The boys, of course, were excited to help as well.
They were very intrigued by what was inside the pumpkin. However, neither one would reach inside to get the seeds out. I figured Calvin would be that way because he has never wanted to feel the inside of the pumpkin, but I was sure Luke would give it a try. Nope.
Okay, so really, the boys just watched as we de-pulped the pumpkin and Dave drew the face on. After that they were off to play while Dave painstakingly finished his intricate design. The finished product.
Now, had Dave asked, I would have told him it was very silly to carve a pumpkin 3 weeks before Halloween. But he was set on it and sure enough, after 6 days in the hot Texas sun (three days of a heat index in the 100's!), our pumpkin is sporting some fabulous mold. Oh well, we did enjoy some roasted pumpkin seeds. I guess we get to do this all over again!
2 comments:
Just a good excuse to carve another one! Tell Dave nice job!
A neat technique that the kids might enjoy is pounding metal cookie cutters into the pumpkin. Use a rubber mallet. It's an easy way to get a simple design with a little of the kids' help. You've made me hungry for pumpkin seeds now.
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