We carved pumpkins while watching the last game of the World Series. GO RED SOX!
Monday, November 4, 2013
Pumpkins become Jack-o-lanterns...
It took "forever" according to the children...but we finally got around to carving pumpkins. The big kids all picked big pumpkins this year and all three big kids were allowed to carve their own pumpkins. It has taken me many years to hand over the knives and let them create whatever they want. Previously, the children were all owed to draw their designs and Will or I would carve them out (making necessary changes). This year Lorien, Wyatt and Clare all carved their own pumpkins. No one lost a finger or got stabbed--in fact--there wasn't a single scrape. They did a great job. The kids loved coming up with cool jack-o-lantern faces and carving them out. Some had pirate-patched eyes, others had scars and a mouth with vampire teeth. I have a creative bunch of kids.
We carved pumpkins while watching the last game of the World Series. GO RED SOX!
We carved pumpkins while watching the last game of the World Series. GO RED SOX!
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Cassie, have you ever tried those small pumpkin carving tools that you see all over the place during the month of October? I got those one year and they really have made pumpkin carving a lot more kid friendly. Maybe you've already tried them but if not they take a lot of the anxiety out of pumpkin carving. Ryan and Isaac and Nicole have done their own for a few years now thanks to those babies. I save the ones that don't break and use them again the next year. I use the big knife to cut the top out for them, then they go to town with the little ones.
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