My Pumpkin

A note came home from school about a pumpkin decorating contest the library was having.

You couldn't carve the pumpkin and it needed to be a storybook character.

 

It was also billed as a "family project". (With one entry per family.)

 

We all know what "family project" means.

 

And with that said, how do you like my pumpkin I turned in?

 

It's Scaredy Squirrel.

 

 

If you're not familiar with Scaredy Squirrel he has a series of books.

He looks like this.

Since they were very insistent they didn't want any carved pumpkins, I figured they didn't care if it was real or not.  I bought a plastic trick or treat pumpkin, took off the handle, and turned it upside down.

 

The body I free handed onto cardboard and painted. I covered the tail over with some felt.

The eyes are magnets and the ears are cardboard covered in that squishy craft foam stuff.

 

I'm crossing my fingers I'm a winner!