Cookie cutter Pumpkins
Carving pumpkins with a knife is too advanced for some of the younger members of your family. To help your little ones join in on the fun, try using cookie cutters to cut shapes into your pumpkin. After cleaning the seeds out of your pumpkin, pick a large cutter with a fairly simple design, place it on your pumpkin, and use a hammer or mallet to drive the cutter into the pumpkin’s flesh. Tap gently but firmly to avoid breakage.
Glamorous Pumpkins
Perhaps you want to use pumpkins to decorate for a grown-up Halloween party or, maybe you just prefer outdoor décor that is more glam the ghostly. To give you pumpkins some fabulous flare, try using white pumpkins instead of traditional …show more content…
Imagine their disappointment when they get left out of the celebration, year after year. Give your goldfish or beta something to get excited about this year by creating a temporary habitat out of a pumpkin. Cut an opening in the top of the pumpkin large enough to allow you to place the fishbowl inside. Before installing Goldie in her new digs, cut some decorative shapes on the outside of the pumpkin. Drill plenty of air holes in the top of the pumpkin, lining them up to look like air bubbles. Don’t forget to add some Halloween themed items to the fishbowl itself. Place the bowl inside and replace the top to create a fabulous Halloween for your fishy friend. Make sure you monitor the pumpkin and the bowl carefully for any signs of spoilage or other problems in order to protect the wellbeing of your