Pumpkin Carving

Every year we carve a pumpkin. Every year we let the kids do more and more of the work. When they were 1 they got to pull out the seeds. When they were 2 they got to pull out the seeds, clean them off and cook them. Now they are 3. We decided to let them use the pumpkin carving tools and see what they could do. They were VERY closely supervised.

They quickly realized it's not as easy as it looks.  They didn't start with a plan, just sort of jabbing it in.

Then they realized they could cut out chunks. Wonderful Husband finished the pumpkin and they proudly showed everyone the pumpkin they carved.