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Pumpkin pattern portrait

Fill a drawn pumpkin with repeating lines and shapes.

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What you need

A full sheet of paper and large child-appropriate crayons.

Age: 3–5 years; choose for the individual child.

Let's make it happen

  1. Draw a large pumpkin outline and divide it into several wide sections.
  2. Fill one section with dots and another with wavy lines, choosing any colors.
  3. Add a face or more patterns, then describe your favorite part of the portrait.

Adult stays beside the child and puts supplies away afterward.

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