Are you looking for funny pumpkin quotes for kids and puns or cute pumpkin sayings? Then you are in the right place!

Here are 100+ Pumpkin Quotes for Kids including matching pumpkin books and activities.

Let’s have a look!

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7 Fun Facts About Pumpkins for Kids

Before we get started with our pumpkin puns for kids, let’s have a look at what we are talking about.

Here are 7 fun facts about pumpkins for you. Or did they already know?

1. Pumpkins are a fruit, not a vegetable.
2. Their name originates from the Greek word ‘pepon’.
3. Almost every part of a pumpkin is edible.
4. Most pumpkins are orange in color.
5. Pumpkins grow on every continent except Antarctica.
6. The oldest pumpkin seed was found in 7000 BC in Mexico.
7. Pumpkins are the most popular crop in the United States.

Ok, let’s check out our facts about pumpkins.

It is not surprising that pumpkins are the most popular crop in the US. Americans love their pumpkins for sure!

They use them not only as decorations but also in all kinds of foods and drinks (soups, desserts, meals, juice, coffee, etc.).

But did you know that pumpkins are actually not a vegetable? A pumpkin is a fruit.

I also found it pretty interesting that the beloved pumpkin got its name from the Greek word ‘pepon’, which means large melon.

Where do pumpkins grow? Pumpkins grow everywhere besides Antarctica.

Did you know, that the first seeds of a pumpkin were found in Mexico over 7000 years BC? That is pretty impressive!

To find these and more facts about pumpkins, go have a look here.

Now that we learned about pumpkins, let’s have a look at matching books.

Here is a great list of fiction and non-fiction pumpkin books for kids.

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100+ Best Pumpkin Quotes for Kids

Pumpkin season has begun. Pumpkin spice latte is back in the store, pumpkin patches are open and pumpkin carving contests are on.

Fall is such a wonderful season for pumpkin lovers for sure.

So what are you waiting for? Go check out our list of Best Pumpkin Quotes for Kids.

It includes cute pumpkin quotes, positive pumpkin quotes, best pumpkin puns, funny pumpkin sayings, spooky pumpkin captions, pumpkin carving quotes, and family pumpkin patch notes.

Let’s have a look and get inspired!

Cute Pumpkin Quotes for Kids

Let’s start off with our cute kids’ quotes about pumpkins:

• “Cutest pumpkins in the patch.”
• “Pumpkin kisses and harvest wishes.”
• “Hello, pumpkin.”
• “Hanging with my pumpkin.”
• “Sugar and pumpkin spice all things nice!”
• “Gone Pumpkin Picking”
• “I m the Pumpkin King”

• “My favorite word is ‘pumpkin.’ You are a pumpkin. Or you are not. I am.”
• “When life gives you pumpkins, make pie.”
• “Gone pumpkin pickin’. “
• “I’d say the first thing you need is a pumpkin.” – Cinderella
• “Hey, have you come to sing pumpkin carols?”  – It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
• “There are three things that I’ve learned never to discuss with people: religion, politics, and the Great Pumpkin.” —It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown

“Orange are you pumped for autumn?”

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• “My favorite word is ‘pumpkin.’ You are a pumpkin. Or you are not. I am.” – Harrison Salisbury
• “I tromped through the pumpkin patch.” – The Nightmare Before Christmas
• “Apples, peaches, pumpkin pie/Soon your love will be all mine.” – Jay & The Techniques
• “When life gives you pumpkins, make pie.” – a play on Elbert Hubbard’s words.
• “I have to leave … Lizards and pumpkins and … things.” – Lily James in Cinderella
• “‘Cause I’m Peter, Peter the Pumpkin Eater/And the party has just begun.” – Garth Brooks
• “If you’re ever wondering what to wear, just dress like a pumpkin, you’re good to go.”
• “I heard a pumpkin a day keeps the goblins away.” – a play on the Pembrokeshire saying.
• “Gone pumpkin pickin’” —a play on the film title Gone Fishin’.

Positive Pumpkin Quotes

Time to get inspired by our positive pumpkin captions:

• “Sugar and pumpkin spice and all things nice!” – a play on Robert Southey’s words.
• “There is magic in the nights when pumpkins glow by moonlight.”
• “I don’t see how a pumpkin patch could be more sincere than this one.” – It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
• “Let’s get smashed!”

“Once a pumpkin, Always a pumpkin.”

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• “Sometimes I wake up in the morning thinking about pumpkin pie.” – Damien Echols, Life After Death
• “Vegetables are a must on a diet. I suggest carrot cake, zucchini bread, and pumpkin pie.” – Jim Davis
• “I can smell autumn dancing in the breeze. The sweet chill of pumpkin, and crisp sunburnt leaves.”
• “It’s midnight Cinderella, but don’t worry none. Cause I’m Peter the Pumpkin Eater and the party’s just begun.” – Garth Brooks

Best Pumpkin Puns

Here are some of our favorite pumpkin puns for kids:

• “Having the best day with my pumpkin.”
• ‘I only have pies for you.”
• “I m a Pun King!”
• “Gourd luck charm”
• “I’m here for the boos.”

• “Hello, gourd-geous.”
• “I only have pies for you.”
• “Give ’em pumpkin to talk to talk about.”
• “Bibbidi-bobbidi-boo.” — Cinderella
• “‘Tis the pumpkin spice season.”
• “We have nothing but gourd intentions.”
• “The pumpkin of my pie.”

“Blessed and pumpkin-obsessed.”

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• “No tricks, just treats and pumpkin carving here.”
• “Life is gourd.”
• “Gourd of the Rings”
• “Gourd out of town!“
• “Looking go(urd)!”
• “Don’t go(urd) breaking my heart.”
• “I never met a pumpkin I didn’t like.”
• “Picked a good one.”
• “Oh my gourd!”
• “Gourd vibes only“
• “You struck a gourd with me“
• “What’s cooking, gourd looking?“
• “Time to patch some z’s”

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• “Be of gourd cheer”
• “Let the gourd times roll!”
• “Everyone just wants to have a gourd time on Halloween!“
• “Baby gourd back!“
• “Carved out some time today“
• “Go big or gourd home!”
• “Gourdness gracious!”
• “Gourdbye!“

Funny Pumpkin Quotes

Here are some of our funniest pumpkin captions for you:

• “You struck a gourd with me!”
• “I’m the pun-Queen.”
• “Hey gourd-geous!”
• “We have nothing but gourd intentions.”
• “I only have pies for you.”
• “Looking go(urd)”
• “Gourd big or go home.”
• “Jack of all lanterns”

• “My coffee cup doesn’t lie. My blood type is pumpkin spice.”
• “How do you mend a broken Jack-o’-lantern?” With a pumpkin patch!”
• “You really struck a gourd with me.”
• “Pumpkin spice lattes are eggnog for morning people.” – John Oliver
• “Vegetables are a must on a diet. I suggest carrot cake, zucchini bread, and pumpkin pie.” – Jim Davis

“How do you mend a broken jack-o-lantern? With a pumpkin patch!”

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• “I heard a pumpkin a day keeps the goblins away.” – a play on the Pembrokeshire saying.
• “What do you get when you drop a pumpkin? Squash.”
• “If you’re ever wondering what to wear, just dress like a pumpkin, you’re good to go.” – Devendra Banhart
• “But I shall have the final laugh/when Halloween is through./This pumpkin king I’ll split in half/to make a pie for two.” – Richelle E. Goodrich
• More pumpkin treats, please.

Spooky Pumpkin Sayings

Next, it is time to get spooky with our Halloween pumpkin quotes:

• “Too cute to spook.”
• “Blood type: pumpkin spice”
• “Bone Appetit”
• “Creep it real. I’m here for the boos.”
• “Have a gourd time on Halloween.”
• “Don’t be a basic witch!”

“Hollow, anyone there?”

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• “Eat, drink, and be scary.”
• “Say hollow to my little friend“
• “Bone to be Wild”
• “Let’s Get Smashed”
• “Jack-o’-lantern, Jack-o’-lantern. You are such a funny sight.“
• “No tricks just treats.”

Pumpkin Carving Quotes

If you like to carve pumpkins these pumpkin carving sayings are perfect for you:

• “Carving out fun.”
• “Once a pumpkin, always a pumpkin.”
• “Let’s carve out some fun this October!”

• “Hey Jack, this really is a hollow-ween for you!”
• “Pumpkins are the only living organisms with triangle eyes.”
• “Only the knife knows what goes on in the heart of a pumpkin.”
• “I was born a pumpkin, I will live a pumpkin, and I will die a pumpkin.”

“I’m ahead of the carve.”

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• “A man my age has nothing left to do but move to the country and grow big pumpkins.” – President Chester A. Arthur
• “Women are like pumpkins; you search and search for the perfect one, bring it home, and the next thing you know, you’re looking for a knife.” – Dana Gould

Family Pumpkin Patch Quotes

Did you visit a pumpkin patch yet? Here is the matching pumpkin patch quote for your social media pictures:

• “Cutie pie.”
• “You are the cutest pumpkin in this whole patch.”
• “You are the pumpkin of my pie.”
• “Having a really gourd time in this patch.”
• “You’ve pumpkin patched my heart with love.”
• “Pumpkin patches turn me into a kid in a candy store.”
• “Pumpkin kisses and harvest wishes!”

“Patch you later!”

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• “My favorite color is pumpkin.”
• “Pumpkin is not perfectly round, the person is not absolutely perfect.”
• “I’m no Cinderella, but I know that pumpkins are magical.”
• “Meet me at the Pumpkin Patch.”
• “It’s fall, you can find me in a field with pumpkins, thank you.”
• “I love fall so much my soul is pumpkin flavored.”
• “Keep calm, everything is now pumpkin flavored!”

More Quotes

There are many more quotes that are perfect for pumpkin season.

Here is a couple I like to introduce you to.

• Pie Sayings
• Fall Quotes
• Hello October Wishes
• Apple Phrases
• Hedgehog Quotes
• Squirrel Captions
• Jack-O-Lantern Captions
• Leaf Quotes
• Halloween Sayings for Kids
• Skeleton Captions
• Frankenstein Puns
• Witch Quotes
• Ghost Phrases
• Bat Sayings
• Candy Corn Captions
• Halloween Party Invitation Sayings
• Welcome November
• Gratitude Quotes
• All Saints Sayings

5 Easy Pumpkin Activities

Do you need more pumpkin ideas? Then check out the following pumpkin ideas:

1. No-Carve Pumpkin Decorating Ideas
2. Free Printable Pumpkin Templates
3. 15 Best Pumpkin Art Ideas
4. 100 Easy Pumpkin Crafts
5. 15 Fun Pumpkin Patch Activities

If you are a visual learner, also go check out this matching pumpkin card video tutorial for our pumpkin sayings for kids..

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