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Fall Harvest Carnival Theme Ideas:.

• Pumpkin Seed Toss - Number and line up 5 small baskets or crates; then have the children stand 3 feet in front of the first crate and toss seeds into the crates in sequence.  Small prizes can be given for each of the crates they get their seeds in. 

• Corn Husking Race - Give each child 4 ears of unhusked corn and race to see who can have all of their corn husked first.

• Pumpkin Walk - This is like a regular cake walk except instead of numbers, place pictures of several fall items on the floor for the children to walk on and call out the names of the items instead of numbers.  Use fall themed music such as "Turkey In The Straw" or "Jimmy Cracked Corn".

• Floating Pumpkins - Number the bottom of the small gourds that look like miniature pumpkins and float them in water for the children to choose one for small prizes.

• Picking Apples -  A regular sucker pull can become "Apple Picking." Make a large apple tree with lots of red apples out of construction paper; then connect the tree to some peg board. Mark the tips of the handles on only a few carmel apple suckers then poke them through the peg board holes; poke several unmarked suckers around the marked suckers; then let the kids pick an apple.  Have prizes ready for those who get the marked suckers, but everyone gets to keep the sucker they pulled.

• Musical Bales - Play musical chairs with bales of straw instead of chairs. A scarecrow in the center makes a fun decoration for this game.

• Turkey In The Straw - Fill a wading pool with straw and hide a small picture of a turkey in it for groups to dig through to see who can find it first.

• The Squirrel Game - Let the kids pretend they are squirrels gathering nuts for the winter. Give each of the kids a small paper bag, then toss out several unshelled nuts onto the floor and let the kids race to see who can collect the most.  Older and younger children should be separated for this game.  Another way to play this game, (if you have a way to corral a large quantity of leaves) is to hide nuts beneath a large pile of leaves and give the kids a set amount of time to find as many nuts as they can.

• Pumpkin Race - Set up starting and finish lines and have the children race to see who can get their pumpkin over the finish line first using only their feet to slide the pumpkins along.  No kicking the pumpkins like footballs...lol 

• Scarecrow Relay - This game is a little messy, but a whole lot of fun!  Divide the children into two equal groups and have each group form a line. Provide identical scarecrow costumes for each group consisting of a pair of bib overalls or an old faded pair of jeans with a rope for a belt, a flannel shirt, a straw hat, & a basket of straw or the softer version of strawlike material that is sold in craft stores. The first person in line is to put the scarecrow costume on over their clothes and stuff the straw under their hats and inside the flannel shirt or bib overalls.  Once they are completely dressed they must go to the end of their line, remove the straw & costume and pass the items as they are removed up through the line to the person at the front of the line.  That player can immediately start dressing in the costume as each piece to the costume is received, then once they are completely dressed will go to the end of the line. Repeat until each player has been dressed in costume. When the last player has finished passing up the pieces to the costume, have the first person in line lay the complete costume out on the floor in front of the line. The group that finishes first is the winner.  

Copyright 2000 S.L. Amon

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A Fall Harvest Market:.

Another fun idea for older kids would be to have a fall harvest market. Divide your group into smaller groups of 3-5 kids and assign each group a different harvest food to make treats from. You could have several different recipes already written for each individual harvest food item and let the children choose from the list which foods they would like to create. Harvest foods such as corn, squash, nuts, tomatoes, beans, apples and even turkey can produce quite an array of foods to choose from. Let the kids brainstorm and plan the party as a group (with a bit of guidance of course).

For a festive touch, the groups could each be given a long table to decorate so that you can easily tell what food item(s) they will be serving. Things like straw, bushel baskets with fruits/vegetables, scarecrows, leaves, gourds, cornstalks, fall flowers and grapevines make great decorations, and the kids could even choose some music like "Jimmy Cracked Corn" or "Over The River and Through the Woods" to set the party mood. Little red wagons filled with hay and other fall items would also make great decorations. When it's time to eat, the kids can eat in shifts, having one or two people stay at the table to serve the food as the others fill their plates with samples from the other tables. You might even consider inviting the parents to come join in the fun.

If there's enough room and enough kids, a couple of tables could also be set up to for making some quick and easy fall crafts to take home. Some square dancing might also be nice after your feast and craft making.

Copyright 2000 S.L. Amon

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