Painting a Punkin

First, you buy a pumpkin.  A real one.

Then, you paint it with acrylic paint all over--I chose white.

After it dries, you attempt to draw a design on it with Sharpies, but you find that the Sharpies don't work so well on a real pumpkin.  (Michael's has fake pumpkins for painting and carving--which I will try next time.)

Fortunately, your painting partner has a little set of colors from the Dollar Store--so you use those:

If you like, you can decorate your face to coordinate with your color palette:

Then, send pictures to your friends and family, wishing them all a HAPPY HALLOWEEN!