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Rolling Runaway Pumpkin Painting Fall Process Art

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Is there a certain activity your kids bring up all the time? You know, the one they wish they could do again and again. We have a few, but by far the most frequently mentioned activity is painting with rocks.  I think it’s the combinations of big art, messy play, and collaborative work that made that process art project stand out in their minds…and in mine.

During the fall we always read The Runaway Pumpkin and Sixteen Runaway Pumpkins, and so I thought it would be fun to do some fall process art inspired by these stories. You guessed it! We’re painting with pumpkins in a big way with Rolling Runaway Pumpkin Painting.

Rolling Runaway Pumpkin Fall Process Art

Painting with Pumpkins Fall Art for Kids

FIND EVEN MORE PUMPKIN THEME ACTIVITIES IN OUR PRINTABLE LESSON PLANS
FOR HOME PRESCHOOL AND PRESCHOOL CLASSROOMS.

Materials

 

  • An incline of some sort-We put something together using large plastic bins and a firm lid to an underbed box. However, I’d recommend going as big as you can especially if you are working with a group of children. In our original painting with rocks post we used a small kids’ table and a large piece of cardboard. Look around and see what you have on hand that would work well for this project. Remember that the ramp itself needs to be strong (or supported in the middle) to hold the pumpkins.
  • A bin or mat to catch the runaway pumpkins-This is more of a personal preference, but it helps keep the pumpkins from rolling into dirt or grass (or from spreading paint beyond the area you want to have to clean up later).
  • Small round pumpkins-We used real pumpkins, but you could try craft pumpkins as long as they are heavy enough to roll through the paint and not get stuck.
  • Roll of paper
  • Something to secure the paper-I secured our paper with clothespins. You could also try tape.
  • Tempera paint
  • A bin or hose to clean up with when you are finished-Trust me. You’ll need it!

Rolling Pumpkin Painting Setup

Time to Create

I didn’t really offer any directions for this activity. The girls were eager to test out rolling their pumpkins. Some kids might also want to stamp on the paper instead of rolling.

Runaway Pumpkin Painting for Kids

The girls spent time experimenting with how much force to apply to the pumpkins and how to turn them to go in the direction they wanted them to go.

square-painting-w-pumpkins

We kept adding paint as needed, and we included some yellow and red paint with the original orange to give their final creation some extra color.

Rolling Runaway Pumpkin Painting Process Art

This was definitely a messy activity but well worth the clean up. Just make sure kids are in play clothes or wearing smocks if needed.

And don’t do all the cleanup yourself. Set out a plastic bin of water and let kids wash the pumpkins (and their hands) while you put away the other materials. This helps make clean up almost as fun as painting!

More Fall Art

Pumpkin Patch Abstract Art

Crumpled Paper Fall Tree Art

Bleeding Tissue Paper Fall Tree

Rolling Pin Fall Leaf Painting

 

 

PRINTABLE PUMPKIN THEME LESSON PLANS

Save time and get right to the playful learning with our printable lesson plan sets. Each set includes over 30 playful learning activities related to the theme, and we’ve provided different versions for home preschool families and classroom teachers so all activities are geared directly toward your needs.

Teach kids about real pumpkins and use this theme to teach many math and literacy skills as well. Use this pumpkin theme as you get close to Halloween, for the letter P, or as part of a larger fall unit. Watch this short video to see just a few examples of the types of activities and printables included in this set:

The full Pumpkin Theme Lesson Plan Pack also includes:

  • Pumpkin Number Cards
  • Pumpkin Life Cycle Poster
  • Pumpkin Life Cycle Sequencing Activity
  • Uppercase Pumpkin Letter Cards
  • Lowercase Pumpkin Seed Letter Cards
  • Pumpkin Pie 5 Senses Recording Sheet

GET YOUR LESSON PLANS

Home Preschool Pumpkin Theme Lesson Plans

Preschool Classroom Pumpkin Theme Lesson Plans

Also available on Teachers Pay Teachers.

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