Preschool Botany – Life Cycle of a Pumpkin

Ever wonder how pumpkins grow? Teach your preschooler about the life cycle of a pumpkin with this fun preschool botany project.

String or yarn
Construction paper
Scissors
Marking pens or crayons
Glue or staplers

Cut out two large circles onto your construction paper. If possible, use beige, white or brown. Write seed onto one of the circles. Staple or glue the circles together, leaving one side open. You’re creating an envelope out of a seed shape. 

Using green paper cut out a leaf. This symbolizes the plant the pumpkin seed grows into. Write plant onto the paper

Cut out a yellow flower with green leaves to indicate the yellow flower the pumpkin grows into. Write flower on the paper. 

Cut out a green pumpkin shape and write small pumpkin or baby pumpkin.

Cut out a large orange pumpkin that is bigger than the green pumpkin.   Write pumpkin onto your pumpkin. 

Using your string or yarn, glue or staple it to the back of your papers, in order from plant to orange pumpkin.  

Put the paper/yarn creation into the seed to show your preschooler how the pumpkin grows from a seed.