One of my favorite family fall activities is carving pumpkins with pumpkin carving templates. Every year millions of pumpkins are carved, but what does everyone do with those leftover pumpkin guts? The rest of the ‘guts’ don’t get their time to shine and are left out of the rest of the family fall activities.So what’s a person to do with these leftover pumpkin guts? Take a look at these awesome ideas and take full advantage of all that pumpkins have to offer.
What is the inside of a pumpkin called?
Although, its more fun to say, they’re not actually called pumpkin guts. The meat of the pumpkin, which people cook with is called the pulp. There is also the ‘pumpkin goo’ which is actually called fibrous strands and seeds. However, you can learn more about the proper names of all the pumpkin parts, if you’re interested.
Family Fall Activities with Pumpkin Guts
Mess-Free Pumpkin Exploration
Pumpkin guts can be messy, but this mom has an alternative activity that allows young kids to play without a complete mess. This family fall activity is also great for kids with sensory issues. They can observe without having to get it all over their hands.
Pumpkin Gut Observations
This is a great activity to do while carving or emptying out a pumpkin to make pumpkin puree. You can broaden your child’s vocabulary, while learning counting and other skills.
Explore Textures with Your Baby
Touch the primary sense that babies use in the first year of life. This pumpkin gut activity allows babies to explore the unique touch of a pumpkin.
Pumpkin Gut Slime
This activity is another idea for sensory experiences. It just takes a few basic ingredients such as Pumpkin, Water, Elmer’s Clear School Glue, Contact Solution, Baking Soda and Orange Food Coloring. Get the Pumpkin gut slime recipe.
Pumpkin Guts Lessons
There are so many things pumpkins can teach kids. You can do art, science, math, sensory learning, fine motor skill building and so much more with these pumpkin ideas for kids that aren’t crafts. Check out these preschool pumpkin theme lessons.
Other Family Fall Activities
There are tons of recipes using the pumpkin guts, seeds and activities such as pumpkin carving, which are fun family fall activities to use the rest of the pumpkin. You can check out these pumpkin activities for more ideas.
What to do with the pumpkin shell
Carving pumpkins using pumpkin face templates is such a fun and popular family fall activity. Check out these pumpkin carving templates to get started!
This concludes our post on fun family fall activities with pumpkin guts! Leave a comment with your favorite pumpkin gut activities!
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