Where is Pumpkin?  
(Tune:  Where is Thumbkin?)
Where is Pumpkin?
Where is Pumpkin?
Here it is!
Here it is!
This one has a happy face,
This one has a scary face!
Roll away!
Roll away!

I'm a Little Pumpkin
(Tune:  I'm a Little Teapot)
I'm a little pumpkin
Orange and round.  
Here is my stem
There is the Ground!  
When I get all cut up
Don't you shout!
Just open me up
And scoop me out!

10 Little Pumpkins
Tune:  Ten Little Indians
One little,
two little,
three little pumpkins,
Four little,
five little,
six little pumpkins,
Seven little,
eight little,
nine little pumpkins,
Ten little pumpkins in the pumpkin
patch!

Clapping Game
Clap your hands while
singing this song. See if your
infant will follow along:

Clap, clap, clap your hands,
Clap your hands together.
Clap, clap, clap your hands,
Clap your hands together.

Go Find It
Place one of your child's toys
on the floor and partially
cover it with a blanket.
Encourage her to go find the
toy (Ex: "John look, let's go
find Pooh Bear. Look, Pooh
is on the floor." Encourage
her to keep walking or
crawling to the toy until she
ultimately picks it up.

Pumpkin Patch
Take your child to a pumpkin
patch (either a real one or a
small "makeshift" pumpkin
patch that you can find at most
grocery stores this time of year.
Point out the pumpkins to your
child. How round, how big, how
orange! Let him touch and feel
a pumpkin, and if possible,
purchase a mini-pumpkin to
bring home.

Splashing Fun
Fill a large, nonbreakable
mixing bowl with warm water.  
Sit your infant on a vinyl
tablecloth (or mat), close to the
bowl. Move the water with your
hand and say: "Here is some
warm water. Touch it! Feel it!
Splash like me." (If your child
doesn't touch the water, gently
guide his hand to the bowl).
Words and phrases to
emphasize: Water, Warm, "My
hand is wet."

What's Inside the Box?
Hide an object inside a
shoebox and ask your child
"What's inside the box?" Let him
take the lid off the box and
discover the object (preferably
his favorite toy). Help him to
practice putting the toy back into
the box and putting the lid back
on.

Get your child used to
greeting the people around
him - mom, dad,
grandparents, friends, etc.
When daddy comes home,
say "Oh, who's here?
Daddy's here! Let's go say
hi." Meet Daddy at the door
with a big hello. When
someone leaves your
home, tell your infant
"Grandma (or whoever) is
leaving. Let's say goodbye.
Wave bye."