Last week we were unable to go on our field trip to the farm because of a sick kid, so we carved our pumpkins instead. It was a chilly day, so I didn't mind the indoor activity. The kids' carving personalities haven't changed. Ellie still likes the messiness and William prefers the hands-off creative design aspect.
He designed the skull and crossbones and the zombie pumpkin (he thought the zombie turned out even scarier than the skull). He specifically chose a white pumpkin for the skull design. The zombie and crossbones were grown by chance in our compost pile in the woods. The rotted hole turned into a fun feature. Ellie's princess pumpkin was designed by Eliana herself. William and I chose a nice, round pumpkin for her while she was at preschool one day.
We roasted up some seeds from each of the pumpkins and they were all delicious! I wish we'd saved more because they were gone within the afternoon. Yummy!