Flashback Friday - Pumpkin Carving evening!

With all the excitement of Halloween approaching, we've been looking back at last year's activities which included a Pumpkin carving evening at Ellie Ellie's haunted HQ!

We began the evening by getting into the spirit with some yummy pumpkin soup, then rolled up our sleeves, got into teams and stuck in to the carving...

...after lots of hard work and concentration, these were the results - we think they're rather impressive! Which one is your favourite? 

If you've already been pumpkin carving or have one from past years that you're proud of, we'd love to see them!

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Slindon Pumpkin Festival

There's only two weeks till Halloween, and a popular family tradition around this time of year is going out to find the biggest and best pumpkins to pick!

This year, look no further than Slindon in West Sussex - known as Britain's pumpkin capital!  At their annual festival we're sure you'll be impressed with what they have to offer...

The village is well know for its autumnal displays, and adopts a different theme each year to create fun and interesting collages using over 50 different types of pumpkin available to purchase! The late Ralph Upton grew pumpkins and squashes here for over 40 years and his son has since taken over, keeping the impressive pumpkins growing as strong as ever! 

It makes for a great family trip - the kids will be spoilt for choice with all the different shapes and colours! Halloween may just be once a year, but in the tiny village of Slindon this wonderful variety of pumpkins is celebrated at a huge scale, and now is the time to go! Find out more here.

Where do you go to pick your pumpkins?

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