Muffins with Mom - National Carve a Pumpkin Day - 3 ways to celebrate

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It’s the time of year where kids are going to Trunk or Treat parties, harvest gatherings and door- to- door trick or treating. It’s also National Carve a Pumpkin Day, celebrated on October 31^st. This is a good opportunity to involve the entire family in creative fun.

Put a different spin on your Halloween festivities. Here are ways to celebrate National Carve a Pumpkin Day:

1.      Hold a contest – gather the family and carve pumpkins together. When the carving is complete, determine the funniest pumpkin, most creative pumpkin, or scariest pumpkin.

2.      Cook something pumpkiny – not sure that pumpkiny is a word, but it sounds fun. Bake pumpkin seeds, pumpkin pies or pumpkin muffins. Of course, you must carve a pumpkin first.

3.      Have a pumpkin story time – after carving pumpkins as a family, gather in your favorite cozy spot at home and share pumpkin related stories.

Most of all, have fun. The emphasis should be on the process and not the end result. Happy Halloween.

If you want more ideas on ways to celebrate National Carve a Pumpkin Day check out the article, 40 ways to celebrate National Pumpkin Day. Click here.

What would you add to this list of ways to celebrate National Carve a Pumpkin Day?

Wordless Wednesday - Halloween Pumpkin Carving Ideas

 

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WARNING: some of the carvings may be scary/graphic for young children.

 

 

Trick or Treat! – What happens when you’re the receiver of a trick?

Is it a trick or a treat?

In my neighborhood on Halloween many kids come to my door and yell, “Trick or Treat!” In the spirit of tradition, I open my door with a smile and drop candy into their buckets. I have never had any of the trick or treaters surprise me with a “trick.” However, my kids never fail me in that area. It doesn’t even have to be Halloween for them to trick me.

My recent experience wasn’t directly a trick; it was more a result of an act of omission. I made sloppy Joe for dinner and there was plenty left over for the next day. As I prepared to eat another Sloppy Joe I discovered… somebody had eaten the last hamburger bun! This was on the same level as eating the last of something and returning the empty container to the shelf.

I improvised and ate my Sloppy Joe on a hot dog bun. The kids so called trick turned out to be a treat for me.

What is one of your favorite Trick or Treat stories?