Pumpkin Patch Halloween Graveyard

Pumpkin Patch Halloween Graveyard 

One of these years I'll buy so many pumpkins that I'll have a pumpkin patch in my backyard. Than I'll of course throw a party and invite all my friends and we'll take a bunch of pics in the Fizzy Pumpkin Patch.  I better start saving now. Pumpkins are pretty inexpensive but to really make a cool pumpkin patch, I'm going to need A LOT of pumpkins. 

Create your own backyard graveyard

Set up some Styrofoam tombstones, throw down some plastic bones and add some pumpkins. The tombstones and plastic bones you can get from craft stores and online.  You could make your own tombstones if you want certain sayings on them.  But if you don't care what's written on the tombstone, save yourself some time and just buy the pre-made ones. 

The dry grass from not watering it over the summer really adds to the graveyard look. It's been pretty warm here in Portland so the leaves haven't really fallen yet.  The graveyard would look even spookier with fallen leaves and dried dead leaves. 

I need more pumpkins. And maybe some hands coming up out of the ground. Zombify the graveyard. 

This year I went out to Kruger's Farms on Sauvie Island and got my pumpkins.  I also picked up some delicious caramel apples. 

Do you create a graveyard a your house for Halloween? 

Brain Storming Pumpkin Carving Party

Saturday I had my second Pumpkin Carving Party. And like I always do, as soon as the party is over I think of what I wish I would have done and had the money to do.  I've been brain storming about next years party and here's what I'd LOVE to do.

I'd have my own pumpkin patch in the backyard. Of course the weather would cooperate and be a gorgeous fall day.



The site I got this image from is by invite only now. 

The site I got this image from is no longer up. 

A long wood table would be set up outside for us to carve on. Once again, the weather will be one of those amazing autumn days where a long sleeve shirt and a vest is all you need.



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A cider bar would be set up outside for the guests.



House and Home

After carving we'd move inside to eat, watch the movie and drink a tasty Halloweeny drink from the bar. My friends of course wouldn't have to dash home to the kiddo's and therefore be able to spend time carving, eating and watching a movie.



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We shall see next year how many of these brain storming ideas I actually do.  Step one: start putting a little money away each month so I CAN do these ideas.