he transformation process. Their hands made that process happen. The end result was what they fashioned it to be. Now they have full knowledge and understanding that the scary jack-o-lanterns are all just humble pumpkins decorated or carved by someone's hands. This knowledge can only serve to reduce, if not eliminate, the old fears.
Social: All of the above feeds into the social domain because to be social we need to develop our language skills. Additionally, such a task engages even the least socially developed to child to at least look at you and what you are doing and to pay closer attention thus increasing communicative interest. When two or more children are working at the same time, it fosters a desire to share the experience, to check out the other one's work, and to show off their own creations.
Expression: Now that the children have this experience, they will be willing to talk about it, if not initiate the discussions. They will engage in telling family members about the experience, explaining the process, and describing what it was like. Only reading a story about carving pumpkins would not build that kind of excitement for them. For the older children, they will be asked to write sentences or a short paragraph about the experience. They now will have greater understanding and increased vocabulary for these tasks.