Test your creativity by carving a spectacular spooktacular pumpkin with your family.  If you want to have a little fun at work, challenge your colleagues or students to create a pumpkin that will be everyone’s favorite, a pumpkin that is scary or spooky, or a pumpkin that is creative.  The ouuus and aaaaahhhs, will create chatter and conversations that will connect people by the unbelievable display talent.  Just be aware that the shelf life of a carved pumpkin in 3-5 short days indoors and weeks outdoors (just be careful of the animals and flies.)

• Choose a date for the pumpkin carving contest
• Create a flyer for the contest
• Decide on a location to display the pumpkins
• Copy and send out flyer for the pumpkin carving contest
• make a ballot for voting
• reserve tables to display the pumpkins
• purchase table cloths to cover the tables
• Create numbers for each pumpkin
• Make a form to list the entries for the contest
• Decide on the awards for the contest (certificate, trophy, gift card)
• Make ballot box
• Set up pumpkins with corresponding numbers
• Put out voting box, ballots and pencils
• Let people vote for their favorite pumpkin