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From Pumpkin to Jack-O-Lantern

Discover the process of transforming pumpkins into jack-o-lanterns just in time for Halloween. From growing on vines to carving faces, delve into the joyful journey of creating these iconic Halloween decorations.

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From Pumpkin to Jack-O-Lantern

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  1. From Pumpkin toJack-O-Lantern October 31

  2. Pumpkin Vines • Pumpkins are large vegetables that grow on vines. • (Since they develop from flower blossoms, they are really fruits, but we call them vegetables.)

  3. Pumpkin Bud • Pumpkin vines have large buds that turn into flowers.

  4. Pumpkin Blossom • This yellow blossom will turn into a pumpkin soon after it opens.

  5. Pumpkin Field • When pumpkins are ripe, they turn orange and their stems wither and die.

  6. Pick-Up Truck • After they ripen, they are put on trucks and taken to pumpkin patches.

  7. Pumpkin Patch • A pumpkin patch is a place with a lot of pumpkins for sale. • The pumpkins are usually kept on the ground.

  8. Buying a Pumpkin • Parents and their children visit pumpkin patches to buy pumpkins for Halloween.

  9. Gigantic Pumpkin • This pumpkin is gigantic. • Gigantic means very, very large.

  10. Removing Pulp and Seeds • To make a jack-o-lantern you need to cut off the top. • Then you need to take out the seeds and the pulp.

  11. Pumpkin Pulp and Seeds • The inside of a pumpkin has pulp and seeds.

  12. Carving the Face • After you remove the seeds and pulp, you carve a face on the pumpkin. • You can draw the face with a pencil.

  13. Roasted Seeds • Roasted pumpkin seeds taste delicious. • This is a mixture of pumpkin seeds, sesame seeds, and sunflower seeds.

  14. Jack-O-Lanterns • Many people put their jack-o-lanterns outside to greet trick-or-treaters.

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