It’s Time for Extreme Pumpkins!
Last year I stumbled upon a great book called Extreme Pumpkins, by Tom Nardone, and had to immediately bring it home. To my great distress, my big kids had slowly been slipping out of the pumpkin...
View ArticleThe Geeky Side of Pumpkin Carving: This Is the Droid You’re Looking For
Who doesn’t love Halloween? Best. Holiday. Ever. The kid in me still loves carving giant squash and squishing slimy seeds between my fingers in celebration at the end of the harvest season. O, squee...
View ArticleThe Life and Death of a Pumpkin
Every Halloween, as we’re getting ready to carve our pumpkins, I watch The Life and Death of a Pumpkin. It’s important at this time of year to remember how many pumpkins have lost their lives to our...
View ArticleMy Ren Faire-Themed Wedding
There are many geeky themes you could have for your wedding. Ren Faire was the theme my husband and I chose for our wedding, which was nearly 5 years ago. My husband, Todd, and I had been dating for...
View ArticleSend Us Your Geeky Pumpkin Carvings
It’s the gourd-chopping time of year. Whether you’re planning a Captain Jack-O-Lantern Harkness or Peter Parker Pumpkin, we want to see it! Send a photo of your creation to geekmomcontests@gmail.com by...
View ArticlePumpkin Carving? Bring Out the Power Tools!
A few years ago we were in a major life upheaval. When Halloween rolled around, we had just moved our gang of kids across the country, from Utah to New York, bought an old house, and were halfway...
View ArticleWarning! Halloween Pumpkin Guts Ahead!
My husband and I are in the middle parts of parenting still. We have two children who recently left home, one to her own apartment and one off to college, but we have two still at home. The youngest is...
View ArticleHalloween Pumpkin Carving Tips
Halloween was never a huge thing in my family. My parents tried, they did. But my brother and I were shy kids, walking from stranger to stranger was terrifying. We didn’t like the makeup. The costumes...
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A Plethora of Pumpkin Patterns
You'll find a number of carving patterns and stencils for inspiration all over the Internet, but here are some of my favorite sites for finding the perfect pattern, including ZombiePumpkins.com, one of...
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