Halloween Activities: Pumpkin Picking and Painting Pumpkin Faces

This weekend we did the “Fall Thing.” For us, that means we went to our local farm and picked apples and pumpkins, bought mums, drank cider and ate doughnuts (a lot of doughnuts!)

We always buy one pumpkin, proportionately sized, to represent each member of our family. As the girls considered a very large pumpkin for “me,” I called out “Hey! Make sure Daddy’s pumpkin is bigger than mine!” Other than that, they get to choose whichever pumpkins they like.

After we choose the five family pumpkins, we always buy smaller ones to paint. This gives my girls something to do with the pumpkins when we get home because once we pick the family pumpkins, they pretty much just sit on the porch and look festive until they rot from the sun.

For the pumpkin painting, I just put a vinyl tablecloth down and give the girls washable paint and paint brushes. They do the rest! It always amuses me how they each decorate their pumpkin differently. After they’re done, we put them outside to dry. But remember to take them in because rain will wash all of the paint off! Trust me, you don’t want to have to learn that lesson the way we did.

For other ways to decorate your pumpkins, try these printable Halloween stencils or Disney pumpkin carving patterns.

For more Halloween ideas, check out these Halloween activities, Halloween crafts, Halloween recipes and Halloween printables!