Pumpkins

Pumpkins!
Welcome to my Pumpkin Patch
Pumpkins are very popular during the fall season, especially for Halloween and Thanksgiving. They have so many uses. You can plant, grow, and cook pumpkins. They can also be used for decorations, or to create beautiful, albeit temporary, works of art. Pumpkins are even chunked in competitions. My two favorite reasons to love pumpkins? Jack o lanterns and pumpkin pie! What do you love about pumpkins? What's Here On this lens, you will find information all about pumpkins! Planting, carving, ...

I Love Pumpkins - Carving, Patterns, Eating and More!
It Doesn't Have To Be Halloween To Enjoy Pumpkin Tricks and Treats!
I don't know about you, but I love pumpkins! Welcome to the site that is all about loving pumpkins. If you want to get some ideas for carving your own pumpkins, or just want to look at some really cool carved pumpkins, you've come to the right place! Of course, carving isn't the only thing you can do with pumpkins. You can also cook with them, and even eat out of them! Check out the pumpkin stew recipe below, which has been a Halloween tradition for my family for many years. By the way, car...

Spookley: The Square Pumpkin, A Children's Halloween Book & Film
Meet Spookley: The Square Pumpkin
Spookley the Square Pumpkin is a 45-minute children's show based on the book entitled The Legend of Spookley the Square Pumpkin, which was written by Joe Troiano. The film is a Kidtoon Films and Lionsgate presentation from 2004. Spookley's adventures take place on the farm where the other pumpkins tease him because he is square and different. On this page, learn more about Spookley, watch the official Spookley trailer and find the film and the books, perfect for the young children in your fa...

The Best Halloween Pumpkin Gifts and Activities For You and Your Kids
Join In The Pumpkin Fun!
What would Halloween be without the mighty pumpkin or the friendly or scary jack-o-lantern as he becomes known when he is carved? Not much! Join us then in our celebration of pumpkins for kids. We'll start off with a fantastic Halloween video, Hallows' Eve and the Pumpkin Dream, which is a short family friendly video made by Adam C. Sager and his daughter about a little girl's pumpkin themed dream. Then you will find some great pumpkin stories and books, a classic children's television spe...

Smiling Halloween Pumpkins
Smiling Pumpkins Make Halloween Happier
I like smiling happy monsters and pumpkins as Halloween decorations. Yes, I know I did a page about Ugly Halloween bowls, but truth be told, I'd much rather have smiles coming my way when I look at our decorations than some of the ghoulish possibilities that are available. If you feel the same way, you're going to like what I've found, and maybe you'll join me in having happy smiles rather than scary and gross decorations surround you this Halloween. Image Credit Claudia a/k/a happynutriti...

Pumpkins, pumpkins, pumpkins!
Pumpkins!
Pumpkins can be used for many great reasons, 1. Fall decoration. 2. Halloween pumpkin carving. 3. Pumpkin pie! I love pumpkins! I also love carving a baby pumpkin and a big pumpkin with my family (the baby one, I do myself). Each kid in our family gets to carve their own small pumpkin and help with a big family pumpkin! One year my grandma had her own pumpkins growing. This year the rabits ate them all. We also don't trick-or-treat. We do a harvest festival at my church instead! It is ver...

Halloween Decorations using Metal Pumpkin Stand
Halloween Decorations using Metal Pumpkin Stands
Fall has arrived and Halloween is in the air. It's time to pull out the decorations and start carving the pumpkins. This year let's jazz up the decorations a bit and try something a little different for displaying our works of creativity. Pumpkin stands! I love mixing textures and mediums in my decorating. Mixing nature as part of the seasonal decorations allows for a variety of choices. For Fall, pumpkins are my base theme that I begin with for decorating from Halloween to Thanksgiving....

Five Little Pumpkins : Song
A Jolly Halloween Sing-A-Long Song For YOU! Five Little Pumpkins ...
Five Little Pumpkins ... sitting on a gate! Ah, Hello! The Halloween Celebration is waiting for YOU! So glad you made it. Today, we are celebrating the Five Little Pumpkins ... You know? Those Five Little Pumpkins were preparing for the upcoming Halloween Celebration. They weren't doing anything special at the moment ... you know, just hanging out. There they were, "Five little pumpkins sitting on the gate!" And, then they started thinking about the other side of Halloween -- the not so joll...

Pumpkins - Pumpkin Recipes - Pumpkin Carving
Pumpkin Patch - What is a Pumpkin?
They look pretty resting on the brushy undergrowth of the pumpkin patch floor. These orange fruits grow on vines that run along the ground. They scare us when carved and make us lick our lips when baked, but what exactly is a pumpkin? One could make a case for an alien landing hundreds of years ago, but there are stranger looking fruits than the pumpkin. Now, it's time to reveal a secret about this mysterious orange thing. A pumpkin is a gourd-type of squash. A gourd is like one of those mi...

Pumpkin Decorating Ideas (Little to No Carving)
Pumpkin Decorating, Little to No Carving
There are many ways to decorate a pumpkin. You can paint, glue, glitter, spray paint, poke holes, cookie cutter them, many more ideas. There may be some with a bit of carving but nothing difficult. I love the glitter ones. I like to do the least amount of carving and add dazzle like glitter for decor. With a little paint and glue you can bring out your creativity bones! Happy decorating!! Photo Credit: basykes / Bev Sykes on Flickr. CC Some rights reserved.