How to Make a Super Easy Pumpkin
This craft idea really isn't hard and it might be a little cliche, too, but there really are some great skills being taught with this simple activity.
Skills learned:
1. Color Recognition -- Orange, Black & Green
2. Shape Recognition -- Triangle and Crescent
3. Cutting with Scissors - a skill required for Kindergarten
4. Imagination - Creative skills in decorating a pumpkin face
5. Emotions - happy/sad
My dear, sweet hubby took our camera to work with him today, so we made do with my camera phone. Sorry if the pics are a little fuzzy, but you get the idea!
Supplies Needed:
Orange, black and green construction paper
Kid scissors
Glue stick
Pencil
I drew the pumpkins and cut them out, leaving the eyes and mouth and stem for the kids to cut.
Practicing those scissor cutting skills! Look at the concentration on his face!
Andrew, because he is 4, is much better at cutting. He was able to cut out all the shapes. Matthew, on the other hand, is just learning how to master the scissors. It was really hard for him to cut out the triangles and the mouth, so I just let him practice by cutting his stem.
Matthew's finished . . . Andrew, almost!
Pumpkin Faces! Andrew chose to decorate his with a smiley face and Matthew with a frowny face. Beginning this project, I intended for both to be happy, but Matthew designed his own, of course, and this was his finished project! We pointed out happy and sad. What nice work, Boys!
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