There have been so many lists for me to keep up with. Things to buy, things to bring, things to decorate, things to make. I knew Chloe needed to bring a decorated/not carved pumpkin to school so we made a stop after school last week to a small pumpkin patch at the local United Methodist Church for Chloe to pick out her pumpkin. It’s funny to watch the way kids pick and choose things.

Well Chloe sprinted straight for the biggest pumpkins she could find. She’d go over to one and try to lift it. Then to another. Then another. I would walk over to her with a Chloe size pumpkin and she’d shoot me down time after time. There really is no rationalizing with a two year old. It has to be her idea or it just won’t fly. After a few minutes she ran over to me with a Chloe size pumpkin and said “Chloe pumpkin.” Well alrighty then. We have a pumpkin. I gave her one dollar to pay for her pumpkin and off we went.

I had seen a few ideas around the blog about decopaging pumpkins so we came home and gathered our supplies: a pumpkin, Mod Podge, a paintbrush, and a leftover birthday napkin.

I let Chloe use the paint brush and spread the Mod Podge all over the pumpkin. We then wrapped the napkin all around the pumpkin and then put a thin layer of Mod Podge on top.

It took a couple of hours to dry, but was WAY easier than painting with a toddler. She rode with her pumpkin in her lap to school today. I do believe she likes it.