Looking for something to do this weekend? Why not put those pumpkins to a good (and we might add fun, creative & ingenious) use?!
The Gloria Howell Team's Top 10 Things
to Do With Pumpkins:
Shop for them
Carve them
Paint Them
Enjoy a Game of Pumpkin Bowling
Bake a Pie
Bake the Seeds
Make Pumpkin Gut Muffins (follow link below)
Get Pumpkin Pretty With a Homemade Face Mask (directions below)*
Make a Pumpkin Milkshake (directions below)*
Feed the Wildlife (tips below)*
Enjoy & Have a Fantastic Weekend!
Whip those Guts into a Yummy Treat:
Gettin' pumpkin pretty:
Pumpkins are rich in zinc and vitamins A, C and E, which makes pumpkin purée healthy for your body if you eat it and healthy to apply to the skin. That’s why one of the prettiest uses for the
pumpkin is for a DIY face mask.
Start with about five teaspoons of pumpkin purée, add three teaspoons of brown sugar – which will naturally exfoliate your skin – and a tiny splash of milk.
Mix it all together, and apply to your face in circular motions, avoiding the eye area. Relax for up to 20 minutes and allow all that pumpkin goodness to seep into your skin. Bonus: it smells yummy, too!
Pumpkin Milkshake:
Combine two scoops of vanilla ice cream, a half-cup of milk, three tablespoons of pumpkin purée and a teaspoon of cinnamon in a blender. It tastes so much like pumpkin pie!!
Feeding Wildlife:
Depending on where you live, a pumpkin you’d otherwise throw away could be a tasty snack for a furry or feathery neighbor. Old jack-o-lanterns are perfect food for deer, and any pumpkin seeds you don’t want to toast up for yourself will make a yummy treat for birds.
Cut good ol’ Jack into fourths and place the pieces in your yard, away from your house. Soon you’ll notice some Bambi look-a-likes having a tasty afternoon snack. Place unwanted pumpkin seeds in your birdfeeder or the container of your choice, and do some bird-watching while you have your morning coffee.
* originated from earth911.com article
