Pumpkin and Friends Gourds

Meet the pumpkin and all its quirky cousins. Beside the round pumpkin sits a cheerful collection of fall gourds and squashes in every shape imaginable — some long and curved, some warty and round — arranged together with a few leaves. The mix of smooth and bumpy surfaces gives colorers plenty of fun textures to explore, making it a great page for kids who like variety. Gourds and pumpkins belong to the same plant family as cucumbers and melons, and the bumpy decorative kinds are usually grown just for display rather than eating. Because real gourds come in greens, yellows, oranges and creams, this page is an open invitation to use lots of different colors and never repeat the same one twice. The scattered leaves between them give you a chance to add a few fresh greens too. Print it on US Letter or A4 paper for a colorful autumn or harvest-time activity.