Pumpkins ~ in all shapes, sizes and sexes

Okay, with Halloween around the corner and no decorations in my house or on my porch I have pumpkins on the brain.

First I heard rumors that pumpkins will be scarce this year. Apparently that’s not true around here (phew! cuz if I don’t get some pumpkins I’m going to be in deep trouble with my family). A trip to the pumpkin patch is definitely in my future.

Then, of course, there’s ‘Punkin Chunkin’ where people shoot pumpkins out of air guns or fling them out of trebuchets. Who comes up with this stuff? watch here

Then there are yummy recipes like these Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins

There are pumpkin carvings and here are some funny, fascinating, and even gross carvings along with everything you might ever want to know about pumpkins. Check out the photos of the annual contests for some great ideas.

And pumpkin games like pin-the-stem-on-the-pumpkin or pass the pumpkin where you hold a miniature pumpkin under your chin and try to pass it to the next person without using your hands.

And pumpkin crafts like the Fabric Pumpkin Craft, the Egg Carton Pumpkin Craft, the super simple Mason Jar Jack-O-Lantern craft. And if you’re feeling really crafty you can make Stacked Pumpkin Topiaries.

And then, of course, there are my favorite pumpkins … and I still think they’re cute even if they don’t look like this anymore:)

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