🎃 Fall Fun: Easy Pumpkin Crafts for Kids

When the air turns crisp and the leaves start to fall, it’s time for pumpkin season! Pumpkins aren’t just for carving—they’re the perfect inspiration for colorful, creative crafts that help little hands learn and explore. Whether you’re teaching in the classroom or crafting at home, these fun pumpkin projects are simple, engaging, and full of autumn joy! 🍁

1. Paper Plate Pumpkins

A classic craft that never gets old!
Give each child a paper plate, orange paint, and a green paper stem. Let them paint, glue, and decorate their pumpkins with silly or spooky faces. Add yarn or buttons for extra flair!

2. Handprint & Footprint Pumpkins

Turn your child’s little prints into a keepsake you’ll treasure forever!
Use orange paint for their handprints or footprints and shape them into pumpkins on cardstock. Add vines, leaves, and a cute poem for a sweet fall memory. (Hint: Find printable pumpkin handprint templates in The Teaching Box shop!)

3. Pumpkin Seed Art

After carving pumpkins, save those seeds! Wash and dry them, then paint them in fall colors. Kids can glue them onto paper to make pumpkin shapes, patterns, or even name art. It’s a great sensory and fine motor activity.

4. Pumpkin Patch Collage

Provide kids with orange paper circles, green stems, and a large sheet of blue or brown paper. Together, build a whole pumpkin patch! It’s teamwork, creativity, and learning all in one.

5. Puffy Paint Pumpkins

Mix equal parts shaving cream and glue, add orange paint, and let kids “paint” with the puffy mixture. As it dries, it stays fluffy and soft—just like pumpkin clouds!

Pumpkin crafts are a wonderful way to celebrate fall, teach color recognition, and strengthen fine motor skills—all while having a blast. Whether it’s for a circle time project, home activity, or classroom art wall, these pumpkin creations will make every child feel proud of their masterpiece.