Since we were married, I can only think of one pumpkin our family has carved - the ill-fated Kitty I mentioned in an earlier post.
Usually we just convince E that it doesn't really need to happen. Convoluted logic is not always her friend, but she does make use of it herself, you know.
Anyway, this year my mother sent us some Mr. Potato Head - Pumpkin Decorator kits - I think she knew the kids would never hear about Halloween unless she staged an intervention.
Both girls loved planning their pumpkins. E's was very organized.
M's???? Not so much.
The proud artists.
Posing in front of the house.
GQ was stuck in his high-chair the whole time, poor fella. So, he mixed his crackers with his water and made some really tasty soup. Boy, I bet you wish you could have some.
Thanks Grandma!
5 comments:
oooooh, what a great idea! Where did she find them? I too hate gutting pumpkins. I think with kids, I am so scared about using knifes to cut the pumpkin. I told Jimmy he could paint his pumpkin he brought home from his kindergarten fieldtrip, but then the paint all peeled off and he was so mad.
I'm going to have to look into these potato head things... Johnny is on my lap and he wants me to go buy some right now.
I think M has a little Picasso in her...
You can paint pumpkins, but add a bit of dishsoap to the paint (tempera or acrylic) and it will help it stick!
I like it, I like it...
okay- so we attempted the painting the pumpkins again (this time with Johnny), and we tried the bit of dish soap in the paint trick, and it seems to have done the trick! Who would have thought?! How did someone figure that one out?
so tell me... do the potato pumpkin parts fit into the Mr. Potato Head toy? Because if so, I totally think I'm going that route this year... :)
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