He cut out Stick Dog’s favorite foods, taped them to toothpicks, and placed them just right on our Stick Dog-pumpkin. It turns out I need to trust Easton’s vision more often because he and I had a great afternoon putting together his pumpkin. And wasn’t the whole purpose of this project to get your kids excited about reading? With a sigh, I acquiesced and started thinking about how to translate the sharp angles and geometry of Stick Dog into the roundness of a pumpkin. “Mom, it says your favorite book character and mine is Stick Dog.” Easton declared. I was thinking painted-on overalls, some mouse ears, and a big cookie. I futilely suggest If You Give a Mouse a Cookie. How do you translate a character made of boxes and lines into a three-dimensional pumpkin? Plus…Stick Dog is a stick figure drawing. Stick Dog, while a fabulous book series by Tom Watson, is hardly the iconic children’s literary character I had in mind. “I want Stick Dog, Mom!” he told me excitedly. I was envisioning how easy it would be: paint a pumpkin blue, throw on some ears and maybe some whiskers. Read my full disclosure policy for all the boring details. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. ![]() It is technically his school project after all. The problem? Getting Easton to sign off on my ideas. The project is totally optional but this one was screaming my name. ![]() ![]() The pumpkins are displayed in the library for a week before Halloween, including during Pumpkin Fest so all the parents and kids can marvel at the handiwork. Two months into the school year and Easton finally brought home a school project I could get behind: Literary Pumpkins.įor his school’s annual Pumpkin Fest, families are asked to decorate a pumpkin to look like a favorite book character.
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