Children love to watch their own personal pumpkins grow. When pumpkins start turning yellow on the vine, let a child choose one. Invite him or her to scratch initials into the outer skin with a nail. As the shell hardens, the lettering clearly shows in the form of a raised scar.
A face design scratched into the shell helps children learn how pumpkins stretch when they grow. To take advantage of the twisted effect that develops as the pumpkin matures, work on designs a little at a time, adding to them once a week.
From: Storey's Basic Country Skills
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