Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Pumpkins, Jack-o-Lanterns, Trick-or-Treating: OH MY!

photo of: Pumpkins, Jack-o-Lanterns, Trick-or-Treating: OH MY! via RainbowsWithinReach

HALLOWEEN!!!
The thrill and excitement of the season is upon us! 
I am hoping that in the midst of the abrupt change of seasons (for some of us) that you are safe and enjoying all of the delight of the concluding of the month. 

Do you celebrate fall harvest? 
Do you have fun with Halloween? 

What could be simpler than a brown paper bag pumpkin? 

photo of: Classic Pumpkin in Preschool, from Paper Bag via RainbowsWithinReach

Leave well enough alone -- or embellish with magic marker details. 
These doozies are 'hanging on the gate!' 

photo of: Three Dimensional Paper Bag Pumpkins Displayed on Gate (Bulletin Board) Via RainbowsWithinReach

I can still remember the first time I held a 'little miniature pumpkin. 
They make me smile every season -- all over again!  

photo of: Mini Pumpkin Gourds for Halloween via RainbowsWithinReach

I had this pumpkin activity in last Friday's Fine Motor, but I think it deserves a repeat performance with the rest of the pumpkin clan. 

photo of: Pumpkin Pounding: Fine Motor Development (via RainbowsWithinReach)

In the same way that I've been talking about the fun and flexibility of creating your own monster with its unique details, designing your own Jack-o-Lantern opens up the floodgates of possibilities. 

photo of: Children's Jack-o-Lantern Faces in Elementary via RainbowsWithinReach

Here's the two dimensional version of the Jack-o-Lanterns on the Gate. 
This time the bulletin board is outside the kindergarten classroom. 
photo of: Pumpkins Sitting on a Gate in Elementary School via RainbowsWithinReach
Bulletin Board of "Jack-o-Lanterns" Sitting on a Gate in Kindergarten