Fall is our favorite time of year! To celebrate this beautiful season we’re sharing this cute and easy pumpkin craft for preschoolers.

If you love pumpkins as much as we do, we have a whole page dedicated to cool pumpkin crafts for kids for you to check out!

This one is festive and goes perfectly with the fall theme or specifically for Thanksgiving.

This craft is great for preschoolers because it’s not only fun but it’s also helpful for little ones who need to work on valuable skills like fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, following directions, and more.

We’ve included a free printable template as well so it’s super simple to recreate.

Use the more advanced template to make your pumpkin multi-colored or use the basic version for kids who need fewer steps to follow.

Read on or watch our quick video tutorial to see exactly how we made this fall craft.

Paper Pumpkin Craft

Supplies

• Colored cardstock or construction paper
• White cardstock
• Glue stick
• Scissors
• Pumpkin template (download form located at the end of this post)

Directions

Download the pumpkin template, print, and cut out the pieces.

If you’re using the template option with the individual pumpkin pieces, keep reading. If you’re using the whole pumpkin option skip down to the next step.

Take the middle pumpkin piece, with the smile on it, and glue it to the outside pumpkin pieces. Next glue the outermost pumpkin pieces to the middle pieces.

Glue the eyes in the middle of the pumpkin, just above the mouth.

Place the pumpkin leaf at the top of the pumpkin and glue to the back. Do the same for the pumpkin stem.

To add a pumpkin spiral, cut out a long, thin strip from the green paper. Wrap it around your finger, then glue it next to the base of the pumpkin.

Don’t you just love how cute this little pumpkin is?

Fall Preschool Unit

Reading to kids is one of the best things you can do for your children!

Reading helps preschoolers develop their vocabulary, improves their literacy rate, boosts creativity, cognitive abilities as well as social-emotional intelligence- among other benefits.

So next time you’re looking for some fun storytime activities with your little one, grab a book from your shelf and read to them! Below are some of the top fall themed books for kids.

There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Leaf: The mischievous old lady swallowed a handful of leaves! Her tummy started to rumble. So she swallowed some more items. Then even more. But as her stomach grew full, the leaves began to poke out through her mouth… when suddenly – poofffff! – it turned into a scarecrow!

Pete The Cat Falling For Autumn: Pete is not a fan of fall. But he decides to do some detective work and finds out that there are lots of things about this season he loves, like corn mazes, hayrides, wearing scarves, and apple picking! This story helps kids learn that even though they might not love every season of the year, there are still good parts to each one.

We’re Going On A Leaf Hunt: The seasons are changing, the days getting are shorter, and children everywhere are starting to make plans for their favorite outdoor adventures – and what could be more fun than a Leaf Hunt?!

We love gathering together some easy and fun ideas to create a preschool unit for your kids to do at home!

Here are some ideas we’d use to celebrate our favorite time of year.

These fall printables for preschoolers are a simple and quick way to get the kids engaged and learning.

They help children with counting, graphing, patterns, alphabet recognition, and more. Choose a few to do each day of the week and you’ll be set.

If your kids love games, these Thanksgiving themed I Spy printables are perfect! Laminate them and use them with dry erase marker to use over and over again.

To get the kiddos moving, try out this S is for spider web gross motor activity. It’s a simple activity that kids can do with lots of different letters (or shapes)!

This fall sensory bottle is fun to make with the kids and helps kids focus and calm down when little feelings get too big.

Preserve their little hands with this simple and fun fall handprint tree craft. This craft can help kids with scissors skills and learning colors!

Finish off working on pre-math skills with these hands-on fall pattern block mats.

Share With Us

Did you make this craft with your kids or students? We’d love to feature them on our social media!

For a chance to have your child’s craft featured, simply snap a picture of the completed project and post it to our Facebook page, email it to us directly by clicking here, or use #simpleeverydaymom on your social media!

Fall Activities For Kids

• Handprint Apple Tree Craft
• Scarecrow Craft For Kids
• Paper Bag Fox Craft

More Fall Ideas For Kids

Free Pumpkin Craft Template