Pumpkins

Pumpkins

1.      Storytime – Welcome Song

Storytime is starting, starting, starting,

Storytime is starting come listen with me.

2.        Read first story "Big Pumpkin", or "Five Little Pumpkins"

3.        Sing: 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!"
Wooooo, went the wind
And out went the light
And the five little pumpkins rolled out of sight!

4.        Sing: Five Little Pumpkins

Five little pumpkins at my door,
A neighbor took one and then there were four.

Four little pumpkins under a tree,
Along came a farmer and then there were three.

Three little pumpkins that looked so new
I gave one away and then there were two.

Two little pumpkins out in the sun,
Mother made a pie and then there was one.

Of all the pumpkins, there was just one.
So I made a jack-o-lantern, and that was fun!

5.           Read second story "Dr. Pompo's Nose", "Plumply, Dumply Pumpkins" or "The Biggest Pumpkin Ever"

6.           Verse: Peter, Peter, Pumpkin Eater

 Peter, Peter, pumpkin eater,

Had a wife and couldn't keep her.

He put her in a pumpkin shell,

And there he kept her very well.

 

7.           Craft: Jack-o’-lanterns.

Directions: You will need: paper plates, construction paper, and glue

The fun begins with the tearing of the paper.  Next, glue the pieces of paper to the paper plate. Now add eyes, a nose, a mouth, a leaf, and a stem.