A pumpkin a day, Mr. Potato Head Pirate kit

Yes, it's true. I can't seem to get enough of pumpkin decorating. Today's pumpkin decoration is something my three year-old, Devon, picked out at the store. It is a Mr. Potato Head kit and something I wouldn't ordinarily fall prey to except that my son was quite insistent that he needed it in his life more than just about anything else.

He caught me at a weak moment when I wanted to avoid a tantrum at all costs, in this case the cost was $4.95. Once I looked at the kit I was swayed by the ease of which a young child can use it and the fact that we can recycle it for other projects. I am envisioning Mr. Potato Head Pirate snowmen, Mr. Potato Head Pirate Mudman, Mr. Potato Head Pirate Jell-O man.... You get the idea.


Once we got home and washed out pumpkin, I found a screwdriver to "drill' the holes in the pumpkin surface. Devon helped in this area and our pumpkin has many extra holes just in case we decide to relocate any of Potato Head's features.

Then it came time to assemble our pirate. Much cackling and har-haring was done as we pretended to be pirates. My son most appreciated the sword on Mr. Potato's right hand and his cool pirate hat. Sure Halloween is still 26 days away and our current pumpkin will be long rotted by then. But the beauty of this kit is that we can simply pop the parts in a new pumpkin and be off and ready.

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