George the Pumpkin Cleans Up for God Fall Preschool Bible Lesson

🎃 George the Pumpkin Cleans Up for God

📖 Bible Theme:

Helping others is a way we can do God's work.

📖 Bible Verse (Toddler-Friendly):

“Serve one another in love.” – Galatians 5:13
(Shortened for toddlers: “Help each other with love.”)

🌟 Main Point to Repeat with Kids:

“I can help others like George!”
(Say it a few times with the kids using a hand on your heart and a helping motion like handing something.)

📚 Toddler Story: George the Pumpkin Cleans Up!

Read aloud with excitement and fun voice tones.

George the Pumpkin lived on a farm full of sunshine, animals, and friends. He wore a big straw hat and loved to ride his green tractor every day.

One morning, George woke up and looked outside. “Oh no!” he said. “The wind blew leaves and branches everywhere!”

The baby chicks were lost in the tall grass, and Farmer Bunny’s carrots had spilled all over the ground.

George prayed: “Dear God, help me be a good helper today!”

He put on his boots, hopped into his tractor, and said, “Let’s go clean up!”

VROOM-VROOM!

George picked up branches, helped the chicks get home, and even helped Farmer Bunny gather his carrots.

All his friends clapped and said, “Yay for George! Thank you!”

George smiled and said, “I love helping, because helping is God’s work!”

That night, George looked at the stars and whispered, “Thank You, God, for letting me help.”

🎲 Activity – “Tractor Ride” Game

Place chairs in a line to make a pretend tractor.
Let children “ride” the tractor around the room (take turns being the driver).
Each time they “drive,” have the kids shout: “I can love God in everything I do!”

🧩 Activity: Clean-Up Game

Give each child a small pile of “mess” (crumpled tissue, toy blocks, fake leaves).
Have a bin labeled “Help Zone.”
Let them take turns cleaning up their mess like George did.
Say: “You’re helping like George the Pumpkin!”

George the Pumpkin Cleans Up for God Fall Preschool Bible Lesson Tractor Craft

George the Pumpkin Cleans Up for God Fall Preschool Bible Lesson Paper Craft

🎨 Craft: George the Pumpkin Helper

Supplies:

Orange construction paper
Green pipe cleaners (for vines)
Glue sticks
Cut-out leaves
Smiley face stickers

Instructions:

Help the children make a pumpkin shape with the paper.
Glue on a smiley face and curly green pipe cleaners.
Add leaves that say “HELP,” “LOVE,” and “GOD’S WORK.”
Remind them: “George helped others for God!”

🎨Or Print the coloring page out and let the kids color it and cut it out and turn that into a craft. They can even glue that cutout to a colored piece of construction paper.

🖍️ Coloring Page:

Color George the pumpkin doing God’s work. Grab the printable PDF coloring page right here: CLICK HERE

George the Pumpkin Cleans Up for God Fall Preschool Bible Lesson tractor bucket Snack with Cheese Balls in plastic cup. Pumpkin Patch Helpers.

🥣 Snack Idea: “Pumpkin Patch Helpers”

Use orange cheese balls or small pumpkin cookies
Give kids a tiny plastic cup labeled “George’s Tractor Bucket”
Let them “help” by picking up the snack and putting it in their bucket
Say: “You’re helping like George!”

🍎 Snack – “Tractor Trail Mix”

Small cups filled with: pretzels (tractor wheels), goldfish crackers (farm animals), candy corn (pumpkins), and raisins (seeds).
Say: “God gives us food, and we can love Him in everything we do—even snack time!”

🎵 The Pumpkin On The Tractor Loves The Lord Song (to the tune of The Wheels on the Bus)

🎶 “The pumpkin on the tractor loves the Lord,
Loves the Lord, loves the Lord.
The pumpkin on the tractor loves the Lord,
All through the patch!” 🎶

🎶 George the Pumpkin Helps for God Song

Verse 1
George the Pumpkin wakes with a smile,
Prays to God and drives a while.
On his tractor, strong and true,
Helping friends is what he’ll do!

Chorus
He says, “Vroom, vroom, vroom, I’m working hard,
Vroom, vroom, vroom, I’m helping for God!”
Cleaning the mess, showing God’s love,
George helps for God above!

Verse 2
Chicks are lost, the fence fell down,
Leaves and branches all around.
George just laughs, “It’s time to start,
Helping others with my heart!”

Chorus
He says, “Vroom, vroom, vroom, I’m working hard,
Vroom, vroom, vroom, I’m helping for God!”
Cleaning the mess, showing God’s love,
George helps for God above!

Bridge
Helping hands can shine so bright,
Doing God’s work feels so right.
Big or small, we all can say,
“I’ll help for God today!”

Final Chorus
He says, “Vroom, vroom, vroom, I’m working hard,
Vroom, vroom, vroom, I’m helping for God!”
Cleaning the mess, showing God’s love,
George helps for God above!

✏️ Poem: “George the Pumpkin”

George the Pumpkin, round and bright,
Helps his friends with all his might.
He picks up sticks, he drives his rig,
He helps for God, both small and big!

✍️ Poem: "George the Pumpkin"

“Pumpkin George rode every day,
On his tractor, in God’s way.
Work or play, both can be—
Ways to show God love from me.”

🎭 Pretend Play Idea: George’s Farm Helpers

Set up a corner with toy tractors, rakes, stuffed animals, baskets
Let children pretend to clean up the farm like George
Include stuffed animals needing “help” or messes to clean

💬 Let’s Talk About It:

What did George do when he saw a mess?
How did George help the baby chicks?
Can you think of someone you can help at home or at school?

🙏 Closing Prayer:

“Dear God,
Thank You for George the Pumpkin.
He helped others with love.
Help me be a helper too.
I want to do Your work every day.
Amen.”

🏠 Optional Take-Home Note for Parents:

Today we learned about George the Pumpkin, who cleaned up the farm after a big storm. He helped his friends with love, just like God wants us to do. Ask your child:

“What kind of mess did George clean up?”
“How can we help others like George did?”
Help your child look for ways to help at home this week and remind them: “You’re doing God’s work!”

🧠 Adaptive Learning Ideas:

Non-verbal learners: Use picture cards to show “help,” “clean,” “pray,” and “God.”
Sensory option: Create a textured pumpkin for tactile engagement.
Mobility limitations: Use toy tractors or visual aids so all kids can participate in helping role-play.

🌟 Adaptive Learning – How Everyone Can Join In

📚 Story Time

Use a toy tractor or a pumpkin prop while telling the story of George.
For nonverbal kids: provide picture cards of “pumpkin,” “tractor,” “help,” and “God” so they can point when mentioned.
Pass around a small toy rake, leaf, or plastic pumpkin so children can touch and connect to the clean-up theme.

🎲 Activity – Clean-Up Game

For children who cannot pick up items, use Velcro leaves or magnetic “mess pieces” they can pull off a board.
A helper can scoop up items while the child presses a big button that says, “Help for God!”
Kids who need calm can watch the clean-up and join by saying or pressing, “Good job, helper!”

🎨 Craft – George the Pumpkin Helper

Pre-cut pumpkins, tractors, and leaves so children only need to glue.
Use larger pieces or Velcro-backed stickers for easier handling.
For kids who cannot glue, let them choose colors or shapes while a helper attaches them.
Provide foam sticker shapes (hearts, stars, leaves) so kids can press them on without glue.

🖍️ Coloring Page

Offer bold markers, chunky crayons, or adaptive grips.
For children who cannot color, they can point to a color choice while a buddy colors.
Use sound buttons with color words (“green,” “orange,” “yellow”) so kids can participate by pressing.

🍎 Snack – “Pumpkin Patch Helpers”

Offer orange snacks (carrot sticks, mandarin oranges, cheddar crackers).
Use picture cards so kids can pick by pointing.
For kids with texture sensitivities, provide an alternative snack but still connect it to George’s “helping” theme (“You’re helping your body grow strong for God!”).

🎵 Song & Poem

Record “Vroom, vroom, vroom!” on a button for nonverbal children to press during the chorus.
Provide rhythm sticks, shakers, or bells for kids who need movement.
Children who need quiet can simply nod, clap softly, or make a tractor motion with their hands while others sing.

🎭 Pretend Play – Farm Helpers

Children can pretend to drive tractors, scoop leaves, or carry baskets like George.
For kids who cannot move into role-play, let them be the “Farmer” who calls out, “George, help here!” and directs the helpers.
Everyone has a role in the clean-up crew.

🌟 Adaptive Suggestions for “Tractor Ride” Game

🚜 For Children with Limited Mobility

Instead of sitting in the “tractor” line of chairs, place a child’s wheelchair or regular chair in front as the “driver’s seat.”
Let them “drive” by honking a toy horn, pressing a button that makes a tractor sound, or holding a toy steering wheel.
A helper or buddy can “push the tractor forward” (move the line of chairs slightly) so they feel part of the motion.

🗣️ For Nonverbal Children

Use a recordable sound button with the phrase: “I can love God in everything I do!” so they can press it each time it’s their turn.
Or provide laminated picture cards with a tractor and heart on them; when it’s their turn, they hold or point to the card as their “shout.”

✋ For Children Without Arms or Legs

They can lead the chant by using their voice, smile, or eye gaze when prompted: the group joins in for them.
Give them a large switch or button toy with a sound effect (tractor noise or the chant recorded) to “drive” when their turn comes.
They can also be assigned the leader role, telling the class when to start or stop by nodding or signaling, so they’re in charge of the ride.

💛 Inclusion Note

The goal is not that every child does the same motion but that every child has a meaningful way to lead and participate—whether by pressing a button, making a sound, or signaling the group. Every child can join in the joy of saying (or signaling): “I can love God in everything I do!”