Picked a character from the book and created a small pie size pumpkin. Book character pumpkin decorating contest being held at. Make a painted foam pumpkin book character for halloween this year. Pumpkins decorated as storybook characters oh decor curtain. In this packet is a flyer, a student application to enroll hisher pumpkin into the show, and. Carbondale public library book character pumpkin decorating contest this year the library is inviting kids to decorate a pumpkin like their favorite book character. All pumpkins left after the day will be disposed of properly. Their literary creations would be displayed in the library until halloween for all to see.
Pumpkin decorating with book and movie characters a huge collection of the. Oct 3, 2018 explore holyfamily1s board storybook pumpkins, followed by 8. If youre anything like me youre always on the lookout for center activities that. In honor of the month of halloween, we rounded up all our favorite pumpkin decorating ideas and created a giant list of whether youre looking for creative pumpkin carving ideas for a family night, new pumpkin decorating ideas for your home or just want to find some new pumpkin ideas for a decorating contest youre sure to find the. Later, put the pumpkins in the hallway for other classes to see. Pumpkin book characters lessons tes teach our whimsical days of the best pumpkin book report ideas for halloween storybook character pumpkin ideas crafty morning. Each class rotated to the other classrooms to see all the pumpkins. Made to look like bad kitty from the book bad kitty for president. Our easy nocarve pumpkins include ideas for decorating pumpkins with ribbon, stickers, faux flowers, paint, and more. Book character pumpkins teaming up to teach clifford, cat in the hat, poutpout fish, and more. Students will present their pumpkins to the class during the week of the 28th.
See more ideas about pumpkin decorating, character pumpkins and book character pumpkins. The project is totally optional but this one was screaming my name. Decorate a pumpkin or gourd as a book character or with a literary theme and drop it off at the round rock public library childrens desk for display from. At my sons school they announced a contest to decorate a pumpkin like your favorite book character. Movieinspired pumpkin designs hallmark artists interpret their favorite characters and. The pumpkin book character show is a fun way to promote reading in any school.
The completed written report and decorated pumpkin is due on monday, october 28. The book is written in rhyming text and includes five pages of pumpkinrelated games and puzzles. These incredible ideas for decorating with pumpkins this fall are for your outdoor and indoor spaces. You can design a pumpkin, a breakfast, or a dessert to look like a jackolantern. For this project, students will read a book at home, write about the book they have read, and decorate a pumpkin to match a character from the book. You can make that character come to life and display it proudly when youre done. Painted foam pumpkin book character craft preschool inspirations. Kinder through 2nd pumpkins can be found in the plc and 3rd through 8th grade in the lc. Sure, these pumpkin decorating ideas go beyond the simple jack o lantern tradition. Some of these fall pumpkin decorating ideas are diy projects while others are as simple as buying a pumpkin and placing it somewhere unexpected. Well pair it with its inspiration for the art show. Students may bring in a decorated pumpkin or gourd to the school library and enter it into our contest.
A limited supply of free pumpkins will be available at the library starting thurs. Students will need to choose their a character from their favorite book and decorate a pumpkin to resemble the book character. If you give a pig a pancake, hell probably want you to commemorate him with a pumpkin or something like that. They brought the book to school to sit out with their pumpkin. You and your preschoolers can create fun decorated pumpkins with no carving at all. We gathered up over 50 of the best pumpkin decorating ideas and you are going to absolutely love these. Cat in the hat book character pumpkin pumpkin painting 76 perfectly painted pumpkins, no carve, for halloween. Decorate your mini pumpkin to look like a book or movie character, a scene from a movie, a book cover, or a famous person. The round rock public library is hosting a book character pumpkin decorating contest that begins on thursday, october 24, 2019 and lasts through noon on thursday, october 31, 2019 decorate a pumpkin or gourd as a book character or with a literary theme and drop it off at the round rock public library childrens desk for display from october 24 october 31.
Even though the contest was planned with families in mind, individuals are just as welcome to participate. Often we paired the pumpkin with its book, or at least a picture of the book cover. Macs literary pumpkin decorations midland reportertelegram. This year the library is getting into the fall spirit by having a decorated pumpkin contest of your favorite book character. Ces book character pumpkin decorating contest 2014 duration. For his schools annual pumpkin fest, families are asked to decorate a pumpkin to look like a favorite book character. Pumpkin decorating with book and movie characters a huge collection of the best creative pumpkin decorating. The whole school would participate and it was always so much fun. Bring your favorite storybook characters to life with these pumpkin decorating. Check out these fun no carve pumpkin decorating ideas. It has been used in elementary classrooms as both a class reading and supplementary resource. School decorated pumpkins like their favorite character from a book. Childrens book characters inspire pumpkin decorating contest the pumpkins in the library at iverson elementary school have a lot of character. Voting begins for the book character pumpkin decorating contest.
Inspired by my son and daughters current interests i gathered 10 halloween pumpkin decorating ideas of their favorite characters from t. See more ideas about pumpkin books, book character pumpkins and character pumpkins. In the examples, some pumpkin characters are just faces, like clifford. See more ideas about character pumpkins, book character pumpkins and pumpkin decorating. Pumpkin book characters the valdosta technical college. Attached you will find directions for the pumpkin project as well as dates when certain parts are due. Voting begins in class october 22, 2018 and the winners will be announced at the halloween games on october 30, 2018. So get creating and bring in a pumpkin decorated like your favorite book character by october 18, 2018. Pumpkin patch celebrates book characters education. The children picked and decorated their pumpkins to look like their favorite book characters and voting has begun for the 2nd annual book. Book character pumpkin decorating contest the falcons. When i was a teacher, my students and i use to decorate pumpkins like characters in books. Starting on october 1st until the end of the month i love to decorate the lc. Bring the decorated mini pumpkin and a completed pumpkin id form to the library the week of october 21.
Thirdgrade students had fun with their first book reports. But decorating a pumpkin and using it to decorate your space does not require great carving skills or any carving skills at all. So check out these ways to decorate with pumpkins this fall for fresh ideas that go past halloween pumpkins but these ideas can be carried into. Each student who was interested could prepare and and decorate a pumpkin as a character from their favorite book. Here are all of the 115 pumpkins decorated by sherwood students as part of our imcs book character pumpkin contest. The pumpkins are displayed in the library for a week before halloween, including during pumpkin fest so all the parents and kids can marvel at the handiwork. If we have the book available, we will put it with your display. Creating a pumpkin based on a favorite storybook character is the ultimate extension activity.
They shared with the class about the character, and why students should read it. See more ideas about character pumpkins, pumpkin books and book character pumpkins. The children decorated a pumpkin to look like a book character. If your child is interested in decorating a pumpkin to display in the library, here are a few things you should know. If you like the idea of painting pumpkins for halloween, check out our quick and easy painted pumpkin ideas we. If pumpkin carving isnt for you, dont worry our halloween pumpkin decorating ideas and projects yield eyepopping pumpkin displays without the goopy mess. The book character pumpkin decorating contest is for families and all that is needed is a pumpkin, an idea and the family working together to create a pumpkin with character. If you would like to take your pumpkin home, please come and pick them up by the end of the school day on friday, october 30th. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources. This year its been enhanced by all the fun book character pumpkins. Maybe each teamteacher makes 1 the kids vote curtis elementary library media center. Childrens book characters inspire pumpkin decorating contest.
Last year we had a wonderful response from students who decorated a pumpkin as their favorite book character. Book character pumpkin decorating contest at the library city of. Decorating pumpkins like characters a huge collection of the best creative pumpkin decorating ideas for halloween. Pumpkin painted in gray, blue, and yellowincluding a blue fabric capeto resemble batmans costume from the television show based on the dc comic book character. Bring a pumpkin decorated like your favorite character and enter to win a prize.