Fall is a season full of excitement, especially for little ones who can’t wait to visit the pumpkin patch to pick out the perfect pumpkin. They’ll be excited to help decorate for fall with their new finds!
Keep that fall excitement going with this torn paper pumpkin craft. Kids will create a cute pumpkin by tearing paper! It’s a great activity to do at home or in the classroom, and your little pumpkins will be proud to show off their new masterpieces.
When their pumpkins are complete, explore more of our pumpkin crafts for kids to keep the fall fun going strong!
Ripped Paper Pumpkin Craft
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This hands-on activity is a creative way for children to practice fine motor skills and bilateral coordination as they tear and glue onto the pumpkin template. And with our free template, it’s as easy as pie… pumpkin pie, that is!
Gather up some easy-to-find supplies like colorful paper and glue, and watch as your little artists bring their pumpkins to life, one torn piece at a time!
Supplies
- Colored cardstock or construction paper
- Glue stick
- Scissors
- Markers
- Pumpkin template (unlock the free template 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!
First, guide your child to spread the glue over a section of the pumpkin background paper.
To create the pumpkin, tear the orange paper into small pieces and begin gluing them onto the background paper.
Next, help your child glue the eyes to the center of the pumpkin.
Place the mouth below the eyes and glue it in place.
Now, glue the tongue to the bottom portion of the mouth.
Finally, encourage your child to draw the eyebrows on top of the eyes.
Be sure to check out our fall crafts while you’re here! There are so many fun ideas!
Autumn Theme For Kids
Create an autumn theme that invites kids to explore, learn, and play to fill their days with fun fall learning.
We’ve gathered some great projects and educational activities that feature different elements of the season, such as pumpkins, apples, acorns, colorful leaves, and more, and will inspire kids to get creative and curious.
Read on below for ideas on new seasonal books to share and hands-on activities that will definitely be a hit with your little ones this fall!
Fall Books For Kids
Next time you’re looking for 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 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?!
Printable Autumn Crafts
Pumpkin Craft For Preschool – Your little pumpkins will love to get creative and make this fun and super cute pumpkin. They’ll be so excited to decorate their space for fall with their new fall decor.
Related: Fall Connect The Dots
Acorn Craft For Kids – For an activity your little ones from preschool to kindergarten will, love be sure to save this adorable acorn. Kids will love positioning its bendy arms and legs and using it for imaginative play, story time companion, or to proudly display.
Corn Puppet Craft—It’s harvest time, so let’s harvest some a-maize-ing fall fun with this corn puppet! Kids will enjoy making their puppets and then pop with excitement when they go on imaginative adventures with their corny pal.
Apple Tissue Paper Craft – Give those little fingers a workout when they scrunch and glue pieces of tissue paper to create an apple. It’s a great project for perfecting fine motor movements while creating a colorful apple to hang up in the home or classroom.
Autumn Activities For Kids
Make fall math lessons extra fun with these engaging fall counting worksheets! Start with our cut, count, and paste worksheet, where kids can practice cutting skills and counting apples—perfect for fine motor and math practice.
Next, let them match squirrels to acorns in our acorn count and match worksheet, turning numbers into an exciting game. Leaf counting makes learning numbers 1-20 a breeze, and the fall find and count worksheet transforms counting into a playful scavenger hunt.
Learning can be fun and engaging with our fall tracing worksheets! Kids can practice hand-eye coordination and early writing skills with line tracing and letter tracing.
Try this Apple Name Craft
Your little ones will love tracing curved, zig-zag, and straight lines, completing adorable owls, and tracing the letter ‘Pp’ for pumpkins! These worksheets are a great addition to any fall lesson plan for kindergarteners.
Our Little Acorn book activities are a good way to keep the fun of the story going! Each printable is inspired by the book’s charming themes and characters, making them the perfect companions to storytime.
From dotting the letter Aa to finishing patterns and labeling squirrels, these hands-on activities encourage learning through play. Your little ones will love bringing the story to life while practicing essential skills.
Incorporate fall into learning with these free printable fall alphabet cards and read-write-build mats! These cards are perfect for helping kids practice letter identification, letter formation, and fine motor skills.
They start by picking a letter card for the “read” box, then move on to writing and building the letter with manipulatives. It’s an engaging way to reinforce letter recognition and letter-sound correspondence while adding seasonal excitement to your fall lesson plans!
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Torn Paper Pumpkin Craft
Keep that fall excitement going with this torn paper pumpkin craft. It's great for fine motor practice.
Materials
- Colored cardstock or construction paper
- Glue stick
- Scissors
- Markers
- Pumpkin template
Instructions
- Download the pumpkin template, print it, and cut out the pieces you need.
- Begin by spreading the glue over a section of the pumpkin background paper.
- Create the pumpkin by tearing the orange paper into small pieces and gluing them onto the background paper.
- Next, glue the eyes to the center of the pumpkin.
- Place the mouth below the eyes and glue it in place.
- Now, glue the tongue to the bottom portion of the mouth.
- Finish off by drawing the eyebrows above of the eyes.
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Sam is the crafter and founder of Simple Everyday Mom. She has been featured in Oprah Mag, Good Housekeeping, The Spruce Crafts, Country Living, The Bump and more. Read more.