A Frightfully Good TimeWritten by Arleen M. Kaptur
It's almost Halloween - days are slipping past, but they too can be a lot of fun - all leading up to a great family/friend time for all. This year, try placing your scarecrew at a table (an old one from your garage or shed) or make one from two saw horses and a flat board. Instead of 'ol straw hat, place a chef's hat on his/her head and make sure he/she has an apron. Then load on bountiful Fall harvest (pumpkins, gourds, Indian corn, apples, etc.). Heads will turn to check out new chef in town. *** Instead of just setting out a big bowl of goodies for family and friends to enjoy while watching TV, playing games, or sitting by that bonfire - Place a handful of your choice of treats in an ice cream cone, or waffle cone. You can even make colorful cones from heavy paper, rolled in a cone shape, and taped. Place in your scariest bowl and let fun begin. *** After a hard day of helping to decorate great outdoors - let your children have fun in tub - Spray shaving cream into plastic containers and add just a quick drop of food coloring in each one in colros of Halloween - yellow, orange, monster green, etc.
| | Pumpkin PeopleWritten by Arleen M. Kaptur
It's a beautiful Fall day - you head out to your local pumpkin patch in hope of finding that one and only orange globe that will captivate youngsters, and bring some chuckles and giggles from young and old alike. Of course, your pumpkin is totally free of any bruises or blemishes and it definitely is in shape of that idea that keeps popping up in your head of kind of face you want to carve this year. A smooth and evenly colored one is absolutely perfect. It should have a flat bottom and should be able to sit upright. If you have very small children who want to lend a hand this year in carving, pick a lighter-colored and softer pumpkin to make their first attempts a bit easier. With handy marker in hand, you lightly trace your design or run one off on computer as a pattern. You could also play "connect dots" and then cut. Then fun begins - you cut, saw, and push and pull and there you have it - perfect "this year's" sensational pumpkin. (You should really scrape away pulp until area you plan to carve is 1" thick. Hold your saw like a pencil and saw steadily up and down, just like a sewing maching. Don't use saws to cut lid, or twist, bend or jab.)
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