A bit of pumpkin anyone?

I live in Australia. We don’t do Halloween here – although maybe some of the commercial aspects. Did you know that the turnip was originally a symbol of Halloween – but now it is the pumpkin – because of its size and ease of carving. You can read more about Halloween here.

Every day in the weeks leading up to Halloween I have found a few pumpkin related recipes and craft ideas in my Pinterest feed – so I thought I would have a bit of a pumpkin celebration post here – I love pumpkin (there are a couple of recipes here that I want to try – I tend to be more of a pumpkin savoury recipe sort of person – I love roast pumpkin – that is my fave!).

Image from here

Pumpkin recipes

• Pumpkin pancakes
• Pumpkin butter
• Pumpkin empanadas
• Pumpkin granola
• Pumpkin white hot chocolate
• Pumpkin pie crepes
• Pumpkin chili
• Pumpkin chai latte
• Pumpkin hommus
• Pepita brittle
• Pumpkin spice muffins
• Pumpkin vanilla smoothie
• Pumpkin pie spice mix
• Spiced pumpkin ice cream
• Pumpkin cinnamon scrolls
• Pumpkin whoopie pies
• Whole wheat pumpkin cake
• Pumpkin curry soup
• Pumpkin flatbread pizza
• Pumpkin cake
• Pumpkin pie pudding
• Roast pumpkin
• Pumpkin puree
• Gnocchi with roast pumpkin
• Oh and you’ll need pumpkin beer to go with those

Pumpkin decoration

• Pumpkin centrepiece
• Carve a pumpkin
• Pumpkin wreath
• Carve a jack-o-lantern
• Decoupage pumpkin
• Painted pumpkins
• Pumpkin mantle
• Illustrated pumpkins
• Pumpkin lights
• Pumpkin diarama
• Chalk paint pumpkins
• Painted chevron pumpkins

Knitting Designer series [link to whole series HERE]

Our knitting designer series continues …

• Alex from dull-roar discusses her design process (specifically for hats) and self-publishing in her guest post From idea to published pattern.
• Linda from  Woolly mammoth knits explains how designing knitting patterns is quite a lot like playing with blocks.
• Alison from sixandahalfstitches talks about her philosophy behind knitting pattern writing.
• Hilary from theyarniad describes her knitting pattern and design process.
• Karen from Katoumi discusses her design process and her knitwear designs for children.
• Suvi from Dandelion In a Jar discusses her love of small details.
• Jennette from Doviejay Knits talks about stories as inspiration.
• Anna from mochimochiland discusses the process of knitted toy design.
• Melissa from neoknits discusses the process of designing for a large manufacturer vs designing for hand knitting patterns.
• Robin from Robin Ulrich Studio discusses her design process.
• Kate from Kelbourne Woolens discusses the knitting lifestyle.
• Jane Website tells us about her love of numbers.
• Amy from Savory Knitting talks about how she begins a project.
• Thelma [website and Thelma] explains her love of crazy hats.

Action Pack Kids Magazine News

• Don’t forget to grab your copy of the latest Action Pack magazine for kids (Go Tribal Issue).
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• Taking submissions for next year … Read our submissions themes [we have a preschool issue in the works] – check out our Pinterest ideas boards [creating with nature :: preschool sensory projects :: creating with the elements :: and submit an idea!
• Family Apothecary Issue - Out soon!

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