We used our pumpkins and apples to work on these two activities! Love sneaking in a little math and fine motor work if I can. He has trouble separating days and times still, so I didn’t want him to get too excited since it would be a few more days! His favorite part was filling the wagon with pumpkins! We have gone on a hay ride to pick pumpkins pretty much every year now, and we talked a little about doing it this year. The mom and dad and little girl acted out the story a bit as well. Then it was time to play! Pick some pumpkins, climb up the ladder for apples, make the animals talk, toss the leaves, fill the wagon. He eagerly listened to the story and as I read he helped me point out similar objects between the book and the bin. Here is his first impression of the activity (yes, he is excited!) I arranged everything before he got home, read through the story to make the bin as detailed as possible with the supplies I already had on hand, and set up the little activity which included a pumpkin maze from Preschool Powol Packets and apple counting tree by 2 Teaching Mommies. playmobil figures, tractor, wagon, and tree.acrylic apples and pumpkins from craft store.

Substitute what you have and keep it simple! The list looks long but the items are simple! Here’s what I used to create this sensory play small world for the book Pumpkins and Apples by Anne Rockwell. Maybe even try a corn maze, but first I wanted to share this story by Anne Rockwell with him about a little girl who goes and picks pumpkins and apples with her family! Liam and I had a fun time with this bin! Supplies Needed: What a great idea! This weekend we will go and pick some pumpkins and take a hay ride. When Liam got off his little yellow bus on Monday, he proclaimed that it was October and time to pick pumpkins. Editions for Apples and Pumpkins: 0689718616 (Paperback published in 1994), 1442403500 (Hardcover published in 2011), 0027772705 (Hardcover published in. What a great little book to illustrate a simple fall fun activity like pumpkin picking. Apples And Pumpkins Small World Play Simple Book & Sensory Play Activity

Apples and pumpkins by anne rockwell