Pumpkin Songs, Fingerplays and Books

Here are some songs, fingerplays and books about Pumpkins from the crafty and creative Kari Ewest. Kari will be featured here starting in January with her Alphabet Express.

The Five Little Pumpkins is one of my all time favorites.

Five little Pumpkins/ One hand up
Sitting on a gate
The first one said Point to thumb
My, it's getting late."
The second one said, Pointer Finger
There are witches in the air."
The third one said/ Middle Finger
"But we don't care."
The fourth one said, /Ring finger
"We'll run and run and run."
The fifth one said/Pinky
"Isn’t Halloween fun!"
"Whoooo" went the wind
And out went the light pause/………and then big clap
And five little pumpkins rolled out of sight! /Roll arms

I'm a Little Pumpkin Sung to: "I'm a Little Teapot"

I'm a little pumpkin Round and stout

Packed full of seeds that you can scoop out

When I get all carved upThen I'll be

The cutest Jack-o-Lantern you ever did see.

Three Little Pumpkins Sung to: "Ten Little Indians"
One little, 2 little, 3 little pumpkins
Rolled down the lane like funny bumpkins
Had their faces carved & thought they were something's
Funny Halloween jack-o-lanterns!

For your convenience, I have included links to the books below on Amazon.com

Check out these great books by Gail Gibbons


Fall Leaves Fall by Zoe Hall


Too Many Pumpkins by Linda White

Pumpkin Circle: The Story of a Garden by George Levenson and Shmuel Thaler

Pumpkin Baby by Jane Yolen and Susan Mitchell

Pumpkin Soup by Helen Cooper

Runaway Pumpkin by Kevin Lewis

Pumpkin Jack by Will Hubbell

Happy Halloween!