Spookley the Square Pumpkin is a fantastic October read aloud book. I love the author's message of celebrating and appreciating differences. Diversity in the pumpkin patch is a beautiful thing. After reading Spookley, create a chart with students to describe Spookley.

Then let students create their own pumpkins with Chunkies Paint Sticks. You could also use oil pastels, but I love paint sticks for art projects like this.
Materials: White card stock or construction paper, pencils, Black Sharpie to outline, Chunkies Paint Sticks, green glitter glue (optional)
Choose a shape for your pumpkin and draw with a pencil. Then trace the outline with a black marker.
We looked back in the story to get ideas for different shapes we could draw.
If you've got toddlers, you may want to draw the outline for them. Not an artist? Just google blackline pumpkin images and print a couple off. Then, 'paint' the pumpkin with the Chunkies Paint Sticks.
They dry super fast and don't smear. We used the paint sticks for the stems and faces as well. On a few pumpkins, we added some green glitter glue for the stem and vines.
What a cute little pumpkin patch! Perfect for decorating your classroom door or creating a pumpkin patch bulletin board! Happy Halloween!
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