Behold! My masterful CBC pumpkin creation, carved last night with the assistance of my five-year-old (her role: touch pumpkin guts, say “ewwwww”, scamper off to draw. Later, ask why it is taking so long.)

If I can do it, so can you. And unlike me (or my daughter), your CBC pumpkin could win you $25 at the CBC shop. The “Exploding pizza, smashing pumpkin” contest has received zero entries so far, so the odds of winning look rather good.

What to do: Download the .eps or .pdf of the logo, carve it on something round, and e-mail me a picture. The most interesting picture wins a $25 gift certificate. That’s it!

Also, as I hinted earlier, CBC.ca now has some fantastic materials on pumpkins: A narrated slideshow on how to carve a pumpkin (the audio slideshow is new for CBC.ca), some fantastic pumpkin carving templates (designed by CBC Radio Sports’ Kevin Sylvester), a slideshow on Halloween chic then and now, and a spooky Halloween quiz.

There’s also information on staying safe for Halloween, and an In Depth on the $1.5 billion business of Halloween. And be sure to check out the CBC Digital Archives topic on Halloween and Tales of Canadian Ghosts, and the CBC News story debunking spooky myths.
By the way, I turned the seeds from this work of art into a tasty snack, using a couple of online recipes: roasted pumpkin seeds (the traditional, from allrecipes.com) and spiced pumpkin seeds (made quickly, in a frying pan – from BBC Food).

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