A wonderful way for children to learn about the world around them is through hands-on play. This lovely DIY felt pumpkin parts craft, is an easy hands-on activity to help a child learn about the parts of a pumpkin and its life cycle. Also, included in this post is a free pumpkin diagram printable.
Materials Needed for DIY Felt Pumpkin Parts:
- 1 Dark Orange, 1 Light Orange, 1 Brown, 1 Dark Green, 1 Light Green, 1 White Thick (wool/rayon) Felt Sheets (9in x 12in sheets)
- Scissors
- Pencil or Pen
- Crayons for Coloring the Control Card (optional)
- Free Pumpkin Printable for Tracing onto the Felt (scroll down)
*Please note: I recommend using the thick wool/rayon felt because it is easier to handle and cut versus the flimsy felt pieces.
Instructions for the Printable File
There are black and white pumpkin part outlines for you to cut out and then trace onto the felt. The downloadable file contains six pages for printing. The first page is the terms of use. The second and third pages are a pumpkin parts diagram and also a control chart for building the parts of the felt pumpkin. The fourth through sixth pages are the individual parts of the pumpkin. Please see the images below for a guide of how to put the felt pumpkin together.
Parts of a Pumpkin
- Leaf
- Stem
- Vine
- Skin
- Flesh
- Pulp
- Seeds
Download your Free Pumpkin Parts Printable and Diagram by clicking the link below:
Pumpkin Parts Printable and Diagram
These lovely pumpkin parts 3-part cards are a wonderful extension to this pumpkin parts felt set (scroll to the bottom of the post to download).
Pumpkin Life-Cycle
- Seed
- Sprout
- Plant
- Vine
- Blossom/Flower
- Green Pumpkin
- Pumpkin
Little Bee enjoyed learning about the pumpkin parts and the life-cycle of the pumpkin. This book "Seed, Sprout, and Pumpkin Pie" from the National Geographic has lovely real images of a growing pumpkin and all the things that can be created with pumpkins. It even had pictures of pumpkins so big that you could sit in them! Little Bee thought that was cool.
Thanks for visiting and I hope you enjoy hours of fun with this DIY felt pumpkin parts set and life-cycle cards! Enjoy!
To download these Pumpkin Parts and Life-Cycle 3-Part Cards, visit my Teachers Pay Teachers shop by clicking the link below:
Pumpkin Parts and Life-Cycle 3-Part Cards
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Awesome idea, these will be great for the Halloween theme I’m doing next month. How do I create a password so I can see posts & download free printables, I subscribed but didn’t receive an email to create a password.
Anji
Hi Anji 🙂 Please check your spam or junk email. If you do not find the email from WordPress there then please email me at mamashappyhive@gmail.com and I will make sure you get signed up. 🙂 Thanks! Vanessa
I love, love, love this activity! It is beautiful!
Thank you so much! It was lots of fun to create. 🙂
I love this felt pumpkin life cycle and the seed, sprout, pumpkin pie book is one of our favorites too. Love it!
super! i wil try it 🙂 what’s the recommended age for the pumpkin life cycle? thanks
I would say recommended age about 3-6 years old. 🙂
Is the free printable still available?
It’s asking for a code on the link.
Yes. Are you a newsletter/email subscriber?
I have signed up and confirmed subscription but did not receive the wordpress e-mail with password. I have checked spam.
Can you please email me at mamashappyhive@gmail.com? Thank you, Vanessa