Halloween Tips: Making the Most of a Pumpkin

I love the fall season. In my area of the country, the humidity has disappeared and the bitter cold has not yet arrived. The leaves change colors and we are surrounded by beautiful shades of yellow, red, and orange. To top it all off, delicious vegetables are in season and the time to enjoy squash and pumpkin pie is here.

That also means it is time to do one of my favorite things – carve those pumpkins! It’s a messy process but definitely a rite of passage each fall. Whether your pumpkins are scary or silly, these designs are always fun to make.

The Out of Office crew found a couple of templates from Reader’s Digest that you could easily print and affix to the pumpkin to make carving a perfect pumpkin easier. Or better yet, make your own design and hold a design contest (and if you ask me, the lowest-scoring team should have to clean up the carving mess!).

Making the most of a pumpkin doesn’t have to end with carving. There are a variety of ways to utilize all the pieces of fall-harvest vegetables – and it doesn’t always involve a fork for pie or a knife for carving! I have seen people make musical instruments out of dried gourds. Many people like to roast and eat pumpkin seeds.

We also found a great idea from naturenest.wordpress.com featuring a crafty way to use pumpkin seeds with the kids. Mosaics are artwork made by taking pieces of stone, pottery, glass or other materials, and setting them to create patterns and images. Making a mosaic using materials from home that may be otherwise wasted – like pumpkin seeds! – can be a fun and inexpensive project everyone can enjoy.

Regardless of how you chose to make the most of this fall fruit, we hope you enjoy this time of year!

 

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