Pumpkin Carving Parties!!!
After your pumpkins have ripened, it's time to harvest them, and put them
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 your pumpkin will glow brightly on Halloween night!
A carving party may include carving, painting or decorating pumpkins.Or,
all three!
Timing is Everything:
When it comes to carving pumpkins, timing is everything. A healthy pumpkin
can keep for months. Once you carve them, its days are numbered. When exposed
to the air, the inside can quickly 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. Carved pumpkins kept indoors in a warm
house, will turn moldy faster than a pumpkins kept outdoors in cool weather.
Plan to carve your pumpkins just a couple days before Halloween. That way,
they will still be good on the big night!
Tip: Put carved 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 carving parties. 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 painting pumpkins. 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 "carvers".
Find Pumpkin Parts and Paints.
Pumpkin Carving Stencils and Patterns:
Have plenty of 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 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 participants
need to do, is carve the pumpkins!
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 seeds can be roasting in the oven. Then,
everyone can enjoy hot, fresh and healthy pumpkin seeds.
Find
Roasted
Pumpkin Seed Recipes
Pumpkins
and Your Health
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More Information:
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pumpkins.......
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patch or at the store.
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