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How to Draw a Pumpkin in Five Easy Steps

Jaimi Erickson — Wed, 10 Dec 2025 13:47:16 +0000

My youngest kid asked me last week if I could teach him to draw a real pumpkin. Thanks to the cool doodle ideas I explored at A Beautiful Madness, I tried a pumpkin doodle recently and was happy to teach it to my kid. So, we sat down at the kitchen table and grabbed whatever […]

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9 Halloween Activities and Crafts for Toddlers and Up

Jaimi Erickson — Mon, 13 Oct 2025 23:15:54 +0000

Time for some Halloween activities and crafts fun! I know many families do not participate in Halloween, but I keep it “cute” for the kids with these learning activities that cover children from toddlers to preschool and early elementary. Five are my own creation and I also have shared links to other blogs that […]

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Chalk and Craft Pumpkin Creations

Jaimi Erickson — Tue, 30 Sep 2025 15:06:12 +0000

The carvable craft pumpkins make great Halloween activities for little kids. At first my plan was to spray paint one craft pumpkin with chalkboard paint, so we could draw on it with chalk. But, when we got them home we discovered that chalk works right on the pumpkin. How fun! This is great for young […]

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Craft Pumpkin Shape Faces

Jaimi Erickson — Mon, 29 Sep 2025 23:19:15 +0000

Check your local craft store for the small craft pumpkins. They go on sale frequently. I grabbed a couple for this activity that puts a Fall spin on Mr. Potato Head. This one is a shape learning activity that can be a solo invitation to play or interactive. It teaches kids about shapes and helps […]

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Fall Preschool Activities

Jaimi Erickson — Sun, 25 Oct 2020 20:12:42 +0000

Fall is my favorite season. We get into nature, explore and learn so much. Seasonal themes are fun activities for preschool because they cover so many subjects. This collection is a list of my favorite fall preschool activities. I taught these in my preschool classrooms and my children loved them when we did preschool at […]

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12 Fall Activities for Toddlers

Jaimi Erickson — Sun, 15 Sep 2019 19:43:54 +0000

Toddlers can have so much fun in the Fall. Many craft projects are a little too advanced for these little ones, but there is still much hands-on learning for toddlers in this season. These Fall activities for toddlers are simple and fun. 12 Fall Activities for Toddlers 1. Pumpkin Guts The inside of a pumpkin […]

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Toddler Pumpkin Activities

Jaimi Erickson — Wed, 13 Sep 2017 13:00:56 +0000

Every Fall I like to gather some gourds and mini pumpkins for my kids to explore. They love the sensory aspect of scientific discovery. There is so much you can do for toddler pumpkin play activities. Plus, the good news is this is an inexpensive way to play in the Fall. Grab some mini pumpkins, […]

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Preschool Activity: Pumpkin Classification and Order

Jaimi Erickson — Sat, 24 Oct 2015 01:53:23 +0000

This post contains affiliate links. Please view my disclosure. You can teach a preschooler complex science skills in simple ways. Just engaging in observation and having a conversation about what you are seeing, creates stronger vocabulary and classification skills. We tried out a Preschool activity that I call “Pumpkin Classification.” It is an observation activity […]

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Pumpkin Decor, Advice for New Moms and Wonderful Wednesday Blog Hop #144

Jaimi Erickson — Tue, 06 Oct 2015 23:00:01 +0000

Welcome to our blog hop party! Last week we had a record-breaking 673 posts shared. Wow! ♥ ♥ ♥ I was so excited to see that the most viewed post from last week’s party was a later entry – #475. Proof positive that it is never too late to party with us! Let’s see what was […]

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Puzzles Made from REAL Pumpkins: Preschool Activities

Jaimi Erickson — Sat, 03 Oct 2015 16:12:38 +0000

This post contains affiliate links. Please view my disclosure for more info. Fall means pumpkin activities! Working on homeschool preschool lessons has been great because our ability to incorporate a variety of learning activities has been really exciting! I always enjoy the season of Fall and try to incorporate as much seasonal activities that I […]

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