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Pumpkin Car Tunnel

October 23, 2014 by Emma Gadsby 3 Comments

After our wonderful pumpkin picking experience last week, we brought two pumpkins home. I knew from last years experience that I am hopeless at carving a pumpkin so wanted to find a way that Adam could play with the pumpkin – hence we made a pumpkin tunnel.

Adventures of Adam Pumpkin Car Tunnel

First we needed to scoop out the pumpkin meat. We placed the pumpkins on our Tuff Spot Tray  (affiliate link). Adam got involved, although he was still hesitant about touching the pumpkin meat with his hands.

Adventures of Adam how to make a pumpkin car tunnel

At either side of the large pumpkin I cut out two holes for the tunnel and used Tip-ex to write on the pumpkin. To form the road I reused our DIY Car Track.

Adventures of Adam DIY pumpkin car tunnel

It didn’t take long before Adam had several of his cars on the track.

Adventures of Adam car tunnel made from a pumpkin

Whilst Adam was playing with the pumpkin car tunnel I realised I could turn the smaller pumpkin into a car wash.

Adventures of Adam how to make a car wash using a pumpkin

I split a dowelling rod in half and cut segments of 3 coloured pipe cleaners. I wrapped the pipe cleaners around the dowelling and pushed it into the pumpkin meat.

Adventures of Adam pumpkin car wash

So far the pumpkin car tunnel and car wash have survived for a week of constant play. Pumpkins are not just for carving!

Adventures of Adam pumpkin car wash and tunnel

 Keep an eye out for our other toddler friendly Halloween activities throughout the next few days.

Equipment:

* Pumpkins

* Kinfe

* Tuff Spot Tray (affiliate link)

* Tip-ex

* Car track – why not follow our DIY Car Track Busy Bag instructions

* Cars

* Dowelling and pipe cleaners

 

Adam was 2 years and 5 months old.

 

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Filed Under: Independent Play Activity, Play Activities, Some time required Tagged With: DIY activities, Halloween, Independent Play Activities, Natural materials, Transport activity, Tuff Spot/ Builders Tray

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  1. Mihaela says

    October 26, 2014 at 3:04 pm

    Awesome idea! Thank you for linking to Tots at Play linky (P is for a Pumpkin)! Remember to link any other related post to other themes too! Off to share and pin! 😀

    Reply
  2. Fiftarina says

    October 30, 2014 at 3:38 pm

    What a unique idea. And I love the car wash feature! My son is crazy about cars, he will surely love this activity.

    Reply
  3. craftymomsshare says

    November 1, 2014 at 12:29 am

    So fun!! I love it! Thanks for sharing at Sharing Saturday this week!

    Reply

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During a difficult pregnancy suffering from Hyperemesis Gravidarum (HG) Emma vowed to make every day an adventure once she had recovered. Adventures of Adam is the outcome of completing a 100 day play challenge with Adam as part of that promise. Emma has a section dedicated to HG friendly play activities so that Mums can still be part of their children’s play whilst they are ill.

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