Pumpkin Decorating Party: An Invitation to Create

Oct 8

1 min read

Pumpkin decorating is one of my favorite ways to celebrate the magic of fall! For this festive invitation, each child had their own pumpkin to transform with an abundance of colorful, sparkly & spooky loose parts. Rather than providing a design to copy, the experience was completely open-ended, giving children the freedom to experiment, make choices & create a pumpkin uniquely their own.

The Tinker Trays were filled with Halloween foam shapes, adhesive & sparkly pom-poms, sequins, small & large adhesive rhinestones, iridescent gems, mosaic squares, colorful craft sticks, wooden shapes, adhesive googly eyes, gem stickers, glitter glue & sparkly and regular pipe cleaners. I also provided tempera paint sticks, acrylic paint markers, scissors, fast-drying tacky glue & a hot glue gun with adult assistance. Enjoy 15% off at Discount School Supply with code YASMEEN15!

With pumpkins as their canvas, children could draw, layer, arrange, glue & redesign as their ideas evolved. Beyond being a festive fall tradition, this invitation naturally encouraged fine-motor development, hand-eye coordination, creative thinking, decision-making, patterning & self-expression.