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PATCH
RETURNS!
Even more
ideas for your
2019 event
THE HANDY GUIDE FOR
NEW!
ACTIVITIES, CRAFTS,
RECIPES, GAMES
AND MORE...
RESOURCES FOR CHURCH YOUTH LEADERS, SCHOOLS AND FAMILIES
TO HELP YOUR CHILDREN DISCOVER ABOUT GOD’S LOVE FOR ALL OF US THIS HALLOWEEN
Dear Friends, LET’S GET STARTED
Our little pumpkin with a big heart is back for a third year!
Are you ready to plan your event? Here’s a handy checklist!
For the last two years, we have had the absolute joy of bringing
Pumpkin Heroes to churches, schools and groups like yours across the
UK. And because of it, hundreds of children aged 4-10 have been able
READY
to experience God’s love in a fun and exciting way. Our hope is that ecide on a date – the evening of the 31st October might be best for
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this year’s new pack will bring even more hope to the children in your your group but you may find the week or weekend before or after better!
church and community this Halloween. Read the book and/or watch Patch The Pumpkin And The Peace Club
The items mentioned in this guide are all set and ready for you to host (a narration of the book). The activities in here all go hand in hand with
your own Pumpkin Heroes event. Whether this is your first time or the book’s theme.
a continuation of the previous years, you’ll find plenty of ideas in here
including a new storybook, activities and games to play with your children.
Again, it is our joy to have a resource like this to share with you and STEADY
we hope that you will have a fantastic event! Gather volunteers, teachers and/or parents that can give you a helping hand.
With every blessing, Promote your event! Use our poster and encourage the kids from your
church to bring along their friends.
Purchase supplies for crafts and baked goods.
Beverley Jarvis-Pearson
Print off or photocopy the ‘Patch-tivity’ sheet, which has a colouring page,
Pumpkin Heroes Manager
word search, maze and more! Find it in your folder or online at
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o send us any photos of your own Pumpkin Heroes party as we pumpkinheroes.com/pack/resources.
would love to see them!
@WorldVisionUK
#pumpkinheroes
GO! ecorate your church hall, school or home with fairy lights, orange balloons,
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World Vision believes that by working together with children, their communities and our lanterns and pumpkins.
supporters and partners, the lives of the world’s most vulnerable children can be transformed.
Get your craft or cooking equipment ready.
We bring together people – of all faiths and none – in almost 100 countries, to improve
children’s health, education, water, protection and sources of family income. Pray that the children will learn about God’s love for all His children.
As a Christian organisation we aspire to reflect God’s unconditional love in everything we do.
Have fun!
Images © 2017 World Vision 3
PUMPKIN HEROES
PARTY SCHEDULE As the children arrive, have some activities on hand that don’t involve
the group being all together. You can have stations for colouring the “Patch-tivity”
sheet as well as for craft and treat activities (pages 10 – 12).
The first rule of any kids event is to keep the children entertained
(i.e. busy) at all times. And as daunting as that may seem – fear not!
Here’s a schedule that you can use to ensure there is a balance Gather the children together and play a couple of games (we have
of quiet and high energy activities. This is around 1½ hours in some examples on page 9 and 13, we have found it’s best to do only one or
two as this can easily take up the evening).
total but you can adjust it to fit the time you have available.
Get everyone settled and share
the story of Patch The Pumpkin And
The Peace Club. You can either read the
book to the group yourself or show the
animated film. The film can be found at
pumpkinheroes.com/storytime2019
To finish the evening, take
your kids on a special journey of
hope around your church hall, school
or home. The next page has a little
Get your event off to a great more information about planning
start by inviting the children to the perfect Patch the Pumpkin
dress up as superheroes or to Hunt (page 6). Keep this short and
dress in something bright and relatively easy (around 5 pumpkins)
colourful to reinforce shining and divide up into small groups
a light into this time of year. with an adult in each group.
You could also encourage each
child to bring a donation –
that World Vision will use to That’s a wrap! Once the pumpkins have all been found, have the groups
help children around the world. come together and complete the event with the song on page 15 and/or
prayer. As the children go home encourage them to take their goodies and
activity sheets with them.
4 Claire, King’s Church Children’s Worker © 2017 World Vision 5
FIND PATCH THE
PUMPKIN HUNT GETTING STARTED
A day or two before your party, begin by
decorating and carving your pumpkins to look
like Patch and his friends – not forgetting
This treasure hunt is a great way to his little heart! Then on the day, create your
help decorate your party but more hunt hiding your pumpkins with a tea light
importantly it’s a powerful metaphor inside each one (LED for safety). With each
for us all to shine God’s light, as pumpkin, leave a little message or drawing for
the lit pumpkins shine out in the the children to find. We’ve given you some
suggestions below – helping to reinforce the
darkness. You can create the hunt in
message of friendship and caring for others.
your church and school or outdoors
in your community, whatever works
best for you and your children. THE HUNT
You can make the hunt easy and simply let the children find the hidden pumpkins
and messages or you can create a fun map of your church or community. And
if you want to challenge the older ones, you could even create an answer sheet
for the children to collect the special pumpkin messages they find.
Here are examples of some messages and drawings you
could hide with the pumpkins: This little light
Be a kindness of mine, I’m gonna
hero! let it shine
Never be too busy
let to think of others
your Mother Theresa Let’s become an
light army of kindness!
shine A great life is made
up of small acts of
Do to others as you would kindness and love.
have them do to you
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PATCH THE PUMPKIN
AND THE PEACE CLUB
For this year’s storybook, Patch the Pumpkin Send as a Gift
and his friends learn about the importance
of friendship and caring for others. Have the children personalise their creation by
attaching a tag with their name, age and add
To continue with this theme, set aside some time at your event for your very own a friendship message too! Then gather all the
Peace Club! Here are a few activities that you can throw into the mix. bracelets together and send with the Buddy
Bracelet form (on the letter in your pack) to
World Vision at:
Supplies: Children playing games
in Democratic
BUDDY BRACELETS Buddy Bracelets – World Vision UK Republic of Congo
© Jon Warren , World Visi
The children will love creating these whilst making Wool, embroidery Opal Drive, Fox Milne on 2018
new friends at your event. Even more, they can thread, strips of material Milton Keynes, MK15 0ZR
be sent as a gift of friendship to other children and accessories such
We will then send all the Buddy Bracelets your children have made to children living
around the world! as beads and buttons
in refugee camps where World Vision works – as a sign of their friendship and love.
What to do Scissor s We’ll update you on where the bracelets went and share photos of the children
Sellotape receiving them too.
Show the children what the bracelets will look
like by making a few samples ahead of your
event. Choose styles and patterns that you think
FRIENDSHIP GAMES:
will suit the ages and abilities of your children. THE COMPLIMENT GAME
You can choose to make bracelets Pass the Parcel style – ask the children to sit in a circle and throw a beanbag to
from strands of wool, embroidery each other while music plays. When it stops, the last thrower must compliment the
thread or even strips of material. child that currently has the beanbag! The point is for each child to get a chance to
There are lots of different styles compliment someone in the group. Afterwards, tell the children about the power
and patterns available. of our words and how we can use them to encourage others.
The bracelets can be created
by plaiting or knotting and look THE NAME GAME
great when accessorised with Ask everyone to stand in a circle. The first person must announce their name to
beads and buttons too. the group along with an action (i.e. ‘Hannah!’ *Hands on head*). The next person
must copy exactly what the previous child did, plus add on their own. If they mess
up, they must wait until their next go. This continues until the very last person in
the circle has correctly remembered everyone’s names and actions.
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PUMPKIN CRAFTS What you need:
Orange socks – one per chi
ld
PRAYER PUMPKINS MAKE YOUR OWN PATCH Rice or Beans
This craft is so easy – it’s become one of our favourites! These cute little pumpkins can This no-sew project will keep kids happy for Rubber Band
help your kids to pray for children whose lives are tough and who face problems they may a while, as they create their own Patch – or
Black and Green Felt
not have thought much about before. This could be done at any point during your party another of his gang…
to provide a bit of quiet time. The final results could L arge Googly Eyes
be incorporated into the story-time, as prayers for What you need: What to do: Thin stick or green
those in need all over the world and as a reminder pipe cleaner
to continue sharing God’s love with others. About 7 str ips of orange Turn an orange sock inside out.
Fabric Glue or Hot Glue
paper roughly 1cm wide Fill it up to half way with beans or rice.
What to do: by 10cm long Fabric pens would be a
Mould your sock shape to a nice round great alternative if you wa
Green paper cut into nt
a leaf shape pumpkin-y shape before putting a thin something simpler to cre
Encourage the children to write a short prayer ate
on each of the orange strips, or to write the stick (or pipe cleaner) inside that will eyes and other features
Glue or staples
name of a country where life is a bit harder Pens for wr iting prayer s become your stem.
for children.
F asten the pumpkin shape with a
rubber band.
Example Prayers + Bible Verses
Countries where the world’s
most vulnerable children live Cut out leaves, nose, and mouth out
Help us to be kind Democratic Republic of the Congo of felt and stick with fabric glue (or hot
Help us to shine our light Sudan glue if you have someone who can go
Psalms 119:130 NIV Somalia on hot glue duty). Alternatively, draw on
Psalms 119:105 NIV Syria with fabric pen. Same with the googly eyes.
Help us to think of others Uganda Voila – the sock is a pumpkin character!
Thank you God that you care Kenya Now just to keep the new little pumpkins
Thank you for our friends Sierra Leone all in check and make sure they behave!
old the ends of the orange strips together and
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then fan them out in a circle with the prayers on
the outside.
Fasten the ends together with glue or a staple and
then stick the top ends together to form a ball.
et the children to write their name on a leaf
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shape and stick it to the top of the pumpkin.
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PUMPKIN TREATS What you need:
PUMPKIN FUN AND GAMES
60g of butter
You may have some of your own – but here are our favourites:
1 bag large mar shmallows
RICE KRISPIE PUMPKINS (approximately 40 mar shmallows) PIN THE HEART ON PATCH
Your Pumpkin Heroes will enjoy munching 150g of Rice Krispies Have a large drawing of Patch the Pumpkin on the wall roughly eye level to the
on these little treats, or giving them away Red and yellow liquid food colouring children. Place blu tack on smaller paper shaped hearts and have the children
to others as a sign of God’s love. Chocolate milk buttons or a Rolo. line up in a single file to have their try at “pinning” a heart blindfolded. Give
them a heart and gently spin them around three times before they try to put
[This recipe makes about 12 pumpkins, Mixture of green sweets
it in the right place. Have a little cross drawn on the back and whoever gets it
double if you have a large group. A hob (i.e. Smarties/Fruit Pastilles/M&M’s)
the closest wins!
will be needed on site at your event.] 3 tbsp of cooking oil in a small bowl
(to keep it from sticking to your hands)
Instructions:
Plastic treat bags (or cellophane)
1. In a large pot, melt the butter over and a permanent mar ker
PATCH’S LIGHT
Carve a pumpkin with Patch’s face on it before the event. In front of the group,
low heat. hold the pumpkin turned around so that the kids see a plain pumpkin. Then
2. Add the marshmallows and stir until show how God cleans up the “yuck” inside us (leave a handful of seeds/goop
completely melted and combined with the butter. inside for volunteer kids to scoop out). Then put a tea light into the pumpkin
3. Remove from the heat. Add several drops of yellow food colouring, mix it and explain how God replaces the “yuck” with his light. Then turn around for
together, then add red food colouring one drop at a time, mixing as you go. the kids to see the light shining out of Patch’s face.
Add red/yellow drops until you reach your desired colour
(about 4 drops red and 12 drops yellow). Mix well.
4. Add the Rice Krispies and stir to combine. PUMPKIN RELAY
5. et the children to coat both sides of their hands with a
G Split the children into two lines and give them each a pumpkin of roughly the
generous amount of cooking oil, and roll the Rice Krispie same size. The children will need to pass the pumpkin over their head and
mixture into small balls. through their legs. When it gets to the child at the end of the line, that child
needs to run to the front – this goes on until the children are back in their
6. Then have them set their pumpkins on parchment paper.
original positions. The first team wins!
7.
While the balls are still warm, encourage them to gently
press a milk button or Rolo into the top of each pumpkin for the stem and add a
green sweet beside it as the leaf. (Tip: If the pumpkins cool before you’re finished,
use the end of a thick marker or apple corer to make a small indent in the top for PATCH-TIVITY
the chocolate to sit in.) Your Pumpkin Heroes can have great fun finding
and colouring Patch and the friends he meets
8. Allow to cool until firm.
at World Vision’s Peace Club. Then they can
9.
Place in a plastic treat bag and write their name with a permanent marker on it. enjoy the special word search, maze, and spot
10.
Set aside for the children to take home with them or enjoy whilst listening/watching the difference with Patch’s family!
the Patch The Pumpkin And The Peace Club together!
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OUR PUMPKIN PARTNERS SHINE REAL BRIGHT(SONG)
A number of great organisations are supporting Pumpkin Heroes this CHORUS 1:
year. Check out their websites to get some extra treats and resources. D D/F# A/F#
Share God’s love
G G/A A7
Scripture Union Shine God’s light
We’re joining with our friends at Scripture Union again D D/F# A/F#
this year as we both seek to help you share God’s We’re Pumpkin Heroes
love at Halloween. The SU Light Party Pack contains G/A D
everything you need to plan a great party for children, And we’ll shine real bright (repeat)
young people or all-ages, and can be used effectively NOTE:
alongside your Pumpkin Heroes resources.
CHORUS 2: Chorus one and chorus
D D/F# A/F# two can be sung over
As well as lots of ideas for games and crafts, the pack offers advice on how to We’re gonna shine the top of each other
share the good news of Jesus with children and young people at Halloween. G G/A A7 D D/F# A/F# forming a bit of harmony,
You’ll also find some great tips on how to plan, promote and run your party. We’re gonna shine but as both parts are
G/A D really simple even kids
Together, let’s share the light of Jesus this Halloween! Shine real bright (repeat) could have a go!
To get your free Light Party Pack from Scripture Union, visit lightparty.org.uk
VERSE 1:
Bm E7
Everybody in the world
Meaningful Chocolate Company G2 D/F#
The 2019 Meaningful Treat Box comes with 30 ready to Needs God’s love, God’s love
assemble Treat Packs. Each pack has a bag of delicious Bm E7
Fairtrade Swiss milk chocolate buttons and a Halloween Every sad and lonely child
challenge activity poster which has eight new challenges G2
Needs God’s love,
Why not make up
around being a hero and being a light in the world. The
D D/F# A/F# G G/A A7
your own actions
Box also comes with a leaders’ guide with ideas on how to use the packs at
your events. Suitable for youth groups, light parties, Messy Church and your
Let us shine! for the song?
Pumpkin Heroes event. We are delighted to once more be working alongside You can share videos of
VERSE 2: your
World Vision. Find out more about The Meaningful Treat Pack and campaign song per for mances with
Bm E7 us
@WorldVisionUK and
at realhalloween.org Everybody who’s afraid #pumpkinheroes
G2 D/F#
Needs God’s light, God’s light And if you want to sing-alo
ng with
the Shine Real Bright son
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United Christian Broadcasters Every dark and scary place online at pumpkinheroe
s.com
Bless the kids at your Pumpkin Heroes party, or any trick or treaters who might G2
come to your door, with a Bag of Hope from UCB and World Vision. Each free Needs God’s light
bag contains a great Bible-based booklet and activity sheet for children to enjoy! D D/F# A/F# G G/A A7
ucb.co.uk/bagofhope Let us shine!
14 © 2018 AdAM & Susanna Parkes 15
“Above all,
clothe yourselves with love,
which binds us all together
in perfect harmony.”
Colossians 3:14
(NLT)
World Vision UK
www.worldvision.org.uk
tel: 01908 84 10 00
email: pumpkinheroes@worldvision.org.uk
www.facebook.com/worldvisionuk
@WorldVisionUK
#pumpkinheroes
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