*Announcement: Attached to each child’s cubby is a field trip fee slip for our trips to the farm and apple orchard this fall. Field trip fees are due on Friday, October 30th. Thanks! 

Hello! Today we conquered a favorite fall activity: pumpkin carving!

First, we surveyed the designs created by the Wee Frienders. Each design was assigned a number and then we voted on the one we wanted to put on our pumpkin. Design number 1 won with 5 votes.

Once we figured out our design, we were all ready to carve.

After a teacher opened up the top, brave friends reached in and pulled out the pumpkin guts and seeds.

It was quite the sensory experience!

After we pulled all the seeds out, friends helped separate the seeds from the pulpy flesh.

Next, friends drew the design. Although they couldn’t actually carve the pumpkin because of the sharp knife, having a say in the design and placement of the shapes help friends feel ownership over the jack o’lantern!

The finished product and original design:

Meow! T-minus 3 days until Halloween! Have a great day. –Jessica

Wee Sprouts: Carrots. Breakfast: Hot wheat cereal and fresh pears. Lunch: Farm fresh eggs with cheddar cheese on whole wheat flatbread, beans/carrots and oranges. Snack: Homemade popcorn with butter and grapes.