THANKFUL PUMPKINS

WHAT TO DO: Pick out a large pumpkin for your family. Every night leading up to Thanksgiving, gather as a family and add a few items to your Thankful Pumpkin. Using a sharpie marker, start at the stem and write around the pumpkin in a continuous circle until you reach the bottom.  What an amazing display to share and read on Thanksgiving Day!

HOW TO CHANGE IT UP:
-Instead of one large pumpkin, use several small pumpkins in the same manner and display in a creative manner.
-Allow your children to write some of the words themselves so all family members can be represented.  You could also do this on a craft pumpkin if you would like to keep them year to year.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED: Pumpkin, sharpie marker

SKILL AREAS ADDRESSED: Social skills, fine motor skills, visual perceptual skills, visual motor integration

Want to take a closer look at the skills kids are using in this activity?  Check out our Clinical Closeup page, where we break down the skills listed below in terms everyone can understand.

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Pam Braley

Pam Braley has been an occupational therapist since 1997 and has worked in several environments including pediatric inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation, step down NICU, and currently school based for the past 8 years. She is a mother of two beautiful children, Jack (7) and Ella (5). Pam enjoys cooking, reading a good book, exercising including walks, yoga, and training with friends. This quote has traveled with Pam to each desk she has claimed while being an OT and helps her stay focused both in her career and as a mom.

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