All three kids really enjoyed decorating this simple Halloween Craft, decorating pumpkins I cut out of orange construction paper!
I love how clear it is which pumpkin belongs to which child!
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I too love the distinct nature of each pumpkin which so clearly represents the age and stage of each of your beautiful children’s development. So very sweet :)
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Love it! You are right – ownership is obvious!
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Cute Pumpkins! I love how it worked well for the different age groups :)
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lovely pumpkins
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The kids look adorable in their hats! Their pumpkins are precious! I should see what Jesse will do with a crayon and paper–thanks for a reminder!
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What a fun, easy activity. I love the hats they’re wearing too :).
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Love seeing their personalities shining through their creativity!
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I wanted to say thank you for what you said about my photo on Feature Yourself Friday. I have just started taking pictures and find so much inspiration in my rugged west texas surroundings =)
Sometimes the best crafts are the simplest! I was going to do this for our mom’s club halloween party today. (I ended up getting sticker pumpkin making kits from Michael’s but I think these would have been more fun. I was just too lazy to cut out 30 pumpkins). I should do your idea with my boy too. :)
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So cute!!!
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And then you can read any of the millions of pumpkin books and call it a reading lesson :)
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@Elise – What a great idea to pair the spray bottle with paper towels and colored pens – thanks!
Such a precious photo of Emma, Johnny and Lily decorating their pumpkins. Their creations are delightful.
Often when Blakie is having a grumpy day, I will offer him our spray bottle and all is well again with the world. Ahh, the power of a spray bottle. Sav and Blake really enjoy using coloured pens on paper towels and then using a spray bottle (containing water) to spray over their paper towel creations – simple fun.
Your children are going to enjoy using their Halloween countdown chain they made. A countdown is always a wonderful thing to do when you are really looking forward to an event.
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