We did a few pumpkin activities as a family tonight that were really fun!
First, Papa carved a pumpkin.
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While Papa got our design figured out, we read The Pumpkin Patch Parable. It was a book that we had already read before, but I think that our daughter got a lot out of this reading since she could see the steps of carving a pumpkin and see the slimy insides and seeds as we were reading.
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While he drew and carved, our little girl colored her own paper version of the inspiration for our design.
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Once it was craved, we put in a candle.
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Voila!
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6 comments:
It looks great! Father John did a great job carving!
wonderful!thanks!
Our boys carved crosses in their pumpkins too! (with the help of papa, of course).
Great job! Happy Halloween!
wow! it looks wonderful! Kelly
What a beautiful job!
I love pumpkin seeds.
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