Crafting Friday.....Pumpkin Patch

 

 

October "Add" On Bulletin Board

 

This week on crafting Friday, we are going to be getting ready for our October bulletin board.  There are so many fun craft ideas and activities for the month of October....so we need to start just a few days before October is here.  I apologize for the picture above being blurred.  For some reason the program I used to make the picture saved like this. 

 

So, to get ready for your board, you will need to decide what background papers you want to use.  Usually for Fall I would put up a base color of brown to use for both October and November (to save paper).  For the tree, you can either free hand it with paint (especially if you will be using it for November too).  If you do not want to paint, you can always use construction paper (but that is a lot of paper to use).  I went ahead and drew my fence with paint as well since I will be using it for November too.  The fence would be an optional prop for this board if you choose.  I like the dimension it gives.  For the letters I would die-cut or print out the phrase.  Now that you have the base.....it is time for the 'add' on.

 

The add on will be each day or each week the students would add another project onto the board.  You can have them add together how many projects they have included onto the board individually and then as a whole group. 

 

Students part:

The leaves for the tree are just a simple diamond shape.  You can choose any shape or even just go ahead and have them draw or color a leaf pattern.  Want to use less paper......have them go on a walk and pick up colorful leaves and then staple them onto the tree instead.

 

The pumpkins (not jack o lanterns) can be done several different ways.  You may be limited to space depending on the number of students you have.  1.  Each student gets a piece of orange construction paper and cuts out a pumpkin shape.  2.  Coffee filters....let the students paint coffee filters orange for their pumpkins.  3.  If you have a lot of foam.....have them cut out a pumpkin shape on foam and use lots of different bright colors for their pumpkins (non traditional).  4.  Maybe you have a lot of brown paper lunch bags (we did).  Show the students how to cut one side to open it up to make one big piece of paper (cut on one side of seam and across the bottom).  Paint the paper orange and then let dry.  Have students cut out pumpkin shape after the bag has dried. 

 

For the vine.....I just rolled up green bulletin board paper and attached through pumpkins. 

 

Next week I will show you how to "add" more to it.