# Perfectly Pumpkin Activities
> Two of our pumpkin activities from October 2012: animal-pattern painted pumpkins and an easy pumpkin craft with egg cartons. Each idea links to its full post.
- URL: https://www.funlittles.com/perfectly-pumpkin-contest/
- Ages: 3–8 yrs · Difficulty: easy · Mess: medium
- Time: prep none, activity varies
- Works for: one-on-one, small group, whole class
- Skills: art, fine-motor

## Safety
- Supervise paint and craft use. See each linked post for its own materials and cautions.

## Ideas
- **Animal pattern pumpkins**: We made animal pattern pumpkins, painting small pumpkins with patterns like tiger stripes for World Animal Day.
- **Easy egg carton pumpkin craft**: We also had fun with an easy pumpkin craft with egg cartons, making paper pumpkin faces for Halloween.

## The original post by TurkeyMom (2012)

Welcome to our online "Perfectly Pumpkin" contest.

Here are two of our pumpkin related activities we have done in the last month. We also have two more mega pumpkin projects planned. Link up your pumpkin posts now!

[We made animal pattern pumpkins](https://www.funlittles.com/halloween-animal-activity-for-world-animal-day/)



[We also had fun with an easy pumpkin craft with egg cartons.](https://www.funlittles.com/halloween-pumpkin-crafts/)