Classroom Pumpkin Patch

Here's the second thing we need your help with: The pending change in seasons is inspiring our senses and inviting new possibilities for materials for our kids to explore in the classroom. We're painting with reds and oranges and browns, we're smelling cinnamon and apple spice in our new playdough, now, how about a pumpkin patch too? If every child brought in a small to medium sized pumpkin to share in the classroom, we could have some pretty interesting play opportunities on our hands. One day we might scoop out the insides to get our hands slimy, another we might bake the seeds for a tasty treat. We could paint them, roll them, cover them with stickers, and there's sure to be a jack-o-lantern or two in the mix. It all depends on what the children's response is.

Opportunites for exploration are not limited to pumpkins, of course. If you have something else that has caught your child's interest lately that you think might be of interest to the other children as well, by all means, bring it in! It might be a bug, or a special hat, or a new material to use. You never know what will catch our kids attention- so whatever it is, lets try it out!