100 Days of Holiday Inspiration-Pumpkin Patch-72 Days & Counting
I hope everyone is enjoying the Halloween season so far! Today we made our annual trip the the "Pumpkin Patch". It's actually a local church that brings in tons and tons of beautiful pumpkins in all different sizes. All the proceeds go towards the youth missions too, which I love. My kids look so forward to going and then spending the day painting them. I really don't know what gave me the idea to start painting pumpkins...we were painting them long before Pinterest was around! I wish I had pictures of them picking out the pumpkins, but I was to busy helping them find just the right ones. We bought 8 medium sized pumpkins, then 9 "little spookies", 4 tiny gourds and 4 minis. Back at home I covered the counter in newspaper and set out paper plates to place the pumpkins on. I let both kids pick their favorite colors of acrylic paint and let their imaginations take over. Those little bitty ones in the back I did...