Mrs. Penner's Book Character Pumpkin Patch

Mrs. Penner’s

Storybook Pumpkin Patch

We are growing a storybook pumpkin patch, and we need your help! Decorate a pumpkin to look like one of your favorite book characters, and bring it to school to plant in our Storybook Pumpkin Patch!

**No Carved or Cut Pumpkins!**

•Think of your favorite book and design your pumpkin based on your favorite character from that book.

•Purchase a real or fake pumpkin that can be easily carried by the student.

•Gather your decorating supplies.  Acrylic paints or permanent markers work best.  Watercolors tend to run, and spray paint will gradually dissolve the pumpkin. You can add materials, like yarn, buttons, wiggly eyes, etc.

•Decorate your pumpkin without carving, cutting, or poking holes in it.

•Fill in the blanks on the back of this page.

Bring your pumpkin and this page to the library from October 15th -22nd.

Take your pumpkin home before November 1st.

If your child needs help getting it home please make plans to do this. 

All pumpkins that are left behind will be thrown away by 4:00 that afternoon.

Participation is completely voluntary. 

This is not a contest, but a great project to do

together as a family.

Have fun and be creative!