Pounding Pumpkin Tee Party

OK friends. This activity is a WINNER! The set up is very simple and it’s not messy. It does look a little like a very popular virus once you’re done, which is a little weird, but let’s call it spooky!

I set up the kids (girl 8, boy 4) with a mat across our dining room table for this one, so I could cook dinner. They played with it for the entirety of the time it took me to cook. It’s great for sharing, taking turns (we did use two hammers from old Melissa and Doug tool sets), hand-eye coordination, and essential skills learning.

Supplies I used:

• Golf Tees (affiliate link)

• Montessori-style Trays (affiliate link)

• Toy Wooden Hammer (affiliate link)

• Pumpkin

• Mat (affiliate link) We have 2 Gathre mats we really dig, but this is good alternative if that’s too moneybags for you.

Lay down a splat mat, or disposable table cloth. We didn’t really need it but I like to get my kiddos into this habit. Add golf tees and wooden hammers to the tray. Position your pumpkin in the center of the mat and let the kids go to town.

My 8YO caught on without instruction. I practiced a few with my 4YO before setting him loose. Did he whack his fingers a couple of times? Oh yeah. But I’m a fan of these controlled environment lessons. Hammer hitting your fingers = OUCH. Good lesson learned for big kid life. And wooden hammer, finger, wooden tee sandwich does not an emergency room trip make. (So far. 😬)

As pinterest-y pumpkin activities go–we rated this one a “10”. In fact, some of the pumpkins we had decorating the front porch started going missing…but I’ve got a pretty good idea whose behind it.

Sale

🍂 Fall Early Learning Bundle

Sale Price: $12.00 Original Price: $15.00

🍂 Fall Early Learning Bundle | Montessori-Inspired | 15 Activities + 5 FREE Bonus | Ages 3–10

Bring the magic of fall into your learning space! This Montessori-inspired bundle is packed with 20 beautifully designed printable activities that turn pumpkin season into a hands-on science, math, and literacy adventure for little learners ages 3–10.

What's Inside:

🎃 Pumpkin Life Cycle Unit (5 activities!)

• Montessori 3-Part Nomenclature Cards

• Life Cycle Posters

• Sequence Cards

• "Let's Draw the Life Cycle" Worksheet

• Cut & Paste Activity

🔬 Parts of a Pumpkin (3 activities!)

• Montessori 3-Part Nomenclature Cards

• Anatomy Poster

• Label-the-Pumpkin Activity

🧮 Math & Fine Motor

• Pumpkin Seed Counting Cards

• Clothespin Clip Cards

• Play Dough Pumpkin Mats

🍁 Nature & Exploration

• Pumpkin Patch Scavenger Hunt

• Fall Leaves Montessori 3-Part Cards

🍞 Real Kid-Friendly Recipes

• Roasted Pumpkin Seeds

• Easy Spiced Pumpkin Bread

🎁 5 FREE Bonus Activities:

• Letter Pp Handwriting Practice

• Favorite Pumpkin Cookies Recipe

• Fall Leaf Prints Art Activity

• Fall Scavenger Hunts

• Fall Matching Game

This isn't just a stack of worksheets — it's a complete fall learning experience. The Fall Early Learning Bundle brings together 15 thoughtfully designed core activities + 5 free bonus activities, all rooted in Montessori-inspired, hands-on learning.

At the heart of the bundle is a deep dive into the pumpkin life cycle — with five different activities that let kids explore the same concept through posters, sequencing, drawing, cutting & pasting, and Montessori 3-part nomenclature cards. Kids also learn the parts of a pumpkin through a labeled poster, anatomy cards, and a hands-on labeling activity.

But this bundle goes way beyond the page. Your little learner will get their hands messy with play dough pumpkin mats, build fine motor strength with clothespin clip cards, and head outdoors for a pumpkin patch scavenger hunt. There are even real kid-friendly recipes — roasted pumpkin seeds and spiced pumpkin bread — so the learning continues right into the kitchen.

What makes this bundle special:

• 🧩 Montessori 3-Part Cards — Three complete sets (Pumpkin Life Cycle, Parts of a Pumpkin, Fall Leaves) for vocabulary building and independent work

• 🔬 Real science — Life cycle sequencing, plant anatomy, and nature observation

• 🍳 Kitchen connection — Three fall recipes bring learning into real life

• 🎨 Multi-sensory — Play dough, art, outdoor scavenger hunts, and clip cards go beyond the page

• 🔢 Math skills — Pumpkin seed counting and clothespin number matching

• ✂️ Fine motor practice — Cutting, pasting, clipping, drawing, and tracing

The 15 Core Activities:

1. Pumpkin Life Cycle — Montessori 3-Part Cards

2. Pumpkin Life Cycle — Posters

3. Pumpkin Life Cycle — Sequence Cards

4. Let's Draw the Pumpkin Life Cycle — Worksheet

5. Pumpkin Life Cycle — Cut & Paste

6. Roasted Pumpkin Seed Recipe

7. Parts of a Pumpkin — Montessori 3-Part Cards

8. Parts of a Pumpkin — Poster

9. Parts of a Pumpkin — Label Activity

10. Play Dough Pumpkins

11. Pumpkin Patch Scavenger Hunt

12. Pumpkin Seed Counting Cards

13. Easy Spiced Pumpkin Bread Recipe

14. Clothespin Clip Cards (Pumpkins)

15. Fall Leaves — Montessori 3-Part Cards

🎁 5 FREE Bonus Activities:

1. Letter Pp Handwriting Practice

2. Favorite Pumpkin Cookies Recipe

3. Fall Leaf Prints Art Activity

4. Fall Scavenger Hunts

5. Fall Matching Game

Who It's For: Homeschool families (especially Montessori-inspired), preschool and Pre-K classroom teachers, daycare and childcare providers, and any parent or caregiver looking for meaningful, screen-free fall activities. Works beautifully for learning centers, morning tubs, unit studies, or weekend fun.

How It Works:

1. Purchase and download instantly

2. Print the activities you need (unlimited prints!)

3. Grab some scissors, play dough, clothespins, and pumpkins — and start learning!

No shipping wait. No subscription. Just download, print, and explore fall!

____________________________________________

Digital Download. No product will be shipped.

Download is in high quality .pdf format ready to print. Color print recommended.

There are NO REFUNDS based on the nature of this product. If you have trouble with your order, please contact us at support@lizadorabooks.com.

Featuring original artwork by Liza Dora. Materials may not be duplicated, distributed, or sold without express written permission or consent from Liza Dora Books. These products are for individual student or individual classroom use. For licensing information for private and public school-wide or district-wide usage, contact schools@lizadorabooks.com or learn more here.

Cicada Unit Study — 16 hands-on activities with life cycle science, the Cicada Guitar STEM craft, and original watercolor art

Moon Phases Unit Study — 18 watercolor activities exploring lunar cycles, orbits, and STEM projects

Add to cart

Bonus Book Round Up For October:

We’re big on books around this joint. We have a “library shelf” outside of my home office and this is where I swap out books. The kids love playing library and I have them leave their homemade library cards on the shelf when they trade for a book. It’s a simple little game but they love it. Need some inspo for something similar? Here are some of the books we have on our shelf for October:

Pumpkin Jack by Will Hubbell (affiliate)

Strega Nona Harvest by Tomie dePaulo (affiliate link)

Too Many Pumpkins by Linda White (affiliate link)

The Pumpkin Book by Gail Gibbons (affiliate link)

The Bat Book by Charlotte Milner (affiliate link)

Stellaluna (affiliate link)

Don’t Feed The Pumpkin (affiliate link)

It’s The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown (affiliate link)

Room On The Broom (affiliate link)

I hope you found this post helpful, inspiring, and most of all TOTALLY DOABLE. Thanks for reading, friends.