If you have a preschooler at home, this is a really easy "project" to put together. When I taught preschool, my kids loved all lessons that included felt.
Buy a few squares of orange felt and a few squares of black felt and start cutting.
I am sure you could make these pumpkins cute beyond belief. I however, was going for something fast and simple. I used no templates. And it shows. But I don't think most 3 year olds will mind. I did draw a couple pumpkins on a piece of paper though until I got a shape I liked (I am far from being an artist). Then I cut it out and traced that on sheets of orange felt.
With the eyes, I simply folded my black felt in half before I cut out my shapes so the eyes would all match exactly. And everything else I just cut out freehand.
There are so many possibilities with these pumpkins. You can make face pieces in all shapes so your preschooler can practice learning and matching shapes. You can make hats, hair, stems for the tops. You can add in different colored felt if you'd like to mix it up. If you make circular eyes in 4 different colors, then a young preschooler can practice color matching.
And the more parts you make, the longer you can keep your preschooler engaged (however, I would recommend introducing different pieces/concepts at different times so you don't overwhelm).
For a single preschooler, I made 4 different pumpkins with various face combos so more than one could be made at a time.
To store these, I place all the pumpkins in a gallon size Ziplock bag. Then I have separate envelopes labeled with words and pics (handwritten and hand drawn) for the eyes, noses, mouths, hats, etc. I put the envelopes in the bag too. Easy to get out and to put away.
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