We went to the store and each of the girls picked out their own pumpkins and paint and glitter, and we headed home for them to paint those puppies up! We didn't want them to get their clothes dirty so we got ghetto fab and put trash bags over them. Worked like a charm. Anyways, they had a ton of fun. It was nice to do something a little early this year, so the painting was the way to go, but we will carve once it gets a little closer to Halloween. Unfortunately those carved pumpkins just don't stay good for much more than a night or two, so we save those for closer to Halloween. :)