Bring fall fun into your classroom with this Pumpkin Paper STEM Challenge! Perfect for middle school (grades 6–8), this activity engages students in engineering, teamwork, and budgeting skills as they design and build a paper structure that can hold a pumpkin. Students get a $5.00 budget to purchase materials (paper, tape, index cards), then work with their team to create a structure at least 6 inches tall that can support the most weight. Includes a teacher guide, student worksheet, and r