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10/07/2010

Chalkboard Pumpkins

Right now I have a dozen pumpkins on my kitchen table drying.  Today I painted them with chalkboard paint.  They are going to be on a table at the Fall Festival to keep little hands busy during some of the down time.  I am sure you have all seen chalkboard pumpkins before, I know I have, but now I think I might need to transform some of them into chalkboard cats:


You can read how to transform your pumpkin into a chalkboard cat over at Real Simple.

And I may have to buy a few more pumpkins because I am starting to fall in love with the idea of not painting the entire pumpkin:


I hate when I finish a project and then find a version I like better.  That happens to me a lot.  I guess I read too many blogs!!

You can get a cat template and a witch template at Woman's Day.

4 comments:

Audrey @ Sweet Cheeks said...

Love this idea! I literally just bought some chalkboard paint for another Halloween party project...now I have something to do with the rest of it!

Amie said...

We painted ours 3 years ago...my hubby thought we were nuts but my kids loved it!

http://amiedanny.blogspot.com/2007/10/family-home-evening-pumpkins.html

I just looked at it again...my kids were so little!

Lorie said...

Amie, isn't it crazy how quickly they grow up! And I am glad to hear your kids loved them because I am hoping all of the kids at the party will play happily with them!!

Kelli W said...

I love this idea! I have a can of chalkboard just waiting to be put on some pumpkins! I know my boys would have a blast drawing on them...plus chalk is a lot safer than those sharp carving tools:)