2 kids and a Jack-o-lantern

In Bubba's 3's class the children planted wheat berries in a jack-o-lantern they named Hairy and set him in the garden. Each time the kids come to school they water Hairy and watch the grass grow and the pumpkin decompose back into the earth. Each child was given a packet of wheat berries to take home. It was a fun experiment at school so we decided to give it a try at home. We chose 2 of our jack-o-lanterns for the project. We first soaked our wheat berries in water overnight. We then filled our pumpkin with soil or shredded newspaper would work too. Then Bubba began to stuff the seeds into the jack-o-lantern's eyes, mouth, nose, and top of his head.



Emily seems a little unsure...






Emily also got to feel the wheat berries. Then she would shake her hands rapidly to try and get the berries to fall off. Very cute!

We then got buckets and watering cans to water our jack o lantern. Bubba was very good at explaining to Emily how to water the pumpkin. She really loved watering the pumpkin too.



Emily really got into Halloween and still talks about bump bums (pumpkins). She especially loved the song, 5 little pumpkins sitting on a gate.

Bubba is working on pumpkin #2.




Emily and the Jack -o-lantern after planting all the seeds.


And here is our Jack-O-Lantern a few weeks later. The berries are sprouting grass and the pumpkin is getting gushy.