When you were a kid or even now, did you carve your pumpkin with a happy face, scary face, or leave it natural with no

[debm55]

face? I carved my pumpkin with a happy face when I was a kid and now use them natural, with no face.

[Ocelot II]

1. I usually made frowny faces because I was that kind of kid.

More recently I've done something like this:

[debm55]

3. HAHAHAHAHHAHA. I love it, Thank you Ocelot II.

[mwmisses4289]

2. Both. In the last several years, however discovered the pumpkin carving kits,

and have done those. Also discovered reusable thick foam pumpkins at craft stores. These are great because you carve them once, and can reuse them for several years.

[debm55]

4. Thank you very much, mwmisses4289. I agree with the kits. I would always buy for my son.

[Polly Hennessey]

5. I'm with you, Deb. Happy face when young; natural face now.

Too messy and cleaning up messes is no longer appealing. 😊🎃🎃🎃👻

[debm55]

7. You got that right, Polly Hennessey.

[RazorbackExpat]

6. Smiling face with most teeth missing

[debm55]

8. Thank you very much, RazorbackExpat. It sounds neat.

[MIButterfly]

9. I seem to recall it was a happy face.

Nothing too original or scary or different; just two eyes and a smile (I think). I don't really remember. I was more about the trick-or-treating than carving the pumpkin.

That was a long time ago.

[debm55]

10. Thank you MIButterfly. Do you do a pumpkin now, We went to pumpkin patch on Sunday and just bought three. We don't carve

them anymore.

[MIButterfly]

11. No, my pumpkin-carving days are long gone.

I do have pumpkin decorations and even earrings with pumpkins on them!
And I LOVE pumpkin pie.

[debm55]

14. Same hear. MIButterfly. Same here.

[Aristus]

12. I liked carving scary faces into my Halloween pumpkins,

One year, I carved my pumpkin so early in October that by the time the 31st rolled around, it had started to shrivel, making it look even scarier. So I did it that way every year thereafter until I stopped the yearly carving.

Now I just buy a small pumpkin at the grocery store, and perch it on the step leading to the front door.

[debm55]

13. Thank you very much, Aristus. When I taught we carved doll heads from fresh apples. Gave them some time and as the face

got older it looked like a old lady. then we would make costumes for it.