{"id":17050,"date":"2012-10-31T10:32:29","date_gmt":"2012-10-31T14:32:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blessingsmultiplied.com\/?p=17050"},"modified":"2012-10-31T10:32:29","modified_gmt":"2012-10-31T14:32:29","slug":"family-activities-3-big-pumpkins-with-6-different-faces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blessingsmultiplied.com\/?p=17050","title":{"rendered":"Family Activities: 3 Big Pumpkins with 6 Different Faces!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.blessingsmultiplied.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/P1420110c.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-17058\" title=\"On the other side of the pumpkins was another face (thus 6 different faces on 3 pumpkins)!  Karlie's &quot;serious&quot; pumpkin, Grandma Penny's &quot;silly&quot; pumpkin, and Brina's &quot;puppy dog&quot; pumpkin!  This side of the pumpkin took a lot less time to do.  The little pieces were like the ones you use on Mr Potato Head only a little bigger.  It was super easy to do and if you don't want to mess with carving or cleaning out a pumpkin this is a great alternative.  The girls loved picking out the pieces for their pumpkins and designing a face.  \" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.blessingsmultiplied.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/P1420110c.jpg?resize=555%2C240\" alt=\"\" width=\"555\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blessingsmultiplied.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/P1420110c.jpg?w=694&amp;ssl=1 694w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blessingsmultiplied.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/P1420110c.jpg?resize=300%2C130&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 555px) 100vw, 555px\" \/><\/a>One side of the pumpkins had a Mr. Potato Head type face on it! Karlie&#8217;s &#8220;serious&#8221; pumpkin, Grandma Penny &amp; Great Grandma Willa&#8217;s &#8220;silly&#8221; pumpkin, and Brina&#8217;s &#8220;puppy dog&#8221; pumpkin! This side of the pumpkin took a lot less time to do.\u00a0 It was super easy and if you don&#8217;t want to mess with carving or cleaning out a pumpkin this is a great alternative. The girls loved picking out the pieces for their pumpkins and designing a face.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">We were super excited to have Grandma Penny and Great Grandma Willa come visit us for a few days in October.\u00a0 During their visit we were able to squeeze in a lot of fun activities.\u00a0 One of the activities was carving pumpkins!\u00a0 The girls had a blast hanging out with both Grandmas and have a lot of great memories of their time with us.\u00a0 Thankful that they were able to come visit us.\u00a0 \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.blessingsmultiplied.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/P1420104c.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Karlie's &quot;scary&quot; pumpkin, Grandma Penny's &quot;cat&quot; pumpkin, and Brina's &quot;happy&quot; pumpkin sitting on the front porch.\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.blessingsmultiplied.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/P1420104c.jpg?resize=581%2C270\" alt=\"\" width=\"581\" height=\"270\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The other side of the pumpkins had the carved version on it which was perfect for the evening.\u00a0 Karlie&#8217;s &#8220;scary&#8221; pumpkin, Grandma Penny &amp; Great Grandma Willa&#8217;s &#8220;cat&#8221; pumpkin, and Brina&#8217;s &#8220;happy&#8221; pumpkin sitting on the front porch.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">The PROCESS&#8230;&#8230;<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.blessingsmultiplied.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/P1420044c.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17051\" title=\"Scooping out the pumpkin seeds\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.blessingsmultiplied.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/P1420044c.jpg?resize=502%2C300\" alt=\"\" width=\"502\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blessingsmultiplied.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/P1420044c.jpg?w=502&amp;ssl=1 502w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blessingsmultiplied.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/P1420044c.jpg?resize=300%2C179&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 502px) 100vw, 502px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Scooping out the pumpkin seeds<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.blessingsmultiplied.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/P1420051c.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17053\" title=\"Gross......slimy pumpkin hands!\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.blessingsmultiplied.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/P1420051c.jpg?resize=395%2C300\" alt=\"\" width=\"395\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blessingsmultiplied.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/P1420051c.jpg?w=395&amp;ssl=1 395w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blessingsmultiplied.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/P1420051c.jpg?resize=300%2C228&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 395px) 100vw, 395px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Gross&#8230;&#8230;slimy pumpkin hands!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.blessingsmultiplied.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/P1420080c.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17054\" title=\"Karlie designed her own &quot;scary&quot; pumpkin face complete with eyelashes!  She drew her face on a piece of paper and Jake helped her transfer it to her pumpkin.  She was so proud of her scary pumpkin!\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.blessingsmultiplied.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/P1420080c.jpg?resize=300%2C375\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blessingsmultiplied.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/P1420080c.jpg?w=300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blessingsmultiplied.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/P1420080c.jpg?resize=240%2C300&amp;ssl=1 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Karlie designed her own &#8220;scary&#8221; pumpkin face complete with eyelashes!\u00a0 She drew her face on a piece of paper and Jake helped her transfer it to her pumpkin.\u00a0 So proud of her scary pumpkin!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.blessingsmultiplied.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/P1420073c.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17055\" title=\"Brina wanted a &quot;happy&quot; pumpkin!\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.blessingsmultiplied.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/P1420073c.jpg?resize=300%2C244\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"244\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Brina wanted a &#8220;happy&#8221; pumpkin!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.blessingsmultiplied.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/P1420092c.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17056\" title=\"Trying to get Skip-A-Doo to pose with them in front of the pumpkins.....ha!  Skipper wasn't quite sure what was going on or why she had to (sit &amp; look) a certain way.  They tried!\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.blessingsmultiplied.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/P1420092c.jpg?resize=300%2C342\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blessingsmultiplied.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/P1420092c.jpg?w=300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blessingsmultiplied.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/P1420092c.jpg?resize=263%2C300&amp;ssl=1 263w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Trying to get Skip-A-Doo to pose with them in front of the pumpkins&#8230;..ha!\u00a0 Skipper wasn&#8217;t quite sure what was going on, but I have to give them credit for trying to get her to cooperate for the picture!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The girls had a lot of fun doing the pumpkins with Grandma Penny and Great Grandma Willa.\u00a0 They thought it was neat having a &#8220;2 sided&#8221; pumpkin with different faces on each side.\u00a0 The jack-o-lantern that they carved was their night pumpkin and the silly faces were their day pumpkins.\u00a0 We used the pumpkins seeds to make <a href=\"http:\/\/www.blessingsmultiplied.com\/2012\/10\/recipe-3-easy-seasoned-pumpkin-seed-recipes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">3 Seasoned Pumpkin Seed<\/a> recipes.\u00a0 Did you carve or decorate pumpkins?\u00a0 I would love to see your pumpkins, feel free to post a link to your pictures in the comment section below!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One side of the pumpkins had a Mr. Potato Head type face on it! Karlie&#8217;s &#8220;serious&#8221; pumpkin, Grandma Penny &amp; Great Grandma Willa&#8217;s &#8220;silly&#8221; pumpkin, and Brina&#8217;s &#8220;puppy dog&#8221; pumpkin! This side of the pumpkin took a lot less time to do.\u00a0 It was super easy and if you don&#8217;t want to mess with carving or cleaning out a pumpkin this is a great alternative. The girls loved picking out the pieces for their pumpkins and designing a face. We were super excited to have Grandma Penny and Great Grandma Willa come visit us for a few days in October.\u00a0 During their visit we were able to squeeze in a lot of fun activities.\u00a0 One of the activities was carving pumpkins!\u00a0 The girls had a blast hanging out with both Grandmas and have a lot of great memories of their time with us.\u00a0 Thankful that they were able to come visit us.\u00a0 \ud83d\ude42 The other side of the pumpkins had the carved version on it which was perfect for the evening.\u00a0 Karlie&#8217;s &#8220;scary&#8221; pumpkin, Grandma Penny &amp; Great Grandma Willa&#8217;s &#8220;cat&#8221; pumpkin, and Brina&#8217;s &#8220;happy&#8221; pumpkin sitting on the front porch. The PROCESS&#8230;&#8230; Scooping out the pumpkin seeds Gross&#8230;&#8230;slimy pumpkin hands! Karlie designed her own &#8220;scary&#8221; pumpkin face complete with eyelashes!\u00a0 She drew her face on a piece of paper and Jake helped her transfer it to her pumpkin.\u00a0 So proud of her scary pumpkin! Brina wanted a &#8220;happy&#8221; pumpkin! Trying to get Skip-A-Doo to pose with them in front of the pumpkins&#8230;..ha!\u00a0 Skipper wasn&#8217;t quite sure what was going on, but I have to give them credit for trying to get her to cooperate for the picture! The girls had a lot of fun doing the pumpkins with Grandma Penny and Great Grandma Willa.\u00a0 They thought it was neat having a &#8220;2 sided&#8221; pumpkin with different faces on each side.\u00a0 The jack-o-lantern that they carved was their night pumpkin and the silly faces were their day pumpkins.\u00a0 We used the pumpkins seeds to make 3 Seasoned Pumpkin Seed recipes.\u00a0 Did you carve or decorate pumpkins?\u00a0 I would love to see your pumpkins, feel free to post a link to your pictures in the comment section below!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[54,57,58,64,3,4,65,67,6,11,15,16,18,25,43],"tags":[704,3794,5137,5239,7441,7470,7528,7631,11223,13901,18900,24564],"class_list":["post-17050","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-budget","category-crafts","category-creative-kids","category-events","category-events-holidays","category-fall-activities","category-family","category-family-activities","category-family-fun","category-family-fun-2","category-holiday","category-kids","category-living-on-a-budget","category-raising-multiples","category-twins","tag-activities","tag-celebrations","tag-crafts","tag-creative-kids","tag-fall","tag-fall-festivities","tag-family-activities","tag-family-fun","tag-halloween","tag-kids","tag-pumpkins","tag-twins"],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcnfwQ-4r0","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blessingsmultiplied.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17050","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blessingsmultiplied.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blessingsmultiplied.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blessingsmultiplied.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blessingsmultiplied.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=17050"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blessingsmultiplied.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17050\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blessingsmultiplied.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=17050"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blessingsmultiplied.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=17050"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blessingsmultiplied.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=17050"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}