Super cute, super sweet marzipan pumpkins are ever so easy to make. With just two ingredients it’s a Halloween treat the kids can enjoy making just as much as eating. Here’s our sweet pumpkin recipe.
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Here’s our favourite Halloween messy play idea: a jelly lucky dip. 1. Make your jelly – always green for us, and I usually make 4 pints. 2. Choose your pumpkin or cauldron and fill with the jelly – hiding some sweets in there too. (If you’re using jelly-type sweets don’t add them to the jelly until it’s set or the sweets may melt a little.) 3. Get messy – put your hands in the slimy, slurpy monster goo and see if you can find any goodies. Make sure the grown-ups have a go too! There are lots more ideas for your Halloween party in our Halloween archive.
Carving pumpkins is one of our favourite Halloween traditions and I like to involve the girls as much as possible, even if I’m not quite happy to hand over the carving knife just yet. As you can see, they do the scooping and use a pencil to draw their designs on – which I then cut out for them. There are other ways your children can get involved with the pumpkin decorating. Anna from The Imagination Tree shared this idea for a sparkly pumpkin, made by her 2 year old Cakie, with last week’s Play Academy – isn’t it fab?
And these jewelled pumpkins were made by Emma, daughter and artist in residence at Mama Smiles.
Are you decorating pumpkins this year? If you are, there’s a fun pumpkin carving competition over at Mediocre Mum‘s, with lots more designs to inspire you. happily shared with ABCand123 and Kids Get Crafty and WeareThatfamily Take a twirl and see the Halloween books recommended by the NurtureStore Facebook community. Thanks to Susan, Lynda, Nikki, Pippa, Ruth, Susan, Dawn, Alicia, Phill, Ellie, Cari and Lori for the ideas. Are you part of our Facebook community? Take a look, ask a question, swap an idea!  |
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