Try Pumpkin Treats for Your Mentee's Mind

Kids love pumpkins. And pumpkins are a perfect tool for teaching mentees basics, like math.
Get your child a pumpkin and have her:

• Estimate how much the pumpkin weighs.
• Weigh it, and add or subtract to see how many pounds lighter or heavier it is than her estimates.
• Figure out how much more or less the pumpkin weighs than her younger brother or sister, the cat or any household item.
• Estimate and measure the circumference (how many inches around the pumpkin is at its widest point).
• Estimate and count the number of ribs it has.
• Count and sort seeds by fives, 10's and 20's. How many stacks of each make 100? 200?