It seems in my house that October kicks off the holiday season. I start to get in the mood, the kids start to ask for too many things for Christmas and my Hubby is already asking about the menu for Thanksgiving. (Please tell me this happens in your house, too) Stores have a full stock of pumpkins ready to be carved and lit. But I'm still not quite ready for a Jack-o-Lantern yet.
Flipping through this months EveryDay with Rachael Ray magazine I came across a nice way to begin adding Autumn to my house, without too much Halloween inspiration. Pumpkin? Check. Cinnamon? Check. Over the weekend we went to our local U-Pick farm and I selected a smallish pumpkin. When we got home I began cutting and scooping and carving (and baking those yummy seeds). My husband shook his head as my kids squished "guts" between their fingers.
I cut some ventillation holes near the top of my 'kin and rubbed the inside with ground cinnamon. (I never said this was clean!) I popped an unscented tea-light inside the pumpkin and I've enjoyed the smell of Autumn.
Things needed:
- Small-Medium Pumpkin-I put mine on the kitchen table, so I picked a smaller 'kin
- Carving Tools (or Hubby's favorite steak knife)
- Ground Cinnamon
- Tea-Light
Cut and remove the top of the pumpkin. Removed seeds and guts. Make sure to scrape the sides clean, you don't want any strands hanging and make sure the bottom is scraped flat for the tea light. Rub the inside with ground cinnamon. I wasn't too liberal with the cinnamon, I wanted a good mix of both scents. Insert tea light and enjoy.
Photo Credits: Photo by Jonathan Talbot, World Resources Institute, 2006 & MarthaStewart.com
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What a fun idea! I love sharing ideas that's why I wanted to tell you about my Scraptastic Giveaway! I got a bunch of designer fabric scraps and I'm collecting ideas for what to make. I'll collect ideas until midnight Nov. 14 and then I'll choose the best idea, make it and send it to the one who thought of it! That way we can all benefit from the fun ideas that are posted! Just thought you'd want to know!