First Graders Learn the Gospel Through a Pumpkin Carving

As students worked through The Pumpkin Prayer, they connected each part of the pumpkin to a spiritual truth, opening the top to ask God to open their minds, cleaning out the inside to represent forgiveness of sin, and carving eyes, ears, a cross-shaped nose, and a fish-shaped mouth to reflect seeing God’s love, hearing His Word, and sharing Him with others. The project concluded by placing a candle inside the pumpkin, reminding students to let God’s light shine in all they say and do.

This messy lesson was a sweet and memorable way for first graders to learn about Jesus while celebrating the fall season! It was so neat to see that even a pumpkin can tell a powerful story!