Pumpkin Fever: Slow, Seasonal Pumpkin Play Ideas for Early Years

Pumpkin fever is such a joyful way to celebrate the magic of autumn.

The pumpkins appearing.
The leaves changing colour.
The smell of soup bubbling away.
The tiny hands collecting seeds, scooping, washing, weighing and wondering.

In this blog post I want to share some of my favourite pumpkin play ideas from The Rewinding Your Wanderlust Child Nature Study, and how we can use seasonal hooks in a slower, more child-led way.

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