Once I Had a
Pumpkin
(Tune: “Lassie and Laddie” – Happy Everything
CD)
Oh, once I had a
pumpkin, a pumpkin, a pumpkin. (Circle hands over head.),
Once I had a pumpkin
with no face at all.
With no eyes and
no nose (Point
to facial features and shake head.)
And no mouth and
no teeth.
Oh, once I had a
pumpkin with no face at all.
So I made a
jack-o-lantern, jack-o-lantern, jack-o-lantern.
(Draw
a jack-o-lantern in the air.)
So I made a
jack-o-lantern, jack-o-lantern, jack-o-lantern.
With big eyes and
a big nose and big mouth and big teeth.
(Draw
facial features in the air.)
So I made a
jack-o-lantern with a big funny face.
Sing and Draw
Draw a
jack-o-lantern on the board or a chart as you sing the song.
Pumpkin Paint
Mix equal parts of
flour and salt. Stir in orange
tempera paint. (Obviously, if it’s
powdered, you will need to add some water, too.) Add a spoonful of cinnamon or pumpkin pie spice to the paint
and stir. Children can paint a
pumpkin, pumpkin pie, or whatever they want. Their painting will be textured and smell good, too!
Pumpkin Seeds
Before carving
your pumpkin, have the children estimate how many seeds they think it will
contain and write down their estimations.
Have the children separate the seeds and count them. Who guessed more? Who Guessed less? Who guessed the closest amount? Cook some of the seeds by rinsing them
and frying them in a little butter and salt. Save some of the seeds to plant in the spring.
