Sunday, October 27, 2013

Pumpkin Patch (and Big Pumpkin Day too)

Big Pumpkin Day comes to our local primary school every October and all of the kids (along with many of their parents) get very excited. It's a day full of hayrides and fall fun and the kids even order special T-shirts to commemorate the event. But little sisters who don't go to school don't often get in on the fun.

Seeing as I had seven rather nice looking pumpkins growing in my yard this year, I decided to have some fun with Rocky and we had our own Big Pumpkin Day this past Friday. I cooked up some homemade pumpkin colored play dough on the stove in the morning. We made two cute "fallish" paper projects. (I love the Q-tip skeleton idea Hannah found online and Rocky was pleased with her paper pumpkin too.)

I had one very happy little girl when we brought a real pumpkin inside and made a jack-o-lantern. I've never before carved pumpkins with the little ones I babysit, but then I never had a ready supply of pumpkins. It was a fun-filled fall day and I sent her home smiling from ear to ear.

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  1. WOW...You grew that? Awesome...
    And the Q-Tip skeleton is hilarious...I must remember that one, for when Miss V is bigger...
    Hope you had a lovely weekend...

    Cheers!
    Linda :o)

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    1. Seven pumpkins grew in my garden, which sounds like it could be my life story.... There's another book for me to write!

      I had a very lovely weekend indeed. Thank you.

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  2. I must share the Q-Tip Skeleton with my little grandsons. That is so cute. Clever minds.

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    1. Someone out there is very clever. We only wish we had come up with it first. ha ha!

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  3. What a very fun day...she looks so happy!

    Your jack-o-lantern looks like Bugs Bunny! ha.

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    1. She was very happy indeed. :)

      That pumpkin does look like Bugs, doesn't he? How funny.

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