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Pumpkin Starter Seed Cups

May 3, 2012

Jack-O-Lanterns in May? Yes! but of the paper kind :o) I posted that we planted our vegetable garden a couple weekends ago, but I still had some packets of pumpkin seeds that hadn’t made it outside yet. Then our 80 degree Portland weather took a turn for the worse. It’s been cold and rainy and I am pretty sure I saw hail the other day. I’m crossing my fingers that our poor little veggie plants pull through. So I decided that we would make starter seed cups for our pumpkins and let them grow indoors for the next 2-3 weeks. The Target dollar section had a package of seed cups that I snagged up on our last shopping trip. I thought to make this project a little more fun, we would decorate them as Jack-O-Lanterns in anticipation of our October pumpkin patch.

First we painted the outside of the cups orange with non-toxic paint.

I cut out different shapes for the faces. Large and small triangles, circles, squares, and crescents for the mouth. This was great activity for shape recognition practice. We glued the faces to the cup when paint was dry.
Then we filled the cups with soil and planted the seeds.

A little water and now we wait for them to grow!

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  1. Princess Kate says

    May 3, 2012 at 2:18 pm

    I love doing plojects (as my daughter calls them) with the kids. I wish I had more time to do them tho. Good luck with the pumpkins.

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  2. sandi says

    May 3, 2012 at 10:31 pm

    This is such a fabulous idea. Need to remember it when I plant pumpkin seeds with my kindergarten kids next year.

    sandi
    rubber boots and elf shoes

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  3. Melanie @ bear rabbit bear says

    May 4, 2012 at 2:02 pm

    Nice kid friendly project! So glad that you shared. Thanks for helping make Things I've Done Thursday a success!

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  4. PlainVanillaMom says

    May 4, 2012 at 4:54 pm

    This is so cute! Then again, everything you do is cute!! I like the idea of doing something we typically think of as 'out of season' and making it in season.

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  5. MiaB says

    May 6, 2012 at 3:29 am

    I've got to get a hold of those cups…where did you get them? Please e-mail me or drop a note on my FB 🙂 Thanks for sharing again this week. you always come up with great ideas!!

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  6. Carla at Preschool Powol Packets says

    May 15, 2012 at 12:02 pm

    Haha, I love the jack o lantern cups! And yay for starting them inside! It's such a great way to make the best of your growing season! Thanks for sharing at Teach Me Tuesday!!

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  8. Worldle says

    April 14, 2025 at 2:14 am

    What a creative way to start your pumpkin seeds! I love how you turned it into a fun shape recognition activity. It’s like giving the seeds a little Halloween preview in May. I’m curious, did your little ones get super excited about making the Jack-O-Lantern seed cups? And how are you planning to transition them outdoors once it warms up again? Can’t wait to hear if your pumpkins sprout into big, orange beauties!

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Hi and thanks for stopping by! I'm Sarah, the crafter, crocheter and occasional crockpotter behind this blog. As a wife and mom of 3 my days are busy but I always find time to pick up my crochet hook or indulge in something crafty. I have a passion for crafting and crocheting and offer my patterns and tutorials for free! I hope you enjoy everything you find here and please feel free to repeat after me!

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