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Halloween parties and pumpkins

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ShadowKat · 23/10/2014 18:46

There will be a Halloween party tomorrow at DS1s (3.2 yrs) nursery.

I have got a costume ready for him, but now DH is insisting that we should go out and buy a pumpkin for DS1 to take to nursery. DH claims that the normal social convention is for everyone who goes to a Halloween party to take a pumpkin.

I disagree. I think that it would be chaotic if each child brought in a real pumpkin to nursery, and that nursery would have mentioned it if they wanted all these pumpkins brought in. (Nursery have just said that children can dress up for Halloween if they want to, but DH is insisting that of course they want pumpkins too)

So, is taking in pumpkins unreasonable or not?

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insancerre · 23/10/2014 18:48

Take it in.they really won't mind
You can never have too many pumpkinsGrin

EatDereksCorpse · 23/10/2014 18:48

I've never know people to take a pumpkin to parties. If everyone did then wouldn't the sorry be over run with them?

avocadotoast · 23/10/2014 19:00

I have definitely never heard of this. Just send him dressed up, that'll be enough!

BreadForBrains · 23/10/2014 19:03

We have a Halloween party every year and all the children that come bring pumpkins! We light them and put some on the drive, some in the kitchen windowsills and one on the porch windowsill :)
Wouldn't imagine nursery will be expecting them though!Halloween Grin

PinkSquash · 23/10/2014 19:03

I don't really think the nursery would be keen on 30+ pumpkins and keeping track of who made which one and returning them at the end pf the session

NorwaySpruce · 23/10/2014 19:06

Are you in the UK?

I've never witnessed hoards of toddlers waddling in under the weight of pumpkins as big as themselves Grin

It sounds interesting though, were you planning to carve the pumpkin first, or send it in uncut? Scary, or cartoony? Super giant, or teeny weeny?

Maybe you should send on in, just for fun! They are only about £1.50, and you might start a regional trend Halloween Grin

fruitpastille · 23/10/2014 19:07

They probably won't mind but it will be the only one. Waitrose do cute mini ones as a compromise?

ArkhamOffett · 23/10/2014 19:08

Not for nursery, but any other Hallowe'en party then it's the done thing to take a pumpkin.

Why don't you draw a pumpkin face on a satsuma, thread some wool through the peel at the top and send him in with that?

Idontseeanysontarans · 23/10/2014 19:10

At the nurseries I know of locally they would ask parents to bring in a pumpkin when the letters went out about the party - I would try and double check first otherwise they might end up with a room full of pumpkins and no space!

TeenAndTween · 23/10/2014 19:10

We've held Halloween parties at home.
No one has ever brought a pumpkin.

Leeds2 · 23/10/2014 19:13

I very much doubt that the other children will bring in pumpkins. But I don't think your DS will be "in trouble" if he does.

ilovepowerhoop · 23/10/2014 19:25

I have never ever sent a pumpkin to a nursery, school or other halloween party

waithorse · 23/10/2014 19:43

You're correct.

ClapHandsIfYouBelieveInFatties · 23/10/2014 19:44

Not normal in nursery no. Normal if you're invited to a friend's or neighbour's house though.

Aherdofmims · 23/10/2014 20:00

I think your dh is barking :-)

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ShadowKat · 23/10/2014 20:58

Grand.

I now feel confident that we can leave any pumpkins that DH produces safely at home, without worrying that DS1 will be the only pumpkin-less child. Halloween Grin

DH can always do some pumpkin carving at the weekend if he does buy a pumpkin Halloween Grin

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whois · 23/10/2014 21:15

Does DH just really want to do pumpkins carving?? Can't say I blame him ;-)

duckbilled · 23/10/2014 21:18

I am sure they would see it as a thoughtful gesture Smile

WD41 · 23/10/2014 21:23

I don't think a nursery would be too thrilled if all the kids turned up with pumpkins. Pretty sure that if he took one in he'd be the only one!

BreadForBrains · 23/10/2014 22:54

Teen, I feel unnecessarily sad for you! One of my favourite things at our parties is looking at the pumpkins the dcs have all made!

5Foot5 · 23/10/2014 23:00

Does DH just really want to do pumpkins carving??

Yeah that'll be it. I know how he feels. DD is all big and left home now and I have no excuse, but I love carving them.

BTW - a bit off-topic here but my favourite thing to do is turn the pumpkin on its side so that the stalk becomes the nose. You can make some reall fiendish good faces then!

Troublesometrucker · 24/10/2014 00:05

I have a gloriously cute organic pumpkin from waitrose sitting on my kitchen counter now. It was intended for soup when it was purchased.

It's now going to be carved and given to DS to take to nursery

OneSkinnyChip · 24/10/2014 00:11

Why does your DH think a pumpkin must be brought to a party?

And why is your nursery having their party a week early?

I feel like I am entering a parallel universe here, full of tiny toddlers and grinning pumpkins, all on the wrong date :o

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ShadowKat · 24/10/2014 00:17

Nursery are having the party a week early because it's half term next week.

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