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Pumpkin vine growing story

Draw how a pumpkin plant grows from a seed to fruit.

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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. Divide the page into four spaces. Draw a seed in soil, then a small sprout.
  2. Draw a longer vine with leaves and a flower, followed by a pumpkin growing on the vine.
  3. Add seeds inside the pumpkin and point through the pictures in order, explaining that seeds can grow into new plants.

Adult stays beside the child; draw seeds instead of using loose seeds.

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