Pumpkin Seed Mosaic Art
Don’t throw away the seeds after carving your jack-o’-lantern! This Pumpkin Seed Mosaic Art is an excellent sensory and fine motor craft that repurposes natural materials. Dyeing the seeds is a fun preliminary science experiment, and handling the small, smooth seeds helps develop the pincer grasp, which is essential for future writing skills. Toddlers will love arranging the colorful seeds into beautiful, textured patterns on paper.
To dye the pumpkin seeds, place clean, dry seeds into plastic zip-top bags with a few drops of food coloring and a teaspoon of rubbing alcohol. Shake the bags until the seeds are vibrant, then spread them out on paper towels to dry completely. Draw a simple pumpkin outline on a piece of heavy cardboard or cardstock. Squeeze a generous amount of school glue inside the outline, spreading it slightly with a brush. Let your toddler press the colored pumpkin seeds into the glue, filling in the shape to create a gorgeous, textured mosaic. The combination of shiny seeds and bright colors makes a stunning tactile keepsake.