Pumpkin Patch Dramatic Play

Pumpkin Patch Dramatic Play Theme for #preschool and #kindergarten

I can’t believe October is almost here! Visiting the pumpkin patch is a fun field trip many preschool and kindergarten classes take every year.

Dramatic Play Pumpkin Patch Printables for #preschool and #kindergarten

One of my earliest school memories is scooping out a pumpkin in kindergarten, then roasting and eating the seeds. Perhaps this is a vivid memory because I ate too many pumpkin seeds and as they say… what happens in kindergarten stays in kindergarten!

Dramatic Play Pumpkin Patch Printables for #preschool and #kindergarten

Pumpkin Patch Pretend Play

To celebrate the fall season I created a new pumpkin patch dramatic play kit. This kit includes printable props to help you easily create a pumpkin theme in your dramatic play center. The 38 page printable packet contains Open and closed signs, a pumpkin patch sign, picture cards and much more.

Dramatic Play Pumpkin Patch Ideas for #preschool and #kindergarten

How to Set Up a Pumpkin Patch Pretend Play Area

First, I stocked up on pumpkins and gourds at my local grocery store. Then I made a quick stop at the dollar store for some fall flowers and grabbed the scarecrow and hay bale for 40 percent off at my favorite craft store. Mission Pumpkin Patch accomplished!

Pumpkin Patch Fun in the Dramatic Play Center
Photo Credit: Larisa Lofitskaya
Your students will have a blast as they pick the perfect pumpkin, sort the pumpkins by attribute, and measure and weigh their pumpkins.

There’s also a menu for creating a pumpkin cafe where students can take orders and exchange money to support the development of math, oral language, literacy and writing skills. Check out my pumpkin pie in a cup recipe too, it’s delicious!

Books About Pumpkins


Here are my 10 favorite books about pumpkins to build background knowledge
Best books about pumpkins for #preschool and #kindergarten

Pumpkin Circle: The Story of a Garden by George Levenson

From Seed to Pumpkin by Wendy Pfeffer

It’s Pumpkin Time by Zoe Hall

Pumpkin Jack by Will Hubbell

Pumpkin Pumpkin by Jeanne Titherington

Pumpkin Soup by Helen Cooper

The Runaway Pumpkin by Kevin Lewis

Seed, Sprout, Pumpkin Pie by Jill Esbaum

Too Many Pumpkins by Linda White

The Very Best Pumpkin by Mark Kimball Moulton

To read more about this dramatic play kit visit the Pumpkin Patch page.
Pumpkin Patch Dramatic Play Printables for #preschool and #kindergarten

More Halloween Ideas

Halloween Books for Preschool Kids
Halloween Activities for Preschoolers
a round tray filled with orange play dough and accessories
purple, green, and orange cooked spaghetti dyed with liquid watercolors
a water bottle filled with orange water beads. The bottle has a jack o lantern face on the front.
mini pumpkin candy buckets in a bin of black beans
bow tie pasta dyed black in a bin of orange rice
Five Pumpkins Printable

3 thoughts on “Pumpkin Patch Dramatic Play”

  1. This looks so fun! I know my daughter is so looking forward to her field trip to the pumpkin patch. This would be a great way for her to share her excitement both before and after her visit. Thank you so much for linking up to this week’s Discover & Explore!

  2. y.renurajshekhar

    hello vanessa
    pumpkin patch dramatic play will be a excitement field trip for the children. I am following your ideas and my things and activites are easily implemented in my classroom and they love it. Like I have done the name chart. Thanks for linking a good activities.

  3. Oh my goodness! I just started turning my dramatic play into a pumpkin patch yesterday and was thinking “I wonder if Vanessa has a pumpkin patch kit?” Thank you sooo much!

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