I thought of a few fun ways to use the extra squash from our garden to decorate for the holidays. In preparation for Halloween, I made ghosts by spraypainting a few of the squash white and adding faces with black paint. I made some turkeys for Thanksgiving with some of the more colorful squashes. I pushed a few real feathers into their backs and glued on construction paper eyes, beaks, wattles, feet, and hats. As Christmas approached, I made a snowman by turning around the white ghosts and gluing on construction paper eyes, noses, mouths, and buttons. I pushed the sticks into the side for arms and glued on red fabric scarves and mittens. They're all so cute and easy to make, and our holiday guests love them.
--Tina S., Speedwell, Tennessee