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Pumpkin Chucking! · DIY Pumpkin Toss Game for Kids
Transform toilet paper rolls into pretend pumpkins for Pumpkin Chucking — a fun and easy DIY pumpkin toss game!
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Prep Time
45
minutes
minutes
Activity Time
15
minutes
minutes
Total Time
1
hour
hour
Tools
scissors
single hole punch
hot glue gun and glue sticks
Materials
felt
(6 sheets orange, 2 sheets green)
3
rolls toilet paper
construction paper
(1 sheet orange)
permanent marker
satin ribbon
(Fall or Halloween color/pattern)
bushel basket
(or any large basket/bin)
Steps
To Prepare Pumpkins:
Overlap short ends of 2 sheets orange
felt
by about 1 inch, then use hot glue gun to glue together.
Wrap long orange felt rectangle around outside of one of
3 rolls toilet paper
, then glue where it overlaps.
Fold, tuck, and glue overhanging felt at each end of roll into its cardboard tube.
Create felt stem by cutting a 3-inch square of green felt, then roll it and glue where it overlaps.
Cut 2-inch leaf shape out of green felt.
Tuck and glue ends of felt stem and leaf into tube at one end of felt-covered toilet paper roll.
Repeat steps 1 through 6 to make two more pumpkins (or as many as desired).
To Prepare Basket:
Cut pumpkin shape out of orange
construction paper
.
Use
permanent marker
to write "Pumpkin Chuckin'" on paper pumpkin.
Punch hole in top of paper pumpkin and use
satin ribbon
to tie it onto
bushel basket
.
To Play the "Pumpkin Chuckin'" Game:
Position basket on ground.
Have child stand about 10 feet from basket (or closer/further according to age/ability).
Have child try to "chuck" (i.e., toss) toilet paper pumpkins into basket.
Notes
Game Variations and Adaptations:
This "Pumpkin Chuckin'" game is easy to adjust for kids of any age and/or ability. Try some of these ideas...
Adjust distance between the child and basket (i.e., closer = easier).
Adjust size of basket (i.e., smaller = more challenging).
After getting a pumpkin in the basket, have child take a step back before “chuckin'” the next pumpkin.
Awards points to practice math skills.
Use multiple baskets placed in a row (i.e., farther away = more points).
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Project Type:
DIY · Play
Category:
Holiday · Kid-Friendly · Party-Time · Seasonal