From Pumpkin to JackOLantern October 31 Pumpkin Vines

From Pumpkin to Jack-O-Lantern October 31

Pumpkin Vines • Pumpkins are large vegetables that grow on vines. • (Since they develop from flower blossoms, they are really fruits, but we call them vegetables. )

Pumpkin Bud • Pumpkin vines have large buds that turn into flowers.

Pumpkin Blossom • This yellow blossom will turn into a pumpkin soon after it opens.

Pumpkin Field • When pumpkins are ripe, they turn orange and their stems wither and die.

Pick-Up Truck • After they ripen, they are put on trucks and taken to pumpkin patches.

Pumpkin Patch • A pumpkin patch is a place with a lot of pumpkins for sale. • The pumpkins are usually kept on the ground.

Buying a Pumpkin • Parents and their children visit pumpkin patches to buy pumpkins for Halloween.

Gigantic Pumpkin • This pumpkin is gigantic. • Gigantic means very, very large.

Removing Pulp and Seeds • To make a jack-olantern you need to cut off the top. • Then you need to take out the seeds and the pulp.

Pumpkin Pulp and Seeds • The inside of a pumpkin has pulp and seeds.

Carving the Face • After you remove the seeds and pulp, you carve a face on the pumpkin. • You can draw the face with a pencil.

Roasted Seeds • Roasted pumpkin seeds taste delicious. • This is a mixture of pumpkin seeds, sesame seeds, and sunflower seeds.

Jack-O-Lanterns • Many people put their jack-olanterns outside to greet trick-ortreaters.

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