Pumpkin Fun!

My earlier post made me think more about pumpkins...  We don't always carve ours, and it made me think of ways to make our pumpkins fun and useful...This would be a fun activity with your family.  Even the preparations would be fun together!

Enjoy your family time! 

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Pumpkin Bowling

Object of Game: Knock over the bowling pins. See who can get a strike! 

Preparation:

1. Select several small pumpkins about four to six inches in diameter. You need extras in case a few split or break.   Using frozen pumpkins put an extra fun twist to the game!
2. Place a few 2-liter bottles as the pins.  Let the children decorate them.  You might need to weight the bottles down...use sand , dry beans, etc.

Playing the Game:

1. Measure off several feet.
2. Give each child two tries to knock down the pins.



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Pumpkin Penny Pitch

Object of Game: To pitch a penny into a pumpkin.

Preparation:

1. Carve out  several pumpkins and line the inside with plastic or aluminum foil.
2. Make the top opening big. 

Playing the Game:

1. Place the pumpkins a couple feet away.
2. Give each player ten to twenty pennies.  See who can get the most pennies in.

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Pumpkin Ring Toss

Object of Game: To toss a ring around a pumpkin.

Preparation:

1. Carve out a one to three pumpkins.
2. Buy or make three or four rings about twice as big around as the pumpkins.
3. If you don't know what to use, try aluminum foil twisted into a circle, then wrapped in duct tape.

Playing the Game:

1. Measure back several feet, depending on age group.
2. Give the rings to the player. See who can "lasso" the pumpkins! 

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