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Pumpkin carving - do you?

SurpriseAt39SurpriseAt39 member
edited October 2014 in March 2014 Moms
Do you carve pumpkins for the season?

Pumpkin carving - do you? 69 votes

Yes, usually a bunch, were obsessed
8% 6 votes
Yes, but only one or two
68% 47 votes
No, it's too messy
14% 10 votes
No, I don't celebrate Halloween, so no pumpkins here
2% 2 votes
I carve other fruits or vegetables but no pumpkins
0% 0 votes
I hulk-smash every carved pumpkin I see. Grrrrr.
2% 2 votes
I just want the answers because I don't want to vote
2% 2 votes
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  • SurpriseAt39SurpriseAt39 member
    lovethatdirtywater said:

    We just started this last year when DD was 2.5 yo. She loved "helping." This year we carved two and she painted a small one.

    We tried to get DS1 to help. He will be 2 yo next month. He wouldn't even touch the pumpkin.
    DH was trying to get him to scoop the guts. That was always a highlight for me as a kid.
    Maybe next year he will be interested.
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  • SurpriseAt39SurpriseAt39 member
    lincbeesmom said:

    You left out an "I'll buy a pumpkin or two for the porch but am too lazy to carve them" option.

    Darn it all.
    I knew there was something I missed.
    X_X
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  • dancer7889dancer7889 member
    We just carved ours today! We both got one then a smaller one for DD. She loved rolling it over.
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  • myfriendscallmemegmyfriendscallmemeg member
    I'm somewhere between the first two
    Options. I'm obsessed with pumpkins, and I love to buy them!! Not in love with carving them, but I do.
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  • SurpriseAt39SurpriseAt39 member
    @LakeCountryGal‌
    My dad's birthday is Halloween too.
    We used to eat a slightly early supper, do out ToTing, then get home early enough for cake and ice cream before bed.
    Also, my parents always told our neighbour's when we would be home so their kids could come over and get their treats, as well as have cake with us if they wanted.
    It was always a busy night, and seemed a little extra special because it was my dad's birthday.

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    lovethatdirtywater said:

    LakeCountryGal said:

    I voted just want the answers. My birthday falls on Halloween so DH and I have celebrated that instead of Halloween, I'm not sure what we will do this year with DS. We talked about taking this year as the last year of my birthday and starting Halloween traditions with DS next year when he's 1.



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    Why can't you do both? Still carve pumpkins and stuff, but also have a b-day cake and celebration?
    OMG yeah. My BF's BD is November 1. We celebrated the night before. We would dress up every year. Best parties ever. Such a great time

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    We don't carve them. Not because we don't celebrate Halloween but because I just like to use my pumpkins as decorations through November. When DD gets older we will carve some .

     

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  • MeggsMMeggsM member
    @LakeCountryGal‌ my FIL 's bday is the 27th and we celebrate Halloween and his bday on the same night.

    DH had three little sisters so every year we go over to carve pumpkins with them. They are older now and help out more but it's still fun. They each get a pumpkin and now this year LO will "help"/ look cute in her pumpkin outfit.

    But I get the wanting to celebrate your bday without Halloween. Mine always got trampled by Mother's Day lol. For the big number bdays for FIL we go out for dinner.
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  • huskymomma94huskymomma94 member
    Usually we do but this year I just let DS1 decorate them all with stickers. Much easier clean up :) Bonus, the stickers were glittery and look pretty cool.


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  • fish8412fish8412 member
    I watch my husband carve one or two pumpkins. Then he bakes the seeds and I eat them. I'm lazy.
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  • SurpriseAt39SurpriseAt39 member
    fish8412 said:

    I watch my husband carve one or two pumpkins. Then he bakes the seeds and I eat them. I'm lazy.

    Lol
    We toasted our seeds last night. Yummmm.
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  • dancer7889dancer7889 member
    SurpriseAt39 said:

    fish8412 said:

    I watch my husband carve one or two pumpkins. Then he bakes the seeds and I eat them. I'm lazy.

    Lol
    We toasted our seeds last night. Yummmm.
    We did too. So good! I always remember my mom making them and this was the first year I could convince DH to carve pumpkins and toast the seeds.
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  • SurpriseAt39SurpriseAt39 member
    Okay, come on.
    Who does the Hulk-smash?
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  • HKline922HKline922 member
    We did as kids, Hubs and I don't now, but we will when LO is older. At Thanksgiving, I take the seeds out for roasting. A tradition I will also pass onto my kids.
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  • SurpriseAt39SurpriseAt39 member
    bennieangel said:

    "no because it looks like a blind 3 year old carved it if I try" 

    Who in their right mind gives a 3 year old a knife?!?!
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    lincbeesmom said:
    You left out an "I'll buy a pumpkin or two for the porch but am too lazy to carve them" option.
    That is totally the one I was looking for!
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