Pumpkin-Themed Fun

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Pumpkins aren't just for carving. There's so much more to everyone's favorite gourd! Take a look at the craft, recipe, and game ideas that are the pride of our patch.

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Happy Jack

Even preschoolers can "carve" this magnetic pumpkin, who happily haunts your fridge.
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Junkins

Use found objects to create a no-mess pumpkin decoration this year.
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Jar-o'-lanterns

After the required tape has been placed carefully on this candleholder, your artist can be as messy as she likes covering it with pumpkin-orange paint.
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Veggie Head Pumpkins

These Halloween pumpkins are anything but the common garden variety.
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Pumpkin Cupcakes

Once these pumpkin cupcakes are baked, your kids can use frosting to turn them into a pumpkin feast.
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Mini Pumpkins

You can harvest a whole pumpkin patch full of these sweet treats in minutes.
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Decoupage Pumpkins

This simple craft makes a great activity for a group, and if you use an artificial pumpkin, you'll have a lasting family memento.
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Pumpkin Hat

An easy-to-make Pumpkin Hat for judging pumpkin contests or wearing to Halloween parties.
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Stone-faced Pumpkins

Decorate your windowsill with these friendly pumpkins -- a great craft from Spoonful.com.
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Mix-and-match Pumpkin Patch Game

This fun Halloween game transforms plain paper pumpkins into wacky jack-o'-lanterns.
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Flowerpot Pumpkins

Here's a quick way to make nonperishable jack-o'-lanterns; another great Halloween craft from Spoonful.com.
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Pumpkin Cake-o'-Lantern

Make a Cake-o'-Lantern for Halloween.
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Pumpkin Shirt

Wear your Halloween spirit on your sleeve with this groovy tie-dyed jack-o'-lantern shirt.
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Pumpkin Person

Spook up your space for Halloween with this dangling dude, made in minutes.
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Pumpkin Bread

When Judi Heer, proprietor of German John's Bakery in Hillsborough, New Hampshire, first made these orangey, pumpkin-shaped loaves, it was just for fun.
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Curried Pumpkin-Apple Soup

Serve this scrumptious dish as a first course on Thanksgiving Day or as dinner's main event on a chilly evening. The curry gives it a subtly exotic flavor, while the apple and honey add a touch of sweetness.
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Squash Softies

These warm and fuzzy fabric pumpkins will keep year after year.
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Flap Jack-o'-lanterns

If your kids like pumpkin pie, they'll flip over these tasty pancakes.
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Gourd Games

Get up and get moving with these great-for-all-ages games, which prove that pumpkins aren't just for carving into jack-o'-lanterns and baking into pies.
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