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debm55

(53,830 posts) Mon Oct 20, 2025, 11:37 AM Oct 20

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

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

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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 (Original Post) debm55 Oct 20 OP

I usually made frowny faces because I was that kind of kid. Ocelot II Oct 20 #1

HAHAHAHAHHAHA. I love it, Thank you Ocelot II. debm55 Oct 20 #3

Both. In the last several years, however discovered the pumpkin carving kits, mwmisses4289 Oct 20 #2

Thank you very much, mwmisses4289. I agree with the kits. I would always buy for my son. debm55 Oct 20 #4

I'm with you, Deb. Happy face when young; natural face now. Polly Hennessey Oct 20 #5

You got that right, Polly Hennessey. debm55 Oct 20 #7

Smiling face with most teeth missing RazorbackExpat Oct 20 #6

Thank you very much, RazorbackExpat. It sounds neat. debm55 Oct 20 #8

I seem to recall it was a happy face. MIButterfly Oct 20 #9

Thank you MIButterfly. Do you do a pumpkin now, We went to pumpkin patch on Sunday and just bought three. We don't carve debm55 Oct 20 #10

No, my pumpkin-carving days are long gone. MIButterfly Oct 20 #11

Same hear. MIButterfly. Same here. debm55 Oct 20 #14

I liked carving scary faces into my Halloween pumpkins, Aristus Oct 20 #12

Thank you very much, Aristus. When I taught we carved doll heads from fresh apples. Gave them some time and as the face debm55 Oct 20 #13

Ocelot II

(128,574 posts)

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

Reply to debm55 (Original post)

Mon Oct 20, 2025, 11:41 AM

Oct 20

More recently I've done something like this:

debm55

(53,830 posts)

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

Reply to Ocelot II (Reply #1)

Mon Oct 20, 2025, 11:45 AM

Oct 20

mwmisses4289

(2,930 posts)

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

Reply to debm55 (Original post)

Mon Oct 20, 2025, 11:43 AM

Oct 20

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

(53,830 posts)

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

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Mon Oct 20, 2025, 11:47 AM

Oct 20

Polly Hennessey

(8,428 posts)

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

Reply to debm55 (Original post)

Mon Oct 20, 2025, 12:06 PM

Oct 20

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

debm55

(53,830 posts)

7. You got that right, Polly Hennessey.

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Mon Oct 20, 2025, 12:21 PM

Oct 20

RazorbackExpat

(835 posts)

6. Smiling face with most teeth missing

Reply to debm55 (Original post)

Mon Oct 20, 2025, 12:09 PM

Oct 20

debm55

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

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Mon Oct 20, 2025, 12:22 PM

Oct 20

MIButterfly

(1,759 posts)

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

Reply to debm55 (Original post)

Mon Oct 20, 2025, 01:54 PM

Oct 20

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

(53,830 posts)

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

Reply to MIButterfly (Reply #9)

Mon Oct 20, 2025, 01:58 PM

Oct 20

them anymore.

MIButterfly

(1,759 posts)

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

Reply to debm55 (Reply #10)

Mon Oct 20, 2025, 02:10 PM

Oct 20

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

debm55

(53,830 posts)

14. Same hear. MIButterfly. Same here.

Reply to MIButterfly (Reply #11)

Mon Oct 20, 2025, 05:16 PM

Oct 20

Aristus

(71,428 posts)

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

Reply to debm55 (Original post)

Mon Oct 20, 2025, 02:17 PM

Oct 20

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

(53,830 posts)

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