Happy Halloween!  Pumpkin painting is a fun fall activity that I missed out on during my childhood.  It was so much fun painting a pumpkin for the first time while learning more about Halloween.  Being able to relax and add color to my white plastic pumpkin while also adding new facts about Halloween was a perfect way to spend the holiday.  I never knew that Halloween was such a romantic holiday in the past.  It encouraged me to do some more research and learn more about the romantic Halloween customs.  It was interesting to see how big of a role foods like apples and walnuts played in these customs.  It is sort of like how we emphasize candy and apples when we celebrate Halloween, minus all of the romantic implications the food had back then.  I was surprised by many of the trivia facts that was a part of this event and had a great time learning so much more about this holiday that I have been celebrating for a long time without really knowing why.