My kids look forward to this activity all year long, unfortunately I really dislike carving pumpkins! I guess it's the smell and the slimy texture of the pumpkins insides. I would rather just paint them. However by the time we were done, I was reminded of why I still do it. My kids had a great time, Kate and Austin drew the face on their pumpkin that they wanted Rob to carve for them and it was so much fun to just watch their cute little face expressions as they did this. Trent decided to paint his after he cut his finger pretty good while trying to help me. He is such a good kid, always helping me out. Thank goodness Rob got home in time to take over. All of their pumpkins turned out really well, and it was fun enough to do that I've allready decided that we will do it again next year.