Pumpkin Patch Board Game

crayola supplies

Markers
Model Magic®
Blunt-Tip Scissors
Construction Paper

household supplies

cardboard

Why

Kids can count on handmade games for holiday entertainment. They learn about how pumpkins grow and figure out game strategies, too!

Steps

1. On cardboard, use Crayola® Washable Markers to create your own board game. Make start and finish spots. You may want to draw a big pumpkin at the beginning or end of the patch. Draw a path and spaces to move along the board. Then draw vines and pumpkins to create a whole patch full of pumpkins.
2. Use Crayola Scissors to cut paper rectangles for game cards. Draw pumpkins with different faces on each card, or other directions for moving around the board.
3. Shape Crayola Model Magic into dice. Make dots on the dice with black modeling material. Create game tokens with Model Magic. You might make pumpkins, scare crows, bats, leaves, or other fall images. Dry.
4. Agree on directions for playing the game, and you're ready to roll!

When & Where

"Kids worked in small groups to make their games. They exchanged games and played for days."
- Greg H., after-school child care volunteer.

"What a fantastic game! Children can be creative and improve counting and matching skills, too."
- Margarita M., mother of children age 4, 5, and 8.

Interesting Info

Tips for caring for real pumpkins: Ripening pumpkins should be left on their vines as long as possible. If you pick your own pumpkin, cut the stem with a knife. Hold the pumpkin around the bottom, instead of carrying it by the stem.

Safety Guidelines

Crayola Modeling Materials including Crayola Model Magic®, and Model Magic Fusion™, Crayola Air-Dry Clay, and Crayola Dough—

Keep away from open flames. Do not use to make candleholders, hot plates, trivets, or other similar objects that will be used or placed near fire and other heat sources.
Do not put in an oven, microwave, or kiln.
Do not make into vessels/containers that will hold unpackaged food.
The use of modeling material to make items that look like food is discouraged for children younger than age 5 to avoid their confusion with real food.
Unless sealed with a water-resistant glaze, do not make projects exposed to or immersed in water, such as boats or outdoor bird feeders. They would disintegrate when exposed to moisture.
Crayola Dough—contains gluten (wheat flour) as an ingredient.
Crayola Air-Dry Clay, Crayola Model Magic and Model Magic Fusion are gluten-free. However, they are produced on the same machinery as Crayola Dough which does contain gluten. Although the machines are cleaned prior to the start of each production run, there is a slight possibility that trace amounts of gluten from Crayola Dough may be present in the other modeling compound products. For information regarding specific ingredients or allergic concerns, please call our Consumer Affairs department at 1-800-272-9652 weekdays between 9 AM and 4 PM Eastern Standard Time.

Scissors—ATTENTION: The cutting edges of scissors are sharp and care should be taken whenever cutting or handling. Blunt-tip scissors should be used only by children 4 years and older. Pointed-tip scissors should be used only by children 6 years and older.