Pumpkins-done!!

We finished the pumpkins this week. Mason was the most excited about the process, he helped everyone with their pumpkins. When we were cleaning out the pumpkins, he kept complaining about all the "cheese" in the pumpkin. I told him it wasn't cheese it was pumpkin "guts." It does look like cheese! We use the pumpkin carving kits and the kids decided that they should work together to poke the holes to form the pattern. Laura kept saying 'let's work together as a tea, it will go faster." Everyone worked together and they did get them done very quickly. They were very excited that teamwork was so fast. I was so proud of them for working together, it is a very valuable skill to learn! The pumpkins turned out super cute and the roasted seeds were a delicious snack! We ran out of time carving pumpkins and Nicole carved hers in the evening with Daddy. They turned out really cool too.

Pumpkins!

No school today so older kids started gutting the pumpkins during nap time. They had fun saving the pumpkin seeds and making a big mess with the squishy pumpkin goo. We can't wait to have some cool carved pumpkins. I read that pumpkins will last longer if you spray the inside with a diluted bleach solution, so we may try that and keep them cool. Hopefully they will last until the end of the month.

Pumpkins... Done!

The kids had a blast carving their pumpkins!

The pumpkins (and kids) are adorable!

Pumpkins- making progress!

All the pumpkins are gutted! The kids are really excited, we will be able to carve them tomorrow! It is quite a process when there are eight pumpkins to do! We tasted roasted pumpkin seeds today and the kids loved them!

"Chicken Little" is going home today. Have the kids "read" it to you!

guts, guts & more guts... Pumpkin Guts!

We started carving pumpkins today with the big kids. There was no school today, so they started during nap time and the early risers joined us. The kids were making up songs about guts and making silly noises the whole time. They thought pumpkin guts were disgusting but they love to play with worms. I don't understand why worms are not disgusting. Kids are funny that way!

We really like using the "Pumpkin Masters" carving kits, they have nice safety blades so the kids can't cut themselves and the patterns are really cool. You can find the kits anywhere, if you want to try them at home. Target has them for under $5. Sorry, didn't mean to be an advertisement but I do get excited about "kid safe knives." We will work on the rest of the pumpkins this week. I would like to have a picture of them all together and then I will send them home at the end of the week. I am storing the carved ones in the cool garage so hopefully they will still look nice on Halloween. Lots of work but the kids are so excited!