Host a Pumpkin Carving Contest

With neighbors, friends or family, host an annual pumpkin-carving contest. Invite judges to select the winners, and prepare some fun Halloween ribbons to hand out. Try black construction paper ribbons with an orange pumpkin on top where you can write the category. The scariest, the silliest, the most original, or just the best all around, are all examples of great rewards. Everyone in the family will want to help choose and carve the “Family Pumpkin.” After the awards ceremony, bring out your Halloween refreshments and watch a spooky movie together! Don’t forget to take photos to add to your Halloween book.