Fancy Pumpkins & Pumpkin Gardens

Lana's favorite book is "Fancy Nancy." She loves anything "fancy." When I saw this pumpkin decorating idea on Pinterest I knew it would be perfect for her!!

http://www.hgtv.com/handmade/how-to-make-glittered-pumpkins/index.html

But I also knew the boys would NOT love it! So when I found this idea I knew it was something they could really get into!! Anything involving DIRT is usually a big hit with my boys!

http://www.growinginprek.com/apps/blog/show/9483735

Both projects were pretty easy. We did them together on a beautfiul Saturday afternoon in October. You can do these inside, but we choose to do them outside since it was such a nice day. Neither one really needs a ton of instructions, but here's the basics.

Fancy Glitter Pumpkins

Supplies: Pumpkin, Glue, Paintbrush and Glitter

Instructions: Pour glue on pumpkin and spread with brush. Pour glitter overtop of the glue and let dry.

Pumpkin Gardens

Supplies: Pumpkin, Carving Tool, Dirt
Instructions: Cut out the top of the pumpkin and empty some of the seeds out of the middle, making sure to leave some of the seeds inside to grow. Fill with dirt. Water. Place in a sunny spot.

A couple of weeks after we filled our pumpkins, our seeds started to sprout!