Students favorite storybook characters make debut as pumpkins duration. The parent teacher organization home and school at our school was holding the book fair two weeks before halloween, so i thought it would be a great idea to decorate the book fair with the pumpkins. On the entry form write the title and author of the book. Everyone came with ideas for their pumpkinsin some cases, including character images and their own sketches. Turner know if you need a book for display bring pumpkins to the library on friday, october 14th. Speed know if you need a book for display bring pumpkins to the library by monday, october 15. Bring the book or a picture of the book cover to display with. We typically stick with nocarve pumpkins until just a few days before halloween. Our elementary school hosts its annual pumpkin book character contest. To decorate you can use paper, glue, paint, markers, pipe cleaners, fabric, or other craft items on the pumpkin.
October is an excellent time for all things pumpkins. More mini books pumpkins section dltks educational ideas print and assemble books pumpkins mini book. When i was a teacher, my students and i use to decorate pumpkins like characters in books. Pumpkin book characters the valdosta technical college. These book character costumes, inspired by classic picture books and ya novels, are perfect whether youre dressing up for book week or trickortreating for halloween. If you want to give pumpkin painting ideas a try but dont know how, here. At my sons school they announced a contest to decorate a pumpkin like your favorite book character.
Students will want this book read to them many times. Children will love reading the simple rhyme and enjoying lara edes amusing illustrations. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. The whole school would participate and it was always so much fun. Are you looking for a fun and festive book project for grades 1 through 5. This book is a good addition to the fall pumpkin theme. Ive compiled a list of my favorite pumpkin book report ideas. Cool disney character pumpkin carving ideas 2 wired 2 tired. Pumpkins decorated like book characters oh decor curtain july 25, 2018 book characters lessons tes teach our whimsical days best pumpkin book report ideas storybook character pumpkin ideas.
I remember our rainbow fish won the contest one year. The illustrations are bright and attractive to young children making this a good book to use for the two months of october and november when we use pumpkins to celebrate holidays in the fall. The project is totally optional but this one was screaming my name. Turn a pumpkin into your favorite storybook character. Wicked witch from snow white created using a bumpy pumpkin with the stem as the nose and painting her face.
I got really into the idea when i taught in a district that didnt allow halloween costumes and instead encouraged kids and teachers to dress as characters from childrens literature. Oct 27, 2016 10 disney inspired original halloween pumpkin decoration ideas duration. And decorating artificial gourds means their creations last longer than one season. Cool disney character pumpkin carving ideas halloween is almost here and its nearly time to start pumpkin carving. Although it was designed to be used in october, the character trait pages that are included would be useful yearround.
Oct 18, 2017 starting with pumpkins in different colorswhite, black, and orangegives some of the artists a headstart on their designs. Oct 20, 2015 14 awesome literary pumpkin carving and decorating ideas to try out this halloween. What better costume for a teacher than one which promotes a love of books. See more ideas about book characters, world book day ideas and book character pumpkins. See more ideas about book character pumpkins, character pumpkins and book. Well be presenting them on halloween today was a crazy. The students in each homeroom at our school have decorated pumpkins like a character from a story. Lantern pumpkins instead of a jackolantern, why not just make a lantern. Pumpkin book reports pumpkin books, book character. Pumpkin book characters book character pumpkins, pumpkin. Including 60 creative pumpkin carving ideas and 90 nocarve pumpkin ideas.
They look great and have given me some ideas to where i can take my project. House pumpkin need a few pumpkin decorating ideas that your most imaginative kid will love. Turn your pumpkin into a miniature house, complete with windows and door. Allow your child to share lots of different ideas, and settle on their favorite. Chicka chicka boom boom pumpkins they are like stars on earth read the book and then create a pumpkin to represent the book.
Every october the childrens library staff creates book characters out of pumpkins see more ideas about book character pumpkins, character pumpkins and. Celebrate literacy and creativity with this handson collaborative story book pumpkin activity. But also, because book page crafts are inexpensive, they use materials that most of us have on hand already and the neutral look of the all over black and white text, is a great background drop for pretty much anything that you would like to add to it. Nov 23, 2019 for his schools annual pumpkin fest, families are asked to decorate a pumpkin to look like a favorite book character. Bring the book or a picture of the book cover to display with your pumpkinsgourds. Cahrazy day as we transformed our pumpkins into famous book characters. Last week, i went down an internet rabbit hole looking at book character costume. Sep 07, 2015 when i was a teacher, my students and i use to decorate pumpkins like characters in books. Decorating a pumpkin like a character in a book with images. You can click over to pumpkin decorations made from recycled books to get the detailed tutorial. Sep 10, 2019 assist your child in any painting, cutting, or glueing that will take place to decorate or assemble the picture book pumpkin. Make one for your front porch or ask your classmates to join in for a whole class activity.
Five little pumpkins by dan yaccarino introduces students to the illustrated version of the poem five little pumpkins. The shattered pumpkin the legend of sleepy hollow, by washington irvingits hard to feel sorry for the ichabod crane of irvings tale, a scrawny opportunist out to marry an 18yearold for her money this is in comparison to the extremely sympatheticand dishyichabod crane of the delightful television show sleepy hollowbut then the only things those two properties have in common. Students favorite storybook characters make debut as pumpkins. See more ideas about pumpkin books, pumpkin decorating and character pumpkins. See more ideas about book character pumpkins, character pumpkins and pumpkin decorating. Pumpkin book reports pumpkin books, book character pumpkins. Assist your child in any painting, cutting, or glueing that will take place to decorate or assemble the picture book pumpkin. Oct 25, 2014 the book fairy or a dictionfairy, if you take the pages from a dictionary is as clever as they come. If youre looking for more pumpkin activities, see how to learn with pumpkins and activities in every academic subject.
Theres never going to be dressing up that i love more than a book character costume. Every year around halloween time, kids are invited to decorate their own pumpkins as a storybook character. Here are 12 easy to make storybook pumpkin ideas to inspire you. Whether youre looking for halloween costumes or ideas for book character day at school, these fun and easy book character costumes for kids and teachers are sure to be a hit. Fairy garden kits are perfect for this style of pumpkin 20. In our school, every class decorates a pumpkin like a character in a childrens book. One by one, the pumpkins get carried away by halloween characters.
The minibooks are quite simple with images that should appeal to young children and simple, repetitive words that children in preschool and kindergarten children should be able to read themselves. Monogram pumpkins monogram your family pumpkins with your initials. Students are challenged to partner with their parents to create a pumpkin that looks like one of their favorite characters from a book. This is so neat i should try doing this instead of the customary carving. We are character crazy at our house right now from character themed birthday parties to halloween costumes to pumpkins. Starting with pumpkins in different colorswhite, black, and orangegives some of the artists a headstart on their designs. See more ideas about character pumpkins, book character pumpkins and pumpkin decorating. Give them a new life by creating unique pumpkins, perfect for autumn and halloween decorations.
Oct 28, 2012 ideas to create a storybook pumpkin with your children for home or school create a pumpkin based on childrens book characters for halloween stay safe and healthy. Engage your learner in a conversation to brainstorm ideas about what adventures this pumpkin could go on. The pumpkins are displayed in the library for a week before halloween, including during pumpkin fest so all the parents and kids can marvel at the handiwork. On the entry form available in the library write the title and author of the book. No, this is nothing new, but i like to think the stem on my pumpkins is different than those ive seen and if i make these again i will make the stems even longer and curlier.
The pumpkin book project is always an annual favorite in my classroom. Ideas to create a storybook pumpkin with your children for. This apples and pumpkins nonfiction book basket is just one example of the topics i made available to my students at this nonfiction literacy center. Students decorate a pumpkin like their favorite book character. Jul 25, 2018 pumpkins decorated like book characters oh decor curtain july 25, 2018 book characters lessons tes teach our whimsical days best pumpkin book report ideas storybook character pumpkin ideas. The pumpkin patches in our area open this week and like many families, my kids are excited to hunt down the perfect orange orb.
We held a book character parade around the school to show off our costumes. You may use pumpkins or gourds or both to create your project. I like pumpkins is a cute rhyming book that shows children all the ways to compare and contrast pumpkins. For his schools annual pumpkin fest, families are asked to decorate a pumpkin to look like a favorite book character. See more ideas about character pumpkins, story book pumpkin, pumpkin books. Decorate pumpkins to look like the main character of a book. A dozen pumpkin books for kids that are perfect for fall storytime and autumn activities every fall, we love to look at beautiful leaves, enjoy the cool weather and read books about pumpkins. See more ideas about pumpkin decorating, character pumpkins and halloween pumpkins. The kids then get to bring their masterpieces to school and present both their pumpkins and book reports at the same time. Its a tradition for us each year to take the kids pumpkin picking and then spend time dreaming up different ideas for turning those pumpkins into jackolanterns. I will be posting character pumpkins and descriptions for halloween.
We typically stick with nocarve pumpkins until just a few days before. I created this fall nonfiction book basket because i had a lot of books and magazines over the years after teaching about both apples and pumpkins. This is a great way to give new life to books that are falling apart, torn, missing covers or pages, or would have otherwise been thrown away. A favorite childrens author, gail gibbons introduces all the details about the growth of pumpkins along with some new terms for kids to learn. We made painted pokemon inspired pumpkins a few weeks ago with the oldest and the other two have been begging for their own favorite character pumpkins. Apples and pumpkins nonfiction literacy center activity. Sep 10, 2019 the pumpkin book is another great nonfiction book for kids of all ages. Bring your favorite storybook characters to life with these pumpkin decorating ideas for halloween. Celebrating literacy is a great way for the kids to engage their creativity and showcase their favorite books plus browsing through the rows of pumpkins was fun to try and guess the characters i hope you enjoyed these whimsical storybook pumpkins.
Pumpkins decorated like book characters oh decor curtain. You and your children can create fun character pumpkins and other creatively decorated pumpkins with these ideas. In the past, my class has used characters from books such as. Every october the childrens library staff creates book characters out of pumpkins see more ideas about book character pumpkins, character pumpkins and book characters. I love book page crafts maybe thats because i love books so much. See more ideas about pumpkin books, character pumpkins and pumpkin decorating. Enjoy some laughs with these funny seasonal pumpkin stories that all have wonderful. The 6 most famous pumpkins in literature and one rutabaga. I like pumpkins by jerry smath meet your next favorite book. Oct 19, 2016 we are character crazy at our house right now from character themed birthday parties to halloween costumes to pumpkins.
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