Pumpkin Carving Parties!!!
After your pumpkin has ripened, it's time to harvest it and put it on display.
Fall is a great time..... you and your pumpkin will enjoy every minute of
it. As Halloween nears, it's time to have a pumpkin carving party, so you
pumpkin will glow brightly on Halloween night!
A pumpkin carving party may include carving, painting or decorating pumpkins.Or,
all three!
Timing is Everything:
When it comes to carving pumpkins, timing is everything. While a healthy
pumpkin can keep for months, once you carve your pumpkin, its days are numbered.
When exposed to the air, the inside of your pumpkin will turn moldy. The
warmer the weather in your area, the faster this will happen. In a warm
environment, this may be just a matter of a couple of days. A carved pumpkin
kept indoors in a warm house, will turn moldy faster than a pumpkin kept
outdoors in cool weather.
Plan to carve your pumpkins just a couple days before Halloween. That way,
your pumpkin will still be good on the big night!
Tip: Put carve pumpkins in a cool garage or even the refrigerator
overnight. They will last longer.
Preparing for the Pumpkin Carving Party:
Pumpkins are the center of attraction at the pumpkin carving party. There
are things you may want to do, and items you will want to have handy, before
the carving pumpkins into great works of art.
Start by considering the age of the group and the patience level of
the pumpkin carvers. Older "kids" with lots of patience, may carve their
pumpkins free form. Or, they may prefer challenging, detailed stencils.
Younger children, and those with short attention spans, need simple patterns.
Or, you may want to consider pumpkin painting. It's quick and easy, and most
kids love to paint. Another option, is to decorate pumpkins. You can also
get pumpkin parts- eyes, noses and mouths that stick onto the pumpkin. This
is perfect for the littlest pumpkin "carvers".
Find Pumpkin Parts and Pumpkin Paints.
Pumpkin Carving Stencils and Patterns:
Have plenty of pumpkin patterns and stencils available. Artists will have
varying tastes. Some will want friendly patterns. For others, the more scary,
the better.
Find Pumpkin Patterns and Stencils. - it's the biggest
collection of pumpkin patterns anywhere!
Preparing the Pumpkins:
For the little ones, and larger groups, it is best to prepare the pumpkins
in advance. Cut off the lids. Scrape out the insides. Now, all the participant
needs to do is carve the pumpkin!
Save the seeds for roasting at the party. There's nothing better than hot,
roasted pumpkin seeds, fresh out of the oven.
Roasting Pumpkin Seeds
No Carving Party is complete without roasting pumpkin seeds. While everyone
is busy creating works of art, the pumpkins seeds can be roasting in the
oven. Then, everyone can enjoy hot, fresh and healthy pumpkin seeds.
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Roasted
Pumpkin Seed Recipes
Pumpkins
and Your Health
Got a pumpkin picture to share? We want to add your carved pumpkin
pictures to this page.... Send your pumpkin jpg to us and we will post it
on this page. Make sure to include your name, city and state. Email:
gardener@gardenersnet.com
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