Thread: My son's pumpkin contest entry

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Hi, folks! My middle son is in kindergarten. They have a pumpkin carving contest tomorrow at school.

I decided to go for "most unusual shape" by using a squash instead of a pumpkin. (I hope it's allowable!) It was HELL to carve. It was so hard! I had already cut the bottom off to scrape, but it was too hard to get up into the neck so I carved off the top too and all of a sudden it looked like Frankenstein.

So here's our Frankenstein made out of a butternut squash (be kind...remember he's only five):



Wish us luck!

That looks great, really. Should def win a prize. Most unusual shape or most original if they have that category.

Can't help but think it might look better if the lips were black too, but either way he did a great job.

Thanks, Dan! Black lips. We'll do that. That's a great idea. I think the "monster" in the black-and-white original did wear black lipstick, come to think of it.

That looks great!! Love the idea you used Butternut Squash...how totally clever....

Oh thanks much-ly, gromit! We're very excited! My son had a BALL painting this thing.

Looks really good.

Looks great, hope he wins. Pumpkins are squashes too I believe so unless it stipulates it has to be a pumpkin you guys are a shoe in.

Wow! A 5 yr, old? Nice job! I think I might have to borrow this for next year!!