Manic Mama Miles: Pumpkin Party

This year I decided I wanted to start an annual pumpkin carving party so we invited a couple of friends & their kids over. We didn't go all out & invite a bunch of people since this was our trial run. if carving pumpkins with kids got crazy, I didn't want there to be 20 of them running around. ; )

Now you can't have a pumpkin carving party without some pumpkin treats. So here is the pumpkin party table...

The lighting is terrible & I was traveling for work all week & ran out of time to make a banner, but here is our pumpkin party table on the fly. I love the whiter looking pumpkins & Walmart will sell you 3 of them for like $2. Legit. The scarecrow is actually very special to me. It was given to us in a flower arrangement when my father-in-law passed away & we like to have him out around this time of year to remind us of him. : (

In looking at my table, you can tell I clearly wanted it to be pumpkin crazy. Easiest pumpkin treat ever? Little clementines with the peel removed with a little tootsie roll stuck in. Easy & pretty darn cute.

We also had pumpkin-looking (was going to go with pumpkin flavored too but then I was afraid the kids wouldn't eat them & I would have too many left...wait, is that a bad thing? haha) cupcakes. Click here for some more information on the pumpkin cupcakes.

Pumpkin cheeseballs! You guys know I love a cheeseball, so I adapted my usual recipe to make these little individual pumpkin cheeseballs (also do not taste like pumpkin). Click here for more info on these cute little guys. : )

And last but not least, Rice Krispie treats that look like pumpkins. So cute & so delicious. Have Rice Krispie treats always been that delicious or is it just that way now that I'm an adult & it may not be as acceptable to eat them all the time? Regardless, these were probably my favorite. Click here for more information on those.

The pumpkin party was a blast. We painted & carved different pumpkins outside on the deck. Here are a couple of the finished pumpkins...Full Disclosure, I cannot show you my pumpkin. It was supposed to be a witch's hat & somehow turned out to look more like a phallic symbol. Completely embarrassing. I cannot carve a pumpkin...I guess I will have to settle for making food that looks like pumpkins instead. : ) Happy Halloween (a little early) everyone!