A pumpkin has so much potential!

A pumpkin has so much potential! A pumpkin can be a decorative accent as it is or it can be carved. A pumpkin can become a pie or loaf of bread. A pumpkin can even become a trend in spiced latte form. Every year pumpkins take stage in my classroom as our inspiration for a mixed media pumpkin patch and in the middle school pumpkins even transform into something else to their liking. Last year was the 1st pumpkin patch at St. James Middle School and the activities and opportunities it provided are endless. We painted pumpkins last year to represent the characters being created in a children’s book writing assignment for 8th graders as well as other characters from our favorite childhood stories. This year we didn’t stay within a theme and ended up with a little bit of everything and each one was amazing and full of personality!