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Creating Characters...With Pumpkins
Every year on October 1, my family heads to the local pumpkin patch, where we each get to choose one perfect pumpkin. Closer to the end of the month, we have a family carving contest—which my dad always wins. It's tradition!
But today, my sister and I get to choose TWO pumpkins. One will be for the Great Duffy Carving Contest closer to Halloween. And the other is for my sister and I to decorate or paint (today!) in the likeness of one of our favourite book characters. It was my mom's idea, and at first, I couldn't wrap my head around it. I mean, when we carve our pumpkins we are creating characters—but how could I possibly turn my pumpkin into Charlie Bucket from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory or something?
As it turns out, it's not as complicated as it sounds. I took a scroll through the internet and check out some of these awesome pumpkins inspired by book characters:
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| The Grinch! |
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| Mufasa! |
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| The Lorax! |
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| Olivia the pig! |
I totally get it now! I have no idea which character I'll use as inspiration for my pumpkin—it might depend on the shape and size of what's available. Which character would YOU like to make? Send your pictures to chase.superman.duffy@gmail.com and you could win a copy of BENEATH THE SOIL—the spookiest book in the Superman Duffy series.
Gotta jet! Join me tomorrow for some spooktacular creative writing prompts. There's nothing better to get you into the season than a creepy story...don't you agree? Mwahahahahaha...
~ Chase Superman Duffy
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