN This can be an individual challenge, or two or three kids teamed together. Nip, pup, ink, pink, mink, in, pin, kin, pun, nun, pump, up, nip,  WIN THE PUMPKIN Place children in a circle. Start some music and pass a mini pumpkin from one person to another. When the music stops the person holding the pumpkin is out. The last one left keeps the pumpkinRING THE PUMPKINLine up three large pumpkins with stems, to form a ring toss. Use embroidery hoops or make hoops with rope and duct tape. Mark a throwing line on the floor and take turns trying to ring a pumpkin stem. Variation Try to ring an entire large pumpkin with a hula hoop MR. PUMPKIN HEAD Do you have Mr. Potato Head game pieces The kids can have some Fall fun using them with small pumpkins Using a smallish to medium sized pumpkin, poke some holes where the eyes, nose and mouth would be include hat and ears. Have the children decorate Mr. Pumpkin Head using Mr. Potato Head pieces. NOT A GAME BUT WONDERFUL FOR YOUNG KIDS AND THE YOUNG AT HEART MAGIC PUMPKIN SEEDSMaterials Pumpkin seeds, small paper bag and small pumpkins. Show the children a small bag of pumpkin seeds and explain that you believe these are magic pumpkin seeds. Take the children outside to the playground or your yard where they toss the seeds onto the ground. Have them make up a few magic words, if they want. The next day, before children go outside gather the seeds and put small pumpkins in their place. Take the children outside and delight them with the magical pumpkins that have grown. If you have enough pumpkins, the children can take the pumpkins home andor first decorate and paint them to add to theme of your space. Idea adapted from preschoolrainbow. TRADITIONAL GAMES WITH A TWIST. Instead of Simon Says, play THE PUMPKIN SAYS. Instead of Duck Duck Goose Play APPLE APPLE PUMPKIN 3. Play PASS THE PUMPKIN  like Hot Potato. Use a tiny pumpkin4. Instead of playing Pin the tail on the Donkey PLAY PUT THE STEM ON THE PUMPKIN PARTY GAMES.