Transformation
OOh, gooey and slimy; cold and gooshy.
And now the fun begins...
The final product - my favorite part.
One of my favorite things to do for Halloween is to carve pumpkins! I love every part of this activity. I used to carve pumpkins for office contests and we always won pizza for the office.
I'm loving it now that BG can participate in the fun AND understand the process.
What are some of your favorite Halloween traditions? Go check out other Halloween traditions here.
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BTW, I'm planning a HUGE blog party. The details will be finalized in the next week or so.
I hope you'll come back to join in the fun! I guarantee you'll have a blast!
Happy Wednesday!
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And one more - join Locurto's Halloween Blog party
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Posted by mommy wizdom at Tuesday, October 21. 2008 
Categories: WordFUL Wednesday,Wordless Wednesday
Categories: WordFUL Wednesday,Wordless Wednesday
I love prep-focused photo series. They're the ones I remember most from my own childhood!
And, let's face it, pumpkin guts are so cool! It's always a treat when you get to scoop 'em out.
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In Scotland we made lanterns out of turnips (rutabagas). It was a lot of work because they're solid and very, very hard! Pumpkins are much easier to carve -- and they're pre-hollowed!
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Noooo, Carmi... no no nooooo! Pumpkin guts are not cool. They're sticky and slimy and a necessary evil to be endured in order to achieve the desired end. Blech! *shudder* I play along each year because I like to create. But I do not like the process.
I posted last year's jack-o-lanterns for my WW this week. I'll post this year's next week. I hope.
-smarmoofus
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that is fantastic - the face is really good!
I CAN NOT touch the inside of a pumpkin - never!
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What a great face! Looks so content and happy. Nice job.
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I love to carve pumpkins too! In fact, I usually push my kids out of the way to finish theirs! lol
Sometimes.
But that makes me sound like a bad person, doesn't it?
lol
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This guy is adorable! Thanks for joining the Halloween Party!
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The end result looks great!
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This looks sooo good. You did an excellent job.
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Happy WW! It is almost that time of year!
I invite your blog readers to see something that I never imagined possible earlier this year ... Barack & Hillary kissing each other?!?
peace, Villager
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Nice series of photos! Happy Wednesday ... POOF! http://tinyurl.com/6rufjc
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Nice work. Happy WW!
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I love roasting that poor sucka's guts!!
Cute wordful wed!
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What a nice looking pumpkin! He/she/it (depending on your perspective!) looks so friendly.
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Wow! That's a pretty good Jack O'Lantern. Someone's got some serious skills in the carving department!
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Great looking pumpkin! I wish we had them here, I haven't carved a jack o'lantern since I was a kid.
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such goofy eyes ehehe happy ww!
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oh FUN!!
my wordful wednesday was about pumpkin fun too!!
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We love Halloween over here in England.
The children dress up and we do apple bobbing and turn all the lights out trying to scare each other.
My children don't go out trick or treating (they're too young) but they love it when we get that knock on the door and love the surprise of seeing who is standing on the other side when we open it!
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You're good at doing that. I think it´s so messy... bought two small ones yesterday, but they were hard as rocks...
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goody time for halloween!
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My favorite part about pumpkin carving is the smell. I LOVE the smell........I'm looking forward to your blog party!
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Ewwwwy, gooey, yummy....FUN!!!!
There is a creepy creature from the crypt 'hanging' around at our home...come by and see, if you dare. Happy Wednesday.
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Oh, well done! Great series!
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I love carving pumpkins!!! Great pictures!
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What fun! Happy WW...
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It looks great!!! I cant wait to do ours this weekend!
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i love looking at other carving...the gooey guts are not my thing. so far this month, my 4 are satisfied with whole pumpkins on the porch...please pray it stays that way!
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wow so ready for haloween. I don't have mine yet
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I love your carved pumpkin. We are going to carve ours this weekend.
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