Songs and
Fingerplays
Pick A Pumpkin
Theme: Pumpkins
Five Little Pumpkins
Pick a pumpkin from the vine.
You pick yours, I’ll pick mine.
Pick a pumpkin from the vine.
Let’s pick pumpkins!
Five little pumpkins sitting on a gate (hold up five fingers)
The first one said, “My it’s getting late. (put hand on cheek)
The second one said, “ I hear a noise.” (pretend to hear
The Pumpkins Are Here
The third one said, “It’s just some boys.” (wave hand)
The fourth one said, “Come on let’s run!” (make running
The pumpkins are here; the pumpkins are there.
The pumpkins, the pumpkins are everywhere.
something)
motions)
The fifth one said, “It’s Halloween FUN!”
“Puff” ...went the wind!
“Out” ...went the lights!
And the five little pumpkins rolled out of sight!
Did You Ever See a Pumpkin?
(to the tune of: “Did You Ever See a Lassie?”)
Did you ever see a pumpkin, a pumpkin, a pumpkin?
Did you ever see a pumpkin with no face at all?
With no eyes and no nose and no mouth and no teeth.
Did you ever see a pumpkin with no face at all?
So I made a jack-o-lantern, jack-o-lantern, jack-o-lantern.
So I made a jack-o-lantern with a big funny face.
With big eyes and big nose and big mouth and big teeth.
So I made a jack-o-lantern with a big funny face!
Where’s My Pumpkin?
(to the tune of: “Where Is Thumbkin?”)
Where is my pumpkin? Where is my pumpkin?
Here it is! Here it is!
(Happy) jack-o-lantern.
(Happy) jack-o-lantern.
Looks Like this. Looks like this.
**Repeat the song substituting a different feeling word
each time. Make sure you practice making the face that
you are singing about!
Pumpkins Round, Pumpkins Fat
**This is a chant we use when playing with orange balloons in a
parachute for gym.
Pumpkins round and pumpkins fat.
Jump on the parachute just like that!
Pumpkins high and pumpkins low.
Pumpkins, pumpkins, off you go!
(to the tune of: “London Bridge”)
Pick a pumpkin from the vine.
Pumpkin round, pumpkin fine.
Pick a pumpkin from the vine.
Let’s pick pumpkins!
(to the tune of: “The Farmer in the Dell”)
The pumpkins are up; the pumpkins are down.
The pumpkins, the pumpkins are all around.
The pumpkins are in; the pumpkins are out.
The pumpkins, the pumpkins are all around.
The pumpkins are low; the pumpkins are high.
The pumpkins, the pumpkins all say, “Good Bye!”
The Jack-O-Lantern
Three little pumpkins growing on a vine,
Sitting in the sunlight, looking just fine.
Along came a ghost who picked just one.
To take on home for some Halloween fun!
He gave him two eyes to see where he goes.
He gave him a mouth and a big handsome nose.
Then he put a candle in.
Now see how he glows!!