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    Home » Halloween Recipes & Kid Activities

    Foam Pumpkin Halloween Activity

    Modified: Sep 23, 2022 · Published: Oct 25, 2011 by Vicky · This post may contain affiliate links · 11 Comments

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    Do you love Halloween Activities and Halloween Food? Then you must try this fun Foam Pumpkin Halloween activity. This is a great Halloween activity for kids and toddlers!

    This halloween activity with foam pumpkins if perfect for toddlers to practice fine motor skills.
    Jump to:
    • Why kids will love this Halloween Activity
    • Halloween craft supplies you will need
    • Frequently asked questions
    • Get these Halloween printables
    • Related posts

    Why kids will love this Halloween Activity

    • It lets them use their imagination while the play
    • Pumpkins appear to to stick by magic
    • Can be used again and again

    Halloween craft supplies you will need

    • Foam sheets, craft foam pumpkins (you can also cut out your own)
    • Googly eyes
    • Glue
    • Cup with water and paint brush
    foam pumpkin

    This is a very frugal activity as almost everything came from the dollar store.  They sell these foam sheets in the craft section of the dollar store and I cut out some Halloween shapes from the foam.  I wanted to jazz up my shapes a little more so I added some googly eyes and mouths to these ghosts I made.  I also cut out some green monsters, a moon, a haunted house, and a gate for our pumpkins to sit on.  I bet some of you really artistic types can make some great stuff out of the foam.  You can also trace some stencils or cookie cutters and cut out some fun shapes.

    foam ghosts with googly eyes

    Each kid got a tray like this with supplies.

    tray with foam pumpkins and ghosts

    A, B and C set to work "painting" the back of the foam with their water and brush and sticking the foam to the window. Water makes the foam into removable "stickers".

    child playing with foam pumpkins
    children placing foam pumpkins on windows

    B was really determined to stick her moon high in the sky.

    children placing foam ghosts on windows

    "A" puts her pumpkins on the gate.  We had a teachable moment here as I asked A to put one craft pumpkin on the top of the gate and one on the bottom of the gate.  We reviewed top and bottom by playing the same game with our ghosts and the gate.

    children placing foam pumpkins on windows

    B prefers her pumpkins on top of the gate.

    children placing foam pumpkins on windows

    We were able sing a favorite song, Five Little Pumpkins.

    Five little pumpkins sitting on a gate,

    The first one said, Oh, my it’s getting late!

    The second one said, There are witches in the air!

    The third one said, But we don’t care!

    The fourth one said, Let’s run and run and run!

    The fifth one said, I’m ready for some fun!

    Then Wooo went the wind

    And out (clap) went the lights

    And the five little pumpkins rolled out of sight!

    C's pumpkins rolling out of sight.

    children placing foam pumpkins on windows

    This Halloween activity with foam pumpkins was a relatively clean activity.  At one point C stepped in her cup of water and then sat down in the spilled water, but that's a pretty good day for us.  You can leave these shapes up as part of your Halloween decorations or you can take them down and use them again somewhere else.  I have a feeling we'll be seeing these foam pumpkins again...

    Frequently asked questions

    What else can you do with the foam pumpkins?

    Another fun Foam Pumpkin Halloween Activity would be to glue magnets to the back and do some of the same activities but on a cookie sheet or refrigerator.

    Do these foam pieces leave any stains on windows?

    They shouldn't. The water might leave some marks on the window which can be easily removed with glass cleaner.

    Get these Halloween printables

    Kids will love these Halloween I Spy printables. This printable I Spy is fun for kids of all ages. Kids will look and find each Halloween item and then write down how many of each item they find. This helps them with visual discrimination skills as well as writing and counting. So many skills to practice with these kids printables. Great for the classroom or for home use. Kids will love doing these to celebrate Halloween.

    halloween i spy

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    1. Love and Lollipops says

      October 30, 2011 at 6:28 pm

      I agree, those pumpkins are cute...but I love the foam ghosts you created too! What a super fun and easy activity!

      Georgia 🙂

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    Vicky from Mess for Less

    I'm Vicky, the founder of Mess For Less, which I started in 2011 to share easy, family-friendly recipes. With over a decade of experience as a home chef and recipe developer, I love creating meals that bring people together. I also design play and learning activities for kids, using my background as a former teacher with a Master’s degree in education. Learn more about me.

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