J is for Jack-o-Lantern!

We started our pumpkin party by assembling our very own paper jack-o-lanterns! I asked who could create the "spookiest, happiest" pumpkin and they were all up to the challenge and kept talking about their spooky, happy jack-o-lanterns!

During circle time we talked about John the Baptist and learned the nursery rhyme "Peter, Peter Pumpkin Eater." For show-and-tell, the kids were excited to share their something with a face. Max shared his Whinnie the Pooh doll; Delainey brought her beloved baby; and Joseph brought his pilot.

After reading Pumpkin Circle by George Levenson and Pumpkin Heads By Wendell Minor, we headed back to the table to glue pumpkin seeds into the shape of the letter J.

We also did a fun (but unexpectedly difficult) craft where we made pumpkins using yarn and pipe cleaners. The kids were supposed to wrap orange yarn around their little piece of cardboard 80-100 times. Each one had their own approach...

...Joseph was very slow and careful...

...while Max was a little faster, a little sloppier...

...and Delainey's pumpkin was more free-form. Very creative.

Here are the finished products. (Max's wasn't really that good. He ran upstairs right after he finished and put his on his bulletin board...so the one in the picture is mine.)

During playtime, the kids decided to play soccer! Joseph kicked...

...while his classmates awaited the ball. So cute!

And that wraps up our J Day!