A common activity for families, in preparation for All Hallows' Eve, is carving Pumpkins. We have found this to be yet another wonderful opportunity to tie in our Catholic Faith. Each year our children look forward to choosing a pumpkin and carving their "Saint-O-Lantern!"
This year American Life League has also suggested carving Pro-Life Pumpkins! They have even shared a template for this beautiful carving:
The possibilities are endless! Even though I have shared links to some pictures in last years Hallowed Days: All Saints and All Souls Fair, I thought I would post them here too, and add to the collection!
Here are some of our own past Saint-O-Lanterns:
The Last Supper ~ St. Pius the X ~ The Birth of Christ
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The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus
St. Peter's Basilica ~ Bernini Columns ~ The Bark of Peter
Here are a few more pictures, of other Saint-O-Lanterns that have been brought to our Home School Group's All Saints' Party in the past:
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And here are a few more inspiring Saint-O-Lanterns found online:
- Monstrance Pumpkin at Totus Tuus Family & Catholic Homeschool
- Our Lady, Mother Teresa and John Paul II over at Regina's Blog
- First Communion and Nativity also at Regina's Blog
Oh, and Donna at Island in the Grove also shares an excellent idea for converting any of your All Hallows' Eve Jack-O-Lanterns for the feast of All Saints'!
Now I am really anxious to get to the pumpkin patch and find our pumpkins!!
If anyone carves a Saint-O-Lantern this year, or has in the past, please leave a link (or email a picture) since I would love to add your own creations to this post!
Here are some of the new additions from this year!!
- Totus Tuus School carved The Barque of Peter and a Pro-Life Pumpkin.
- They were very busy at Busy with Blessings! Check out their The Holy Spirit, Christian Symbols, The Church and Christmas Star, The Holy Eucharist, Pro-Life, and Crosses.
And here are a few more pictures that were submitted via email:
"Life" carved by C. & S. Nichols
The Immaculate Heart of Mary by LeXuan Culbreath
Our Lady by LeXuan Culbreath
WOW!! That is too cool! Our family is definitely going to try our hands at this!! Thanks so much for sharing!!
ReplyDeleteThese are great! We carve "holy laterns" out of pumpkins for our all saints party. These are some great ideas. Last year my son did Jesus carrying the cross. We're still trying to decide what to do this year.
ReplyDeleteVery, very cool! I will pass this on to others.
ReplyDeleteGod bless!
Donna-Marie
Thank you, Jessica! We are looking forward to participating in the Saint-O-Lantern contest at our parish's All Saints Party. I will be sure to share a photo.
ReplyDeleteThese are amazing! What a wonderful idea!
ReplyDeleteWOW~~~~~!!!!!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE the Pro-Life Pumpkin and all the other ideas! I never even thought of this. I'm most certainly going to be trying it out this year!
ReplyDeleteAmazing ideas!
ReplyDeleteThese are so cool! We just finished carving a pro-life pumpkin! :)
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ReplyDeleteI linked this post to my All Saints Day post! Thanks for the great idea! Visit my post: http://the-little-flower.blogspot.com/2009/10/halloween-what-is-it.html
ReplyDeleteGod Bless!
Check out our baby and barque of Peter at http://indianahelgoths.blogspot.com
ReplyDeleteHi Jessica. Visit my blog to see our Saint-O-Lanterns. We had a great time making them. Can't wait to try some new ones next year! God Bless, Lori
ReplyDeleteI think the idea of Pro-Life Pumpkins is fantastic, even the smallest things can make a difference!
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Where do we find the templates?
ReplyDeleteMany of the carvings in this post were created without templates, but you can find links to some templates in this post. Hope that helps!
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