The Making of a Pumpkin

First take five boys (I'm including Brett as one of the boys) and gather them around the kitchen table.  Next - everyone draws a picture of a pumpkin face and you end up choosing one mom finds on the internet... go mom!!!  Dad draws it on the pumpkin... go dad!!! Get one giant pumpkin with its top cut off.  

Have boys roll up their sleeves in preparation for the messy job ahead.  

Loosen the insides of the pumpkin and order your unwilling boys to scoop out the slimy pumpkin innards with their bare hands. 

 Tell them to ignore the stinky pumpkin smell and keep on digging in!!!  

Firmer orders must be given to your oldest boy who appears to be hanging back and letting younger brothers do all the work (he's no dummy!!!)   

"No you are not done yet" you tell them... "aren't you having fun?" you ask.  "did you just put that in your mouth?" you say.  

Be sure to have at least one  tactile intolerant child so you can catch moments like these...

While dad cuts out the face, play with the pumpkin cut-outs.

Test your pumpkin with a candle to be sure it will light up well enough on Halloween.

The end result.... a Star Wars storm-trooper pumpkin and boys now with clean hands and happy faces.  

Thanks to Brett for an awesome cutting job on the pumpkin!!! Thanks to M. for surviving the whole process.... I know it was hard for him but he kept on participating anyways, bless his heart.