The Mom I Want to Be

 

For our story we read It’s Pumpkin Time by Zoe Hall and Shari Halpern. A brother and sister get ready for Halloween early- by planting their own pumpkin patch! Readers will discover the simple joys of gardening and enjoy watching the exciting transformation from pumpkinseed to jack-o’-lantern. simple, bold illustrations inspired our project this week.

 

We copied the style of the illustrator to make these pumpkin vine mobiles.  We began by tracing pumpkin shapes on white construction paper. We used the medium sized pumpkin from Preschool Express’ pumpkin patterns.  The girls painted the pumpkins orange.  Then they used a little red or yellow paint to add dimension to the pumpkins.  I love the different colors of the pumpkins!  

 

 

 To make the vine, the girls painted a paper plate green and then added a little yellow paint. They also cut out and painted leaves. We cut the plate into a spiral.  We used curling ribbon to attach the pumpkins to the vine and hung them from the ceiling fan.