Elementary Pumpkin Carving

On Thursday October 29, 2009 approximately 250 kids in grades k-5 will be carving pumpkins.

All the metal tables the school are set up in the gym.

Pumpkin carving has been an event for about 15 or 16 years.

Gary and Lynn Eide donate all the pumpkins to the school Mike Nieman stores the pumpkins on his trailer until the day they are to be carved.

Almost all of the parents or another relative will come to help carve the pumpkins. Everyone is responsible for bringing their own carving utensils.

Mr. Steffensen remembers the biggest pumpkin weighed about 40 to 50 lbs.

He also helps carve pumpkins if there is someone that does not have a partner. He has 15 National Honor Society kids and 15 middle school student council kids help.

It takes approximately 45 minutes to pumpkin carve. Some of the classes save the seeds to roast.

The preschool children also get a pumpkin but they paint them with their parents on another day.