Keep your little pumpkins engaged this fall with our pumpkin craft for preschoolers. Preschoolers to 1st graders can create a paper pumpkin with a curly stem to sneakily practice important developmental skills in about 20-25 minutes. They’ll strengthen fine motor muscles, build hand-eye coordination, and practice using scissors when they cut and glue this fall craft together.

These cute pumpkins make a great addition to October crafts, fall harvest themes, or lessons about the pumpkin life cycle. If your kids can’t get enough pumpkins, be sure to check out even more pumpkin crafts for kids. You’ll find creative seasonal projects that will make learning this fall both fun and engaging.

Promotional collage for a simple paper pumpkin craft for preschoolers, featuring finished pumpkins and completed craft examples.

Good To Know

Themes: Pumpkins, Fall, Preschool, Halloween, Harvest
Activity: Layer pumpkin sections, then add a curled vine, leaf, stem, and friendly face to create a cute pumpkin
Template: Includes a free printable pumpkin craft template
Ages: Preschool through early elementary
Time: 20–25 minutes
Skills: Cutting, layering, gluing, following directions, and fine motor practice

Pumpkin Craft Printable

Use the more advanced template to make your pumpkin multi-colored or use the basic version for kids who need fewer steps. Read on or watch our quick video tutorial to see exactly how we made this easy pumpkin craft.

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Supplies

Colored cardstock or construction paper
Glue stick
Scissors
Pumpkin template (click the “click here to get your freebies” image at the end of the post)

Directions

Start by downloading the template and printing it out. Once the template is printed, gather the materials for this fun activity. Get those scissors ready, and let’s help the kids bring this pumpkin to life!

Hands hold a printable pumpkin craft template with four rounded pumpkin segment shapes on a white sheet.

First, guide your child to take the middle pumpkin piece with the smile on it and glue it to the outside pieces.

Hands glue the center orange pumpkin piece with a smile onto layered orange pumpkin sections.

Next, help your child glue the outermost pumpkin pieces to the middle pieces.

Hands attach another orange pumpkin section to build the layered paper pumpkin shape.

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

Hands glue a large cartoon eye onto the smiling paper pumpkin craft.

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

Hands attach a green paper leaf to the top of the completed pumpkin craft.

Hands glue a brown paper stem behind the pumpkin leaf.

Take the green vine piece and wrap it around your finger or a pen to make it curly. Put a little glue on one end of the vine, then attach it to the front, top part of the pumpkin, near the leaf and stem.

Hands curl a strip of green paper to create a spiral pumpkin vine.

Hands attach the curled green paper vine to the top of the pumpkin craft.

Don’t you love how cute this pumpkin craft for preschoolers is?

Your kiddos will have so much fun making their little pumpkins! This is the perfect idea to enjoy after visiting the pumpkin patch or while snuggled up inside on a chilly fall day. Plus, with our free printable template, you’ll love how easy peasy this craft is to put together!

Close-up of a hand holding a completed smiling paper pumpkin craft with layered orange paper, large cartoon eyes, a green leaf, curled vine, and brown stem.

Kids’ Books About Fall

There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed Some Leaves: 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 many 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 are getting shorter, and children everywhere are starting to make plans for their favorite outdoor adventures – and what could be more fun than a Leaf Hunt?!

Two completed smiling paper pumpkin crafts are arranged vertically on a white marble background.

Fall Kids’ Crafts

Acorn Craft – Fall is such a fun time of year, and there are many great paper crafts to make with the kids! This cute and easy acorn craft is perfect for young kids. It’s a great way to work on fine motor skills, and it’s a hands-on activity that kids will love. Plus, it’s an easy way to decorate for fall!

Yarn Apple Craft – Here’s a sweet craft that kids will love! This simple craft teaches your little ones about colors, shapes, and combining different elements. Plus, they’ll be so excited when their apple masterpiece is complete—the perfect way to make learning fun!

Four fall-themed paper crafts are displayed: smiling acorns, yarn-wrapped apples, paper plate scarecrows, and paper plate hedgehogs.

Paper Plate Hedgehog Craft – This fun craft is the perfect activity to keep little hands busy on an autumn day! You only need some paint and a few other simple supplies, and you can let your little ones get creative. They’ll love painting the paper plate brown and adding the details to make their hedgehog.

Paper Plate Scarecrow -This is one of the best fall crafts to enter the season’s spirit! This simple project is perfect for kids of all ages and can be easily customized to suit any taste.

All you need is some paint, paper, our free template, and glue, and your child can let their creativity run wild. They could add googly eyes, tissue paper, or other fun extras to their scarecrow!

Two completed smiling paper pumpkin crafts with curled green vines are displayed on a white marble surface.

Fall Kids’ Activities

These fall printables for preschoolers are a simple and quick way to engage and educate the kids. They help with counting, graphing, patterns, alphabet recognition, and more. Choose a few to do each day of the week, and you’ll be set.

Our fall pattern block mats are perfect for developing your kids’ problem-solving skills. They can use blocks to re-create the pictures and patterns on the mat. Or if they’re feeling creative, they can come up with unique designs, too! These mats help younger and older kids learn about shapes, spatial awareness, and sorting while having fun times.

Four educational fall-themed printable activities are displayed in a collage, including pumpkin letter worksheets, a scarecrow color-by-number page, a raccoon shape craft, and numbered cut-and-paste animal puzzles featuring a mouse and squirrel.

Need some more creative ways to keep your little ones busy? Check out our pumpkin worksheets for preschool kids. These free printables introduce kids to numbers, shapes, and the alphabet in a fun and seasonal way. From handwriting practice to letter mazes, there’s something for every kid to enjoy!

Keep the fall learning going with our scarecrow coloring pages. Kids can color in the scarecrow’s clothing, accessories, and even the details of his face! Our coloring pages offer a great opportunity for kids to practice their fine motor skills. What colors will your little ones choose? Download these printables and find out!

Close-up of a smiling paper pumpkin craft in the foreground with a second finished pumpkin blurred in the background.

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

For a chance to have your child’s project 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!

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Pumpkin Craft For Preschoolers

Author: Sam

Prep Time: 7

Active Time: 7

Total Time: 14

This easy pumpkin craft for preschoolers is a fun way to celebrate fall or Halloween!

Video

Materials

Instructions

Download the pumpkin template, print, and cut out the pieces.
Help your child find the middle piece, this is the light orange pumpkin shape with the smile on it. Glue the middle piece to the two side pieces so that it’s in the center.
Take the remaining two side pieces and glue them to the outside edges of the first set, making a rounded pumpkin shape.
Glue the eyes in the center of the middle piece, just above the mouth.
Place the pumpkin leaf at the top of the pumpkin and glue it to the back. Do the same for the pumpkin stem.
Take the green vine piece and wrap it around your finger or a pen to make it curly. Put a little glue on one end of the vine, then attach it to the front, top part of the pumpkin, near the leaf and stem.

Notes

To simplify this craft even more, glue the middle piece to the center of the whole pumpkin piece, then continue with step #4.

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Free Pumpkin Craft Template

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This is super cute! I link it to my Literacy plan, we are introducing the sound |p|! P for pumpkin! Could you please send me the template? Thank you!

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