I have written before about how I don’t like Halloween, but it’s kind of inescapable. Ava is really scared of skeletons, and going shopping has been a bit tricky as she finds the decorations in the shops too scary to look at.
So we won’t be going Trick or Treating. She has helped carve a pumpkin though. We are taking part in World Vision’s Carve A Heart campaign, where we carve a heart instead of a scary face.
They look pretty don’t they?
Why Carve A Heart?
The Carve a Heart campaign aims to raise money and awareness for children living in fear around the world. It’s a symbol of hope, which I much prefer to something ghoulish.
Ava and Thea helped Auntie Debbie scoop out the pumpkin, which Ava LOVED. Thea wasn’t keen, she did’t like the squishy feel. 
Ava drew a heart on her pumpkin and Debbie carved it for her. She kept singing “Happy Birthday, Dear Pumpkin” when we lit it, ha ha.
So our little pumpkin will be glowing, but we will bring it in at about seven o’clock as we don’t want to encourage any scary teenagers to ring the doorbell wanting chocolate!
