FREE Halloween: Pumpkin Design Activity | EYFS & KS1 Printables

FREE Early Years & Key Stage One Halloween: ‘Design Your Own Pumpkin’ Activity - Art & Craft, Colouring, Playdough, Loose Parts, Whiteboard

Get ready for some spooky fun with our wonderful FREE Halloween: Pumpkin Design Activity! This versatile printable resource is perfect for EYFS and KS1 children, providing a fantastic platform for hands-on learning, fine motor development, and creative expression through a classic Halloween theme.

Ideal for Preschool, Nursery, School, or for Parents and Childminders at home, this activity encourages children to design their very own pumpkin face, a beloved Halloween tradition.

This fantastic FREE pack features:

• Two 'Design a Pumpkin Face' templates: The pack includes a template in both colour and black and white, offering different options for your activities.

• A variety of uses: This resource is designed to be used with different media, such as playdough, loose parts, art and craft materials, paint, or crayons.

(Note: Please use your own discretion and knowledge of your children to ensure appropriateness of each activity suggested on this page and safety concerning any materials given and activity undertaken.)

• 💡 How to use this resource in your classroom/setting

  Our FREE Halloween: Pumpkin Design Activity is incredibly versatile and can be used in a multitude of ways across various early years and KS1 environments:

  • Reusable Playdough Mat: Once laminated, the template is ideal to be used as a playdough mat. Children can use their fingers or tools to create a face, strengthening crucial fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination.

  • Loose Parts Exploration: Place a laminated mat in a continuous provision area with loose parts (e.g., buttons, googly eyes, bottle tops). Children can arrange the materials to create a unique and spooky pumpkin face.

  • Art and Craft Activity: Turn it into a collage project! Children can cut and stick colourful paper, tissue paper, fabric scraps, or other craft materials to create a vibrant and unique design.

  • Mark-Making & Colouring: Provide the black and white template with different pens, pencils, or crayons. Children can fill the pumpkin outline with patterns, lines, and shapes, practicing their pre-writing and mark-making skills.

  • Creative Expression: The mat's open-ended nature encourages children to use their imagination to create their own pumpkin face, a great way to express individuality and creativity.

• 🎯 Learning objectives covered - 🐣 EYFS Framework

  EYFS Framework:

  • Expressive Arts and Design: Children explore and use a wide range of media and materials to create their own designs. They develop their own ideas and express creativity through the different ways they decorate their pumpkin.

  • Physical Development (Fine Motor Skills): The acts of manipulating playdough, arranging loose parts, or using mark-making tools and scissors all strengthen hand muscles, improve dexterity, and enhance hand-eye coordination.

  • Communication and Language: Children can describe their creations, explaining their design choices and the materials they used.

• 🎯 Learning objectives covered - 🐤 KS1 Curriculum

  KS1 Curriculum:

  • Art and Design: Children use a range of materials to design and make products. They can explore colour, pattern, and shape to create their pumpkin faces.

  • Design and Technology: Designing a product for a specific purpose (a pumpkin face) and selecting appropriate materials.

Download our FREE Halloween: Pumpkin Design Activity today and bring a focused, hands-on, and educational experience to your setting as you celebrate the spooky season!

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