Masking Tape Pumpkin Patch- a Fine Motor Activity for Kids

If you are looking for a low prep activity to get in the fall or Halloween spirit, this one is for you! Read on to see how just a few basic supplies will keep your child entertained with only 1 minute of prep.

With only 3 supplies, your child can create their own pumpkin patch and work on some fine motor skills along the way.

Here’s What You Need

• Orange masking tape- this pack of colored tape has been so fun for us to use recently!

• Paper

• Pencil, colored pencils, markers, or crayons- we went with brown and green colored pencils

• Optional- scissors if your child has a hard time tearing the tape

Set up

1 minute

1. Draw a vine for the pumpkins to grow on.

2. Have your child rip or cut the tape to make the pumpkins.

3. Add stems or leaves.

4. Vaila wanted to decorate ('“carve”) her pumpkins, so that could be another fun extension to this activity.

Clean Up

1 minute

1. Put away the tape and pencils.

I wasn’t sure how long this would hold interest, but Vaila loved this at nearly 4.5 years old and kept at it for over 20 minutes. She had a hard time ripping the tape, so we transitioned to using scissors for her. I did this activity at the same time, and I definitely think that helped keep Vaila interested. She is always much more likely to stick to something longer if someone is near her.

She also decided she wanted to make the pumpkins into Jack-o-lanterns, so we “carved” them by drawing faces or writing words. It’s always fun to hear her ideas and see her creativity in action!

If you have younger children, feel free to add the stem for them. You could even draw the vine for the pumpkin after they place the tape on the paper!

This is the perfect low prep activity, so grab some of that orange tape! I will have ideas of ways to use the other colors coming in the next few months.

And while we are talking about the future, is everyone ready for Halloween? Our children have had their costumes picked out for a while, but I still have some butterfly wings to finish crafting. In previous years I have taken on many more DIY projects for their costumes, but this year I had to order everything that was reasonable. I am trying to prioritize how I spend my time and that is one small way I could not overload my already full plate.

The countdown to Halloween is on and I hope you get a chance to try this activity soon! Let me know in the comments if your kids enjoy this as much as mine did!

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