Montessori Pumpkin Washing Station

You are probably expecting to find a washing station for clothes, dishes, or dolls. That is not exactly what you will find. What you will find is our fun filled Montessori inspired washing station for pumpkins. We are in the midst of fall, the leaves are changing, the weather is crisp yet lovely, and the smell of apple cider and fresh pumpkin bread fills our house. So I thought the perfect activity today would be to clean our hand picked pumpkins. The children were so excited.

Here is our Pumpkin washing station. It was easy to set up. I used a couple of buckets for the water area, a few small pitchers for them to pour the water over the pumpkins, a scrubber, a couple of wash cloths and a towel for drying. 

The wonderful thing about this activity is not only does it teach great practical life skills. It gets the children involved. It shows them what goes into life, different seasons, and caring for the environment.

If you have multiple children then they can help each other and work together.

"The things he sees are not just remembered;

 they form a part of his soul." 

~ Dr Maria Montessori

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