Today's Cub Scout meeting was a Halloween party. There were a number of games that the boys could play, most of which had candy as prizes. Meanwhile, there was an area set up for pumpkin carving; we just had supply our own pumpkins and carving sets.
The carving sets came with preset patterns and a marker to draw them on the pumpkin. I made the mistake of pointing out to Rowen that one of the patterns looked like the Ghost Rider (who has been in the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. episodes that we've been watching lately). It happened to be one of the most complex patterns. Unfortunately, our pumpkins were so cold that not only were they slightly frozen inside, but water kept condensing on them, making the marker useless. Thus, I held the paper on the pumpkin with one hand (the condensation did help it stick in place), while I carved it out with the other. Rowen enjoyed being in charge of cutting out the top and scooping up all of the innards.
Connor spent most of his time playing the games and didn't start his carving until it was nearly time to clean up. This time, the roles reversed; he worked on the face while I scooped out the innards. Unfortunately, his pumpkin is currently unfinished as we ran out of time. So far its face is comprised of one triangle eye and a small mouth with pointy teeth at the bottom.
The boys said that the had a lot of fun and are glad that they joined Scouts. Me? I was just asked to be one of the Den Leaders ...
The carving sets came with preset patterns and a marker to draw them on the pumpkin. I made the mistake of pointing out to Rowen that one of the patterns looked like the Ghost Rider (who has been in the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. episodes that we've been watching lately). It happened to be one of the most complex patterns. Unfortunately, our pumpkins were so cold that not only were they slightly frozen inside, but water kept condensing on them, making the marker useless. Thus, I held the paper on the pumpkin with one hand (the condensation did help it stick in place), while I carved it out with the other. Rowen enjoyed being in charge of cutting out the top and scooping up all of the innards.
Connor spent most of his time playing the games and didn't start his carving until it was nearly time to clean up. This time, the roles reversed; he worked on the face while I scooped out the innards. Unfortunately, his pumpkin is currently unfinished as we ran out of time. So far its face is comprised of one triangle eye and a small mouth with pointy teeth at the bottom.
The boys said that the had a lot of fun and are glad that they joined Scouts. Me? I was just asked to be one of the Den Leaders ...
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