Happy Halloween! Pumpkin Carving Tips

It's pumpkin season! Here are a few carving tips:

Tools you will need include: Knife/carving set, scoop, neewspaper, pumpkins, design, trashcan

1. select your pumpkin from a local pumpkin patch
2. Very carefully cut out a circle on the bottom of the pumpkin
3. clean out seeds and strings with a scoop and put in trash ( or save seeds for baked pumpkin seeds- YUM!) scrape inner pulp away from wall
4. Draw your design and carefully cut along the lines, try cutting at a 90 deg angle to the pattern.

Prevent your pumpkin from drying out by placing petroleum jelly on the cut edges of your carving.
Spray your pumpkin with water, cover it with plastic wrap then store it in the refrigerator when it's not on display. This helps prevent premature decomposition.
Soak or spray the pumpkin with water mixed with a little bit of bleach. This will help ward off mold and kill insects for a longer preservation.

Good luck and have fun!

Night of the Living Farm

Night of the Living Farm at Deanna Rose Farmstead
October 19-20 & 26-27 6-9pm

Great for all ages! An amazing fall atmosphere with old-fashioned lanterns, carved pumpkins, and a haunted barn! Events will include trick-or-treating, a flashlight, scavenger hunt, dancing and much more!
Come hungry because plenty of festive food and drinks will be present as well!

Recycling Extravaganza

On October 13th Black & Veatch will be hosting Recycling Extravaganza which will give you the chance to recycle ANYTHING! Items you can bring include:

Confidential documents, cell phones, useable building material, unused fabric, clothing and housewares, electronics, musical instruments, hearing aids, eyeglasses, bicycles, hardback books, etc!

Some other companies that will be sponsoring the event are Goodwill, Sprint, Fabric Recycles, Habitat for Humanity, Proshed Security, Overland Park Police Department, KU Medical, Surplus Exchange, Bishop Ward School, and Revolve.

Bring your unused items and help make the world a better place!

Haunted Houses

It's finally October! All the ghouls, ghosts and goblins are headed out of hiding which means only one thing... It's Haunted House time!
Check out some of the highest rated Haunted Houses in the Kansas City area here. The Beast and The Edge of Hell are two of our personal favorites located in the heart of downtown Kansas City.

Or you could visit a real live haunted house named the Sauer's Castle located in Kansas City, Kansas. Visit here for a list of other Kansas real haunted houses!