Fall Foliage Pumpkin Centerpiece

This was a last minute Thanksgiving centerpiece that L made using a pumpkin and
fall foliage that we collected on a nature walk on Thanksgiving Day. 

what you need

Pumpkin

Fall foliage

(we took a nature walk first to gather our supplies)

Something to make holes in the pumpkin

(I used a screw driver)

what you do

1. Use a tool to make holes of different sizes in the pumpkin

Let your child fill the holes with your fall nature treasures!

L enjoyed this so much! He had lots of fun finding things to fit the right sized holes. He would fill the holes and then take everything out and start over. It was awesome!

The process of filling the holes is so much fun for toddlers.

LET THEM explore with it!

To get L to keep the foliage into the holes to finish the centerpiece, I had to make up the game "Can you fill ALLLLL the holes of the pumpkin?!" and this did the trick! 

This one was made for his Nonny. I love it so much that I think we'll do this again for our house!

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Pumpkin Bird Feeder

I had a friend and her daughter over for a little crafty playdate.
The kids helped us make pumpkin birdfeeders, an idea i'd found at Martha's Stewart.

What you Need

Pumpkin

twigs

bird seed

*If you'll be hanging them youll also need

Twine or Raffia

Nail or thumb tack

What you Do

1. Cut your pumpkin in half and scoop the guts out

We let the kids help scoop out the pumpkins (which was short lived so we finished them haha!)

See that face? Yeah, he's not too impressed with pumpkin guts,

 but he'll play in mud all day long...go figure!

2. If you'll be hanging your feeder, attach the raffia or twine to the bottom.

Secure with a short nail or thumbtack as you see below

3. Decorate and add a twig or two for perches

4. Fill with birdseed and set out or hang for the birds!

Dontcha just love fall projects?!

If you don't have a place to hang them, they still look great on the porch!

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