Monday, October 19, 2009

Pumpkin Patterns

Time to carve the Halloween pumpkins. What pumpkin patterns are you using this year. People are so creative when they carve pumpkins these days. The only thing I've ever been able to do with a pumpkin is make triangle eyes and a jagged mouth. But I've seen amazing carved pumpkins.

My friend who is a scientist, carved a pi symbol on the front of his pumpkin and called it pumpkin pi. These year people are carving Obama faces and Michael Jackson faces, although I think that is incredibly difficult. You can carve it to look like a baseball or even better, a basketball. Or just a lady or man. Or how about a Disney character: Mickey, Minney, or Goofy? You could carve a tab or a ghost or a cat or a witch.

How about the word, "Boo." You could do a spider web or a pirate. You could carve your name, or the name of your favorite TV show. The point is, there is no limit to what you can do with your pumpkin. Sketch a pattern and cut. Have fun.



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