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    What to do with pumpkins after Halloween? Have some fun!

    Atta Girl Amy

    Clever things to do with pumpkins after Halloween rather than throwing them in the trash!

    Chances are, you have one of these.

    what to do with pumpkins after Halloween AttaGirlSays.com

    Or maybe lots of these.

    what to do with pumpkins after Halloween by AttaGirlSays.com
    And come next Thursday, the pumpkin’s season will be past. Replaced by tinsel, greenery, glitter and twinkling lights.

    collage photo showing kids hammering golf tees into a pumpkin

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    Wondering what to do with your pumpkins after Halloween?

    • Well, you could compost them or plant them in your garden. Or make tasty pumpkin butter. Or oory gooey pumpkin crunch.
    • Cut them up and roast the pumpkin seeds.
    • Dry the seeds and plant them in the garden next year.
    • Do a fun science experiment with your kids.
    • Preserve the pumpkin to use in next year’s decor.
    • Save the stems, dry them and use them to make fun crafts, like this bird feeder or velvet pumpkins or no-sew shirt pumpkins or sweater pumpkins.
    • Oh, there are so many ways to use pumpkins after Halloween.

    But none as fun as this one. Guaranteed.

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    Get some golf tees  possibly free at the driving range):

    And a meat tenderizer (or a hammer, if you insist on being all proper about it!)

    And a couple of these:

    fun kids Halloween activity hammering golf tees in pumpkins by AttaGirlSays.com

    Pumpkins+golf tees+hammer+kids=an afternoon full of fun!

    fun kids activity after Halloween hammering golf tees into pumpkins at AttaGirlSays.com

    My son Jackson and our next door neighbor had a ball “operating” on their pumpkin patient. They decided that they needed to patch the holes (that they made) in their patient with the golf tees.

    wear safety goggles fun kids Halloween activity hammering golf tees in pumpkins by AttaGirlSays.com

    It’s probably a good idea to wear safety goggles. Those tees can go flying and put an eye out. (I had to say it. I’m a mom!)

    Hours of fun, I tell you.

    But don’t trust me.

    Just look at this face.

    Can composting make you smile like that?

    And actually, you can compost your hammered pumpkin after the kids are done with it. Just be sure to remove the golf tees.

    collage showing kids hammering golf tees into a pumpkin

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