What’s a good blogtober schedule without a dive into carving pumpkins? It certainly isn’t much of one. We’re getting later in the month now, and with that, we’re growing closer and closer to the big, capital-h Halloween on the 31st. I don’t know about you, but one of the most integral parts of Halloween is the carving of pumpkins, almost more so than trick or treating or making everything pumpkin flavoured. Of course, in 2020 Halloween’s trick or treating (at least where we live) is looking increasingly unlikely, and even Halloween parties are – in certain parts of the UK – to be done under a lot of heavy restrictions.
As I wrote out earlier in the month, we went out to a relatively local pumpkin patch (Marsh’s Farm) earlier in the year. We had a great time, and there was a massive variety far beyond places where I’ve been along to before. For a start, it was great to see more than just the standard orange pumpkins – and with supermarkets stocking various squashes and munchkin varieties, it was great to see much more. Size of pumpkin was definitely a major influence on the children’s decisions when it came to grabbing their squashes, and that certainly gave us a bit more to consider when it came to the design and execution of our carvings.
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