If you’re looking for a simple, engaging, and screen-free activity to enjoy with your little ones this Autumn or Halloween season, then you’ll love our Count and Colour Pumpkins Worksheets! Perfect for preschoolers and early years learners, this printable combines early maths skills with creativity, making it a brilliant hands-on way to celebrate autumn.
Why Kids Love This Activity
🎃 Counting Made Fun – Children get to practise counting cute smiling pumpkins on each page.
✏️ Colouring Creativity – Each page includes pumpkins to colour, so kids can use crayons, markers, or pencils to decorate them however they like.
📖 Storybook Style – The pages are designed like a mini-book, encouraging kids to read along with “I can see __ pumpkins” and fill in the numbers themselves.
👩👧 Perfect for Home or Classroom – Whether you’re a parent, teacher, or childminder, this printable works beautifully as part of your Halloween activities.
Skills Children Practise
- Counting & Number Recognition
- Fine Motor Skills (through colouring and tracing numbers)
- Early Reading Skills (repeating “I can see…” sentence structure)
- Creativity (choosing colours and patterns for their pumpkins)
How to Use the Worksheets
- Print the Pages – Print as many as you need to create a little counting booklet.
- Count the Pumpkins Together – Encourage your child to point and count each smiling pumpkin.
- Write the Number – Help them fill in the blank with the correct number.
- Colour the Pumpkins – Let your child colour the pumpkins in traditional orange, spooky green, or even rainbow shades!
- Create a Mini Book – Staple the pages together and let your child “read” their counting story to the family.
Ideas to Extend the Learning
- Pumpkin Hunt: Hide small pumpkin toys or cut-outs around the house and have your child count them just like in the book.
- Maths Challenge: Ask older children to write simple addition or subtraction sums using the pumpkins.
- Art Twist: Add googly eyes, glitter, or stickers to make the pumpkins extra fun.
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