Pumpkins! Slime, Play Dough, Books, & Songs

The Snappy Greens BST is such an awesome community of parents, grandparents, even a few older kids! We've decided to expand and share the activities we do with our little ones. Our very first 'Theme of the Week' was pumpkins. We had so much fun brainstorming ideas and learning what other families do! 

Pumpkin Guts Slime

Pulp and Seeds from 1 Pumpkin (we used a medium size one)

1.5 Cups Cornstarch

1/2 Cup Water

Mix pulp/seeds and cornstarch in a large bowl. Add water a little at a time, until desired constancy is reached. Play! We added cauldrons, mugs, plastic pumpkins and the scoopers (from a carving kit). The kids had a great time scooping the slime into their cauldrons!

Pumpkin Play Dough

1 c flour

2 tsp pumpkin pie spice

1 tsp cinnamon

1/4 c salt

2 tbsp cream of tartar

1.5 tbsp oil

Orange food dye

1 c water

1 tbsp glycerin (optional)

Mix first 6 ingredients in a medium saucepan. In a bowl, mix water with dye. Pour dye into saucepan while stirring. Cook on medium heat for 3-4 minutes, until the dough pulls away from pan sides and forms a ball. Remove from pan and cool. Knead in the glycerin (if using). Play!

Pumpkin Books

Pumpkin Songs

Pumpkin, pumpkin on the ground/ How'd you get so big and round?/ Once you were a seed

 so small,/ Now you are a great big ball!/ Pumpkin, pumpkin on the ground/ How'd you get 

so big and round?

(To the Farmer in the Dell- syncopated)

The pumpkin is here; the pumpkin is there.

The pumpkin, the pumpkin is everywhere.

The pumpkin is up; the pumpkin is down. The pumpkin, the pumpkin is all around.

The pumpkin is in; the pumpkin is out. The pumpkin, the pumpkin is all about. 

The pumpkin is low; the pumpkin is high. The pumpkin, the pumpkin, says, "Goodbye!"

Five little pumpkins sitting on a gate.
The first one said, "Oh, my it's getting late"
The second one said, "There are witches in the air."
The third one said, "But we don't care."
The fourth one said, "Let's run, let's run!"
The fifth one said, "Isn't Halloween fun?"

Then Woooooo went the wind
And OUT went the lights.

And five little pumpkins rolled out of sight.

♫ This is the way we scoop him out, scoop him out, scoop him out. 
This is the way we scoop him out. [Pretend to scoop out the insides of a pumpkin.]
This is our jack-o'-lantern. [Jack-o'-lantern gesture.]
This is the way we make his eyes, make his eyes, make his eyes.
This is the way we make his eyes. [Draw a triangle shape in the air in front of one eye, then the other eye.]
This is our jack-o'-lantern.
This is the way we make his nose, make his nose, make his nose.
This is the way we make his nose. [Draw a triangle shape in the air in front of your nose.]
This is our jack-o'-lantern.
This is the way we make his mouth, make his mouth, make his mouth.
This is the way we make his mouth. [Draw a smiling mouth in the air in front of your mouth.]
This is our jack-o'-lantern.
Jack-o'-lantern shining bright, shining bright, shining bright.
Jack-o'-lantern shining bright. [Jack-o'-lantern gesture. Wiggle your fingers.]
This is our jack-o'-lantern.
This is our jack-o'-lantern. ♫