We usually don't get our Halloween pumpkin until the week of Halloween. Then we carve it the day before. To all those up north this may sound like waiting until Christmas Eve to put up the tree, but here in Florida, we end up with a rotted moldy mess if we carve too early. Definitely scary, but not the effect we're looking for. The first year (or maybe two) we lived here, I insisted on carving a pumpkin early and purchased several beautiful mums for the porch... by Halloween we had a melted orange blob and brown sticks in a pot. So, this year, we've yet to purchase our official Jack-O-Lantern and I'll pass on the mums, although they do look pretty and tempting sitting in front of the grocery store... hmmmm.
This year Nathan has a pumpkin contest for scouts, fortunately they aren't allowed to carve. Here he is painting and the final result. Cute, simple and fun! (and please ignore those lunch dishes in the sink! You probably didn't look at them until I said something, did you?)
We also participate in a monthly visit to a local nursing home with our homeschool group. We usually bring crafts to hand out (it helps to break the ice). This month we made table decorations. Again, cute, simple and fun.
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