Inspire some creative writing with these mini Pumpkin Notebooks. They're big enough to write in but small enough to sit in a child's hand, so even reluctant writers won't feel too overwhelmed by the size of the pages. Perfect for poems, prayers, or as a notebook for Forest School.
These notebooks are simple for kids to make, although younger ones might need additional help with the stapler. To make them you'll need:
Orange card/paper cut to A5 size,
white paper cut to A5,
black pen & a stapler.
To make our pumpkin book cover we folded our A5 orange card in half & drew a rough outline of half a pumpkin on one side. This gave us a symmetrical shape which was easy to cut out.
To add the pages we folded the white paper in half & slipped the sheets into the orange cover so the folded edges of the paper are against the edge of the cover. We then drew around the half pumpkin shape onto the white paper & cut along the outline.
To make our pumpkin pages fit neatly into the book cover we cut a further 5cm around the outline of the pages before stapling them to the cover. To complete our pumpkins we used a black pen to add a little detail to the cover, & then our notebooks were ready to go!
These are just the right size to slip into a coat pocket for an Autumn adventure! Why not use them to record some nature finds around your garden, draw your own Pumpkin story, or write your own fairy tale inspired by an autumnal woodland walk.
For more seasonal pumpkin fun you might like our yummy recipe for Pumpkin Oat Cookies.