Magical Flying Pumpkin.

Mr Halloween — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 08:26:59 +0000

In 2007, a small town in Sussex became the centre of local media attention when UFO’s were spotted hovering over it.
Hundreds of people witnessed the red lights gliding through the air, and the emergency services were inundated with phone calls.
However, after a small investigation, it turned out that there were no UFO’s over Uckfield. In fact, it was a bunch of floating Chinese lanterns that had been released at a wedding. Chinese lanterns not too different to these bad boys.

I’m not suggesting that you go out and cause such a panic with these flying pumpkins (although it could be quite funny), but it does demonstrate just how cool these things are. They are simple, yet effective. Right now I’m struggling to think of anything that is cooler than a flying pumpkin.
And in a pack you get 4 of them, which can apparently get up to a mile high into the sky and last for up to 20 minutes.

I’m not really sure what’s ‘magical’ about them, but I do think that they’ll be a good laugh for this yeah.

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The fine art of Pumpkin Carving.

Mr Halloween — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 19:57:30 +0000

Nowadays, you really can’t have a good Halloween, without a good pumpkin.
Actually, let me correct that. You can’t have a good Halloween without a good carved vegetable (swedes being a popular choice up north).
Whatever your choice of vegetable, the choice of design when carving it is the really important part. The lanterns are meant for protection and to to welcome the spirits of loved ones, but it’s important to do so with style.

I like to think of my styles of quite conventional, traditional perhaps. A simple face, sometimes a bit scary, sometimes a bit spooky.
And my vegetable of choice, pumpkin, so that I can make Terrified T’s creamy pumpkin soup!

But other people, with better carving skills, and maybe a little more time of their hands, go all out to create amazing works of art. I’m sure that you’ve seen plenty on the web.
And below, you can see a few that have graced our household over the years.
I tried to find a picture of a cool white squash that we got one year and carved out to look like a ghost – but I couldn’t find it.

Anyway. To aid all you budding carvers, here’s a bunch of stencils to download, print out and use as a guide to create some seriously cool lanterns. Let us know if you make one that you’re particularly proud of!

Link to pumpkin carving stencils

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Magical Flying Pumpkin.

The fine art of Pumpkin Carving.