When your children are small, much of the charm of Halloween lies in homemade halloween decorations made with love by you with your children. They may not be perfect, they may not even be pretty, but that’s not the point; the point is to have fun doing something together.
Where small children don’t get involved is with the carving of the pumpkin. This something which often attracts the men of the household, especially when they realize that pumpkin carving can be done with power tools, however since pumpkin carving is a ‘grown up’ project, there is some pressure to get it right, so wise parents seek out a pumpkin carving video.
If the mess is too much for you, there is a way to cheat. There days you can find artificial pumpkins which are just as carveable as the real thing, only they don’t decompose, carve it once, keep it forever. No more mess at Halloween, but when you carve it, be sure to get it right!
