I'm a NickJr Pumpkin party host!

The goody bags are packed. The activities are ready, the table is laid. The children are bouncing off the walls with excitement 😉

In just over an hour, our guests will arrive for our Nick Jr Pumpkin party. We’ve got some great activities ready and waiting from Frankenstein cupcakes (green of course) to making (paper based completely non messy) pumpkin lanterns and even sticking the wart on Wallykazam. If you’re looking for ideas for any Halloween or autumnal themed parties you’ve got coming up, I highly recommend hanging out on twitter from 5 pm today, as there will be plenty of inspiration to share over on the UKMumsTV twitter feed – use the #NickJrPumpkinParty hashtag to join in. More details over on the UKMums.TV site here.

There are a number of other bloggers taking part in the party, and they will be sharing pics of their activities too, and there are lots of giveaways happening as well. What’s more, if you stash the kids in front of NickJr*, they can be watching Halloween premiere episodes all week while you tweet to your hearts content.

(*please use pre-school TV responsibly.)

Dora and Friends is at 4.30pm (GMT – you did put your clocks back yesterday, right?) today, with a Peppa Pig Nick Jr Exclusive Halloween special at 5.30, and we’ll be sure to be watching. Then you’ve got Paw Patrol 5.30pm tomorrow, Zack and Quack 5.30 Wednesday, Lily’s Driftwood Bay on Thursday and Wallykazam! on Friday. A full week of spooky pre-school entertainment.

And if all that isn’t enough to get you into the party mood, I have a prize bundle to give away right here. Mandatory entry is a comment on this blogpost, and then there are optional extras to bump up your chances of winning. What are you waiting for? Get stuck in via the rafflecopter widget below.

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Disclosure: This is a sponsored post, and we were supplied with the activities described.


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197 responses to “I'm a NickJr Pumpkin party host!”

  1. I like how the trees change. Paths and roads looking like orange leaf carpets. Very photographable.

  2. Jumping in piles of crunchy leaves with my wellies on.

  3. Keri Jones avatar
    Keri Jones

    I love the changing colours, it’s beautiful 🙂 x

  4. amy fidler avatar
    amy fidler

    The way the landscapes changes colours and how fresh the air feels x

  5. Jon Sellers avatar
    Jon Sellers

    Bonfire Night and Halloween two big family occasions when we all get together and have fun

  6. Tamsin Dean avatar
    Tamsin Dean

    Having a warm bath aftwe getting home, some yummy jacket spuds with beans/butter and the soaps

  7. the red leaves

  8. Martina Pichova avatar
    Martina Pichova

    crunching dry leaves under my feet

  9. julie-ann eley avatar
    julie-ann eley

    I love the gorgeous carpet of gold leaves in the woodland areas

  10. kim neville avatar
    kim neville

    nice brisk walk then warming up in front of the log fire with a hot chocolate with cream and marshmallows

  11. melanie stirling avatar
    melanie stirling

    I love all the colours of the trees,we have some amazing red and orange trees at the moment.

  12. laura banks avatar
    laura banks

    walking home from work seeing all the leaves scattered round

  13. Making apple crumble from the windfall apples

  14. collecting colourful leaves

  15. Susan Lloyd avatar
    Susan Lloyd

    Cosy nights in by the fire x

  16. The beautiful colours of the leaves changing!

  17. The colours of the leaves, toasted marshmallows and fireworks.

  18. Sarah Mackay avatar
    Sarah Mackay

    Knitted jumpers

  19. Shirley Evans avatar
    Shirley Evans

    Bonfires and scarecrow festivals and Harvest festival

  20. danielle jupp avatar
    danielle jupp

    snuggles on the sofa with a warm blanket

  21. my twins birthday 1st nov there 8 this year x

  22. Joanne Welsh avatar
    Joanne Welsh

    The leaves changing colour

  23. I love the Autumn family walks in the crisp air and then getting home and cosying up with a lovely hot chocolate 🙂

  24. Ruth Harwood avatar
    Ruth Harwood

    We love running in the leaves xx

  25. Michaela Hannah avatar
    Michaela Hannah

    Walking around the parks and seeing all the beautiful colours of the trees

  26. Paula Readings avatar
    Paula Readings

    Apart from the colours, i like coming in from a cold dog walk into a warm home and that fuzzy feeling on your face.

  27. Paula Barker avatar
    Paula Barker

    Being able to close the curtains early, and snuggle down for the evening

  28. The beautiful coloured leaves ?

  29. Lauren Tourle avatar
    Lauren Tourle

    Halloween 🙂 !!!!

  30. Lyndsay-Rose avatar
    Lyndsay-Rose

    Going to the park and seeing nature changing

  31. Not having to water the garden any more

  32. karen cowley avatar
    karen cowley

    Long walks through beautiful coloured fallen leaves x

  33. Sue McCarthy avatar
    Sue McCarthy

    Crisp sunny weather, so nice to see the sun at this time of year

  34. Kevin Honey avatar
    Kevin Honey

    Christmas is coming

  35. lisa fahey avatar
    lisa fahey

    love the dark evenings and a big cozy fire

  36. Lindsey Stuart avatar
    Lindsey Stuart

    I love the Autumn dark evenings in, with the fire on and the candles lit, spending time with my little family watching movies 🙂

  37. jayne hall avatar
    jayne hall

    NOTHING AT ALL TOO COLD

  38. STACY SORRELL avatar
    STACY SORRELL

    i love hunting for conkers with my little one in the park

  39. i love the changing of colours and how the nights draw in earlier so we spend more time with family 😀

  40. the changing colours of the leaves

  41. I love Autumnal walks through the woods. Everything always looks so beautiful.

  42. taking my little boy out to collect conkers and crunch in the leaves. he loves being outdoors!

  43. Rachel white avatar
    Rachel white

    Taking my basset hounds out for long walks. . They luurvee leaves & twigs

  44. Rachel Craig avatar
    Rachel Craig

    The variety of colours of the leaves on the trees.

  45. betony bennett avatar
    betony bennett

    Haha! Central heating :p

  46. Allan Wilson avatar
    Allan Wilson

    The colours on our long Autumn walks

  47. I love all the colours, and Halloween 🙂

  48. I love all the orangey brown colours

  49. nicola clarkson avatar
    nicola clarkson

    putting on wellies and going for long walks, kicking leaves

  50. Catherine McAlinden avatar
    Catherine McAlinden

    The mornings being darker so we can sleep in!

  51. MANDY DOHERTY avatar
    MANDY DOHERTY

    Stamping through the crunchy leaves

  52. samantha walker avatar
    samantha walker

    i actually hate everything about autumn other than the dark nights 🙂

  53. gillian burden avatar
    gillian burden

    i love seeing different colours of the leaves x

  54. gillian burden avatar
    gillian burden

    i love seeing different colours of the leaves x

  55. Jade Hewlett avatar
    Jade Hewlett

    I like that it’s nearly Christmas!

  56. Michelle Ferguson avatar
    Michelle Ferguson

    Chilly nights snuggled on the sofa

  57. I love the colour of the leaves

  58. Julie Ward avatar
    Julie Ward

    Putting the clocks back, waste of time really but thats life, halloween, bonfire night, xmas next

  59. Lynsey Buchanan avatar
    Lynsey Buchanan

    I love guy fawkes night

  60. Margaret Clarkson avatar
    Margaret Clarkson

    The colours of the leaves.

  61. Jasmine Johns avatar
    Jasmine Johns

    Christmas shopping 🙂

  62. claire woods avatar
    claire woods

    I love the colours of the leaves.

  63. Karen Laing avatar
    Karen Laing

    I love the low lying mist over the fields in the morning before the sun has broken through,while walking my dogs,and the colours of the trees,the oranges,golds,yellows and pinks,absolutely stunning.Autumn is most definitely my favourite season x

  64. sarah rees avatar
    sarah rees

    the lovely multi coloured leaves, red, orange and yellow, various combinations, just gorgeous

  65. Long walks on misty mornings.

  66. michelle pierce avatar
    michelle pierce

    the dark evenings

  67. Agnieszka Sady avatar
    Agnieszka Sady

    Foraging for wild mushrooms.

  68. watching the snow falling outside while sitting by a coal fire.

  69. Tina Holmes avatar
    Tina Holmes

    I love the park in the autumn, and getting all cosy on the evenings.

  70. Samantha Loughlin avatar
    Samantha Loughlin

    Lots of family Autumn BBQ all wrapped up warm. Xx

  71. Karen Knox avatar
    Karen Knox

    All of the autumn smells like pumpkin, bonfires and apples x

  72. laura stewart avatar
    laura stewart

    having hearty meals xx

  73. Terri-Louise dudey avatar
    Terri-Louise dudey

    Cosy nights with the kids watching disney films xx

  74. Nicola Battensby avatar
    Nicola Battensby

    I love the changing colours of the leaves on the trees and cosying up with hubby and daughter watching movies!

  75. stacey turner avatar
    stacey turner

    pyjamas!!!

  76. Hannah Igoe avatar
    Hannah Igoe

    I love conkers

  77. Natalie Crossan avatar
    Natalie Crossan

    Halloweeeeen 🙂

  78. long cosy nights in

  79. Cheryl Kean avatar
    Cheryl Kean

    Them lovely long autumn walks with the dog and kids x

  80. dawn pratt avatar
    dawn pratt

    I LOVE the beautiful colours whilst walking through our local park, we collect fallen leaves of different colours and make a collage with my son :o)

  81. iain maciver avatar
    iain maciver

    the changing colours

  82. Jo Glasspool avatar
    Jo Glasspool

    I love the fresh crisp air the season brings.

  83. kimberley ryan avatar
    kimberley ryan

    love walking through the woods collecting conkers and jumping in leaves with my little ones

  84. Autumnal walks and hot chocolate to warm us up afterwards!

  85. Caroline Blaza avatar
    Caroline Blaza

    I love the frosty mornings x

  86. claire griffiths avatar
    claire griffiths

    love all the beautiful colours that are around and the crunchy leaves

  87. Victoria Davison avatar
    Victoria Davison

    Snuggling up in fluffy pyjama’s with my little boy and my fiancé as the nights get darker and colder. The excitement starts kicking in for Christmas, Christmas shopping starts to get under way, and cozy evening’s in front of the Xfactor and Strictly come Dancing with hot drinks is so lovely. I love the atmosphere of the whole thing.

  88. adele knight avatar
    adele knight

    Family walks in the forest, my son loves collecting leaves, cones and stones to bring home to decorate

  89. Kelly Ellen Hirst avatar
    Kelly Ellen Hirst

    Collecting conkers with the kids

  90. i love warm boots and baggy jumpers 🙂 xx

  91. Chantelle79 avatar
    Chantelle79

    The autumn leaves and them crunching whilst walking through them

  92. The fact it is not too hot and not too cold. Perfect for some days out and about

  93. Caroline Buckley avatar
    Caroline Buckley

    Autumn walks with my son

  94. Leanne Lunn avatar
    Leanne Lunn

    The leaves falling, and christmas is fast approaching 🙂

  95. tamalyn roberts avatar
    tamalyn roberts

    dressing up for halloween

  96. Christine Caple avatar
    Christine Caple

    I like walking in the crunchy leaves.

  97. Purmala Shrestha avatar
    Purmala Shrestha

    I love to sleep long hours.

  98. Crunching the leaves with my daughter

  99. gemma nisbet avatar
    gemma nisbet

    I love snuggling with hot chocolate after long autumn walks.

  100. LAURA WATSON avatar
    LAURA WATSON

    I love the changing of the leaves reds. golds. oranges x

  101. Freshness and crispness

  102. Conkers! and being able to hide my body under layers of clothes now that the weather is changing!!

  103. Otilia Neagu avatar
    Otilia Neagu

    I love the colours, the smell and the fact that ‘Holidays are coming’ 🙂

  104. Phyllis Ellett avatar
    Phyllis Ellett

    The falling leaves in the cool wind.

  105. Lucy Carter avatar
    Lucy Carter

    Crunching through the autumn leaves on the paths

  106. Irene Gilmour avatar
    Irene Gilmour

    family walks

  107. joanna butler-savage avatar
    joanna butler-savage

    putting PJs on at teatime

  108. Julie Edwards avatar
    Julie Edwards

    It has to be the gorgeous colours of the leaves xx

  109. Going for a walk and picking up lots of different autumnal colour crispy leaves for the wild hedgehogs in our garden to help them make their nest for hibernation. (@PeanutHog)

  110. janine atkin avatar
    janine atkin

    i love wrapping up warm

  111. amanda davis avatar
    amanda davis

    the colour changes and the darker nights time for the candles to come out

  112. Joy Walker avatar
    Joy Walker

    Cosy nights and treat or treating with the kids at Halloween

  113. donna l jones avatar
    donna l jones

    watching the leaves fall of the trees and taking the dogs for a walk

  114. The lovely colours of the foliage.

  115. Kim Styles avatar
    Kim Styles

    watching the childrens excitement in piles of leaves! and the crisp healthy fresh air

  116. Greig spencer avatar
    Greig spencer

    love the changing of the leaves

  117. Chris Bull avatar
    Chris Bull

    Walking to the park with my grandson, crunching through the leaves, jumping in muddy puddles (This a new one but love every splash) and finishing with a winter picnic of crusty bread and soup 🙂

  118. The slight chill in the air

  119. Victoria Prince avatar
    Victoria Prince

    The seasonal veg and getting to make lots of yummy autumn comfort food like soups 🙂

  120. sharon sheppard avatar
    sharon sheppard

    I love the changes in the leaves on the trees and smell of bonfires x

  121. The sound of the leaves when you walk on them and they crunch

  122. Pauline Wilson avatar
    Pauline Wilson

    I like crisp sunny Autumn days, the leaves falling, bonfire night and cosying in for the dark nights

  123. Watching our children kicking and playing in the fallen leaves

  124. Hayley Lynch avatar
    Hayley Lynch

    Long Autumn walks and conkering

  125. Favourite part of Autumn is firework night! The best night of the year. I absolutely love it

  126. Laura Walker avatar
    Laura Walker

    Cozy jumpers, long walks and comfort food

  127. Rebecca Sarah Smith avatar
    Rebecca Sarah Smith

    Being able to put our pjs on earlier and watch TV snuggled on the sofa with my kids eating yummy, warming food and hot chocolate

  128. stacey kavanah avatar
    stacey kavanah

    i love all the colours on the leaves and all the fun activities i can do with the kids from the lovely leaves and pine cones we find on the floor

  129. Angela Paull avatar
    Angela Paull

    Lots of layers of cosy knitwear

  130. I love jumping in piles of crispy leaves usually accompanied by the mad hound 😀

  131. Ding Rankine avatar
    Ding Rankine

    Autumn? I love all the seasons for different reasons. Autumn for the vibrant colours, the early darkness and the smell in the air of approaching Christmas. Children trick or treating and walks through crackling carpets of fallen leaves.

  132. jessica cook avatar
    jessica cook

    I love halloween

  133. tarbs gill avatar
    tarbs gill

    Reminding my children they aren’t wearing their wellies..

  134. claire little avatar
    claire little

    my birthday

  135. Sheri Darby avatar
    Sheri Darby

    Walking through piles of leaves

  136. Zoey Deacon avatar
    Zoey Deacon

    The colours and scenery changing

  137. I love all the colours of autumn

  138. sandy ralph avatar
    sandy ralph

    the changing colours of the leaves on all the trees

  139. leonie owen avatar
    leonie owen

    Halloween, bonfire night and my daughters birthday

  140. Zoe Warren avatar
    Zoe Warren

    I love that it starts getting cooler so you can start wearing nice coats and boots! Oh and all the amazing colours everywhere too!

  141. Kirsty Harrington avatar
    Kirsty Harrington

    The crisp cold air

  142. Nancy Bradford avatar
    Nancy Bradford

    I love the beautiful colours when the leaves change and I also love the extra hour’s sleep in the morning when the time changes.

  143. Ian Goodyear avatar
    Ian Goodyear

    Beautiful colours, from both the trees and fireworks.

  144. Eleanor Powell avatar
    Eleanor Powell

    The changing colours

  145. olivia Kirby avatar
    olivia Kirby

    I do like the trees but overall not keen as it gets more dangerous driving on our country roads and getting the kids to school

  146. Caroline S avatar
    Caroline S

    Autumn sunshine and beautiful trees, and my birthday!

  147. karen Howden avatar
    karen Howden

    the lovely coloured trees

  148. Tracey Whittle avatar
    Tracey Whittle

    All of the different coloured leaves on the trees

  149. nikki white avatar
    nikki white

    all different color leaves me and my children like to collect

  150. The smell in the air on an evening 🙂 x

  151. lindsay chadburn avatar
    lindsay chadburn

    getting wrapped up and going long walks with my daughters

  152. Leanne Hansell avatar
    Leanne Hansell

    I like bonfire night.

  153. claire fawkner avatar
    claire fawkner

    The gorgeous colours!

  154. kelly morgan avatar
    kelly morgan

    the colour of leaves

  155. zoe somerfield avatar
    zoe somerfield

    Conkers, changing colours, halloween, bonfire night. I love it.

  156. Wendy Becker avatar
    Wendy Becker

    Soon be christmas

  157. Emma Whittaker avatar
    Emma Whittaker

    The clocks going back so we get an extra hour in bed 🙂

  158. I love the leaves and the colours they become x

  159. Laura Pritchard avatar
    Laura Pritchard

    I’m not a fan of cold or wet so I’d say the amazing TV dramas & reality TV that comes on, & the build-up to Christmas! I prefer my leaves green and on the trees….not soggy on the floor & sticking to my shoes! 🙂

  160. I love the early cosy evenings, the changing colours outside to reds, oranges and browns and also Halloween and Bonfire night 🙂

  161. I love the darkness and the cold as it makes me feel cosy inside the house.

  162. Bonfire night!

  163. Neha Parmar avatar
    Neha Parmar

    the trees and flowers changing colors,cozy atmosphere and festive mood

  164. NICK GREENSLADE avatar
    NICK GREENSLADE

    Maple trees

  165. Leaves on the ground and boots! 🙂

  166. Emilia nastaly-howard avatar
    Emilia nastaly-howard

    Cozy nights in 🙂

  167. becci cleary avatar
    becci cleary

    The ‘Autumn Smell’ in the air. Cant describe it but it reminds me of being a child, trick or treating at halloween and wrapping up tight for bonfires in the local park

  168. Charmian Filewood avatar
    Charmian Filewood

    The colours of the scenery and the wonderful excuse to hit the hot chocolate with all the trimmings!!

  169. Kati Whiteoak avatar
    Kati Whiteoak

    Crisp frosty mornings that melt into bright sunny days just bursting with the changing colours – a new scene every day!

  170. Val Pownall avatar
    Val Pownall

    Beautiful crisp sunny days and jumping in piles of leaves.

  171. My favourite things about autumn are the colder weather, the beautiful colours, and being able to wear fluffy comfy clothes. I love everything about autumn 🙂

  172. Emma Daisy Jordan avatar
    Emma Daisy Jordan

    the leaves on the floor

  173. jodie harvey avatar
    jodie harvey

    halloween! 😀

  174. Rebecca Lis avatar
    Rebecca Lis

    Crunchy leaves in the woods!

  175. Pumpkins (of course!) and trees. My favourite tree for autumn colour is the Liquidambar. Stunning!

  176. sallyann johnston avatar
    sallyann johnston

    The beautiful colour changing scenery and walking through the woods kicking through the leaves with the kids & dog x

  177. I love the change in weather, when it goes from mild to crisp and cold! x

  178. Sarah Saunders avatar
    Sarah Saunders

    I love all the colours as the leaves fall. beautiful xxx

  179. Keith Hunt avatar
    Keith Hunt

    Running the Basset Hounds on a empty beach

  180. Louise Whittaker avatar
    Louise Whittaker

    I love splashing in muddy puddles with my girls and running through rustling leaves, we often pick up a few to do leaf rubbings with at home

  181. Samantha Mann avatar
    Samantha Mann

    Going for walks in the crispy leaves

  182. caroline tokes avatar
    caroline tokes

    i love the colours & time to start cooking winter foods

  183. Jill fairbank avatar
    Jill fairbank

    The beusitful changing leaves and jumping in the leaves

  184. Dawn McBride avatar
    Dawn McBride

    I love it all, the cosy nights in, lovely walks in the crunching leaves, such a beautiful season xx

  185. kelly holden avatar
    kelly holden

    I love the colours of the leaves and shopping ready for Christmas

  186. alice lightning avatar
    alice lightning

    falling of the leaves from the trees nights pulling in and the crispy air beautiful

  187. Victoria Thurgood avatar
    Victoria Thurgood

    i like the colours in the park

  188. Michelle C avatar
    Michelle C

    The beautiful colours of the trees ; )

  189. Laura Barratt avatar
    Laura Barratt

    The making of apple crumble, apple tart and apple cake with all of our lovely windfall apples!

  190. Donna Gilligan avatar
    Donna Gilligan

    Crunching through the leaves

  191. Claire Nelson avatar
    Claire Nelson

    The leaves changing colour

  192. Clare Hubbard avatar
    Clare Hubbard

    The beautiful colours of the falling leaves

  193. i love going on nature walks with the kids and picking up lots of fallen leaves and branches etc to do some crafts.

  194. Natalie Gillham avatar
    Natalie Gillham

    going for walks in the crisp autumn air and seeing the beautiful autumn colours along the way 🙂

  195. long evenings and falling leaves

  196. Vickie Jackson avatar
    Vickie Jackson

    I love playing in the leaves with my children 🙂 It’s fab!

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