Easy Pumpkin Drawing for Toddlers

Pumpkin activities are so much fun in October! Pumpkin drawing is an easy, fun activity for toddlers that can be repeated over and over again! I have a simple setup that works well with both young and older toddlers. My 18-month-old granddaughter, Arabella, loves it!

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Materials Used:

Pumpkin (whatever size you prefer)
Washable Markers
Container for Markers
Placemat

This is a larger pumpkin than I would normally use for pumpkin activities with children. It worked out well, though, as Arabella spent days decorating it. Then she washed it and began again. (See the link to pumpkin scrubbing below.)

While it’s designed for toddlers, even her elementary-aged brother and cousins had fun adding to her decorations! If you want to have this activity for preschoolers on up, you could include the pumpkin scrubbing with the drawing.

More Montessori-Inspired Pumpkin Activities

Check out my post with pumpkin scrubbing, an activity that works on a number of practical life skills. I used a simpler setup with Arabella, using the tub a small pitcher with water, a sponge and drying cloth.

Free Pumpkin Printables and Montessori-Inspired Pumpkin Activities

In this post, you’ll find a YouTube video with a toddler pumpkin hammering activity plus links to pumpkin hammering activities for preschoolers.

Check out m post with pumpkin scrubbing, an activity that works on a number of practical life skills.

We’ve made some gluten-free muffins using canned pumpkin. In the above post, I share our pumpkin muffin recipe and food-preparation activity.

You’ll find more fall scrubbing activities (along with other types of activities) in my roundup post with 20+ fabulous fall gourd activities for kids.

For preschoolers, I have a roundup post with 20+ pumpkin hammering activities for preschoolers.

I also have a roundup post with 20 pumpkin phonics activities.

You’ll find even more pumpkin activities in my Montessori-inspired pumpkin unit.

Preschoolers on up can do a lot to help with making pumpkin pie or pumpkin pie squares … yum!

Montessori-Inspired Pumpkin Pack

Montessori-Inspired Pumpkin Pack for DIY Cards and Counters, Number or Letter Matching, Number or Letter Basket, Bead Bar Work, Hands-on Math Operations, Number or Letter Salt/Sand Writing Tray, Letter Tracing, DIY Movable Alphabet, and Creative Writing (subscriber freebie, so just sign up for my email to get the link and password – or check your inbox if you’re already a subscriber).

All my pumpkin posts in a list:

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Easy Pumpkin Drawing for Toddlers