This Pumpkin Patch is filled with history, facts, math, books, a movie, and recipes.
Slide show has recipes for Halloween Pumpkin dinner with real pumpkins as your serving dishes and Roasted Pumpkin Seeds
Pumpkin History
It is believed that pumpkins originated in North America. Seeds have been found in Mexico dating back to 7000 to 5500 B.C. Pumpkin originally got it’s name from the Greek word “pepon” which means large melon. The French changed “pepon” to “pompon. “Pompon” was changed by the English “Pumpion.” It was the American colonist that changed “pumpion” into “pumpkin.”
Centuries before the pilgrims landed, Native American Indians used pumpkins. Roasting strips to eat; and drying strips of pumpkin to weave into mats. Our favorite, pumpkin pie originated when the colonists sliced off the pumpkin top, removed the seeds, then filled with milk, spices and honey. The pumpkin was then baked in the how ashes of a dying fire.
Pumpkin Facts
- Pumpkins are a fruit
- The Largest pumpkin ever grown was over 1,000 pounds
- Pumpkins contain potassium and vitamin A
- 80 % of America’s pumpkins are sold in October
- Pumpkin flowers are editable
Pumpkin Math
- Before you clean out your pumpkin have your child weigh & measure the circumference of their pumpkin.
- Before you bake the seeds (look at the slide show) have your children do a little math.
Count the seeds by putting them in groups of 2, 5, and 10.
Pumpkin Books
Pumpkin Jack by Will Hubbell
Big Pumpkin by Erica Silverman
The Pumpkin Patch by Elizabeth King
The Biggest Pumpkin Ever by Steven Kroll
The Best Pumpkin Movie Ever…
It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown:
Check out the book:
It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown: The Making of a Television Classic by Charles M. Schulz, Lee Mendelson, Bill Melendez
Keep Reading:
Halloween at School http://www.examiner.com/x-2016-Parenting--Education-Examiner~y2009m10d10-Halloween-at-School
Spooky crafts for school http://www.examiner.com/x-2016-Parenting--Education-Examiner~y2009m10d12-Spooky-crafts-for-school
Halloween Party Games http://www.examiner.com/x-2016-Parenting--Education-Examiner~y2009m10d17-Halloween-Party-Games
Halloween Party Food http://www.examiner.com/x-2016-Parenting--Education-Examiner~y2009m10d22-Halloween-Party-Food
Enjoy- R.R.Cratty
Comments
Hey Rhonda - love the recipes. I'm all about pumpkin recipes! It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown is one of my fav's! Pepitas, that is roasted pumpkin seeds, are supposedly an excellent source of Iron...which is probably why I crave them so much.
Thanks for this informative article - good stuff! I'd heading to the pumpkin patch down the street to get some goods and try out your recipes! ;-)
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