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Have you carved your Halloween pumpkin yet!?\u00a0 All month long, we have been sharing ideas for our Grumpy Cat Pumpkin Carving Party.\u00a0 Teaming up with Petsmart<\/strong><\/a> and Friskies<\/strong><\/a> has been a blast!\u00a0 We shared our painted Grumpkin<\/strong><\/a>, our easy no-bake Chocolate Marshmallow Pumpkin Pops<\/strong><\/a>, and our Candy Corn Jello Parfait recipe<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Today, we are sharing the entire Pumpkin Carving Party <\/strong>and our new Pumpkin Carving Printable Collection<\/strong>!\u00a0 We had a BLAST putting this together!\u00a0 The kids had so much fun and loved carving their own Grumpkins using the free printable Grumpy Cat Pumpkin Template (download here<\/strong><\/a>).<\/p>\n

Don’t forget! There is still time to upload and share your Grumpkin Pumpkin using hashtags #Grumpkin and #AndersRuff
\nFriskies is going to donate $500 to PetSmart Charities on behalf of the blogger<\/strong> whose audience uploads the most carved pumpkins! So don\u2019t forget, use hashtags #AndersRuff and #Grumpkin!<\/strong><\/p>\n

\nKeep an eye out for some of my favorite details from the Grumpkin Carving Party:
\n<\/strong>\u2013 DIY Paper Plate Pumpkin Pinata Hanging Decoration (for under $1!)
\n\u2013 Printable “BOO!” Banner
\n\u2013 Layered Candy Corn Jello Parfaits
\n\u2013 Grumpkin Carving Activity! Kids loved!<\/p>\n

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You can see how I painted this amazing Grumpkin<\/strong><\/a> using the FREE Friskies Stencil<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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We set up a desserts and treats table for the kiddos using simple Pumpkin Carving Printables<\/strong><\/a> and some easy to find decorations and props.<\/p>\n

All you need to recreate this look are a few simple things…<\/strong>
\n\u2013 Black Vases<\/strong><\/a>
\n\u2013 White Cake Stands<\/strong><\/a>
\n\u2013 Black Cheesecloth Table Cloth<\/strong><\/a>
\n\u2013 White Platters – Set of 3 <\/strong><\/a>(which we use for EVERY party almost!)
\n\u2013 White Shred<\/strong><\/a>
\n\u2013 Black & White Striped Cups<\/strong><\/a>
\n\u2013 Clear Containers (ours were Nashville Wraps<\/a><\/strong>)
\n\u2013 Black and White Nut Cups<\/strong><\/a>
\n\u2013 Orange Cupcake Wrappers<\/strong><\/a> (from Bella Cupcake Couture)
\n\u2013 Black Totes (for favor)
\n\u2013 Black<\/strong><\/a> Pillow Boxes (for favors) (ours were Nashville Wraps)
\n\u2013 Orange and white chevron paper straws<\/strong><\/a>
\n\u2013 Black and White Twine<\/strong><\/a>
\n\u2013 Pumpkin Party Printable Set (Instant download)<\/strong><\/a>
\n\u2013 Pumpkin Paper Plate Pinata (see below)<\/p>\n

and to fill the table, just a few simple treats!<\/strong>
\n\u2013 Cute Candy Corn Jello Parfaits<\/strong><\/a>
\n\u2013 Simple Chocolate Marshmallow Pumpkin Pops<\/strong><\/a>
\n\u2013 Candy Corn<\/strong><\/a>
\n\u2013 Orange Drink (Gatorade, etc)
\n\u2013 Cupcakes<\/p>\n

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Our Chocolate Marshmallow Pumpkin Pops<\/strong> <\/a>were a hit and we added a printable party flag from our Pumpkin Carving Party Printable Collection.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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We added a printable flag<\/a> <\/strong>to our cute orange and white chevron paper straws<\/strong> <\/a>to display in our Black & White Striped Cups<\/strong><\/a> with an orange beverage. Of course we punched out a 2″ circle using a craft punch<\/strong><\/a> from our\u00a0 party logos in the pumpkin carving collection. Print, punch and use!<\/p>\n

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We created cupcake toppers by punching out a\u00a02″ circle using a craft punch<\/strong><\/a> from our printable party logos<\/strong><\/a> in the collection. Using this crepe paper ruffle fan tutorial<\/strong><\/a>, we created a matting for the topper and stuck it to the lollipop stick. The cupcakes were so cute nested in the Bella Cupcake Couture wrappers.<\/p>\n

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Candy corn was displayed in these cute clear containers from Nashville Wraps<\/strong>.\u00a0 We wrapped black and white twine<\/strong> <\/a>around the container and added a printable party logo<\/strong><\/a> after using the 2″ circle craft punch.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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Printable Favor Tags were added to cotton black trick or treat totes<\/strong><\/a>. (these were for the kiddos to take home)<\/p>\n

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The kids LOVED carving their Grumpkins using the FREE Grumpy Cat Pumpkin Template<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The finished Grumpkins were ADORABLE and each one was different. I was so impressed by Kylie’s Grumpkin!<\/p>\n

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Oh, and Andy’s Grumpkin, too! He did a great job as well!<\/p>\n

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After the kids were done with their Grumpkins, they got to hit the Pinata.<\/p>\n

This DIY Paper Plate Pumpkin Pinata<\/strong> cost me under $1 and was SO cute!<\/p>\n

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Materials to make Pumpkin Pinata:<\/strong>
\n\u2013 20 Orange Round Paper Plates <\/strong><\/a>(any size will work! You can find these at $1 store or Walmart or here<\/a>)
\n\u2013 Brown and Black Construction Paper or Cardstock.
\n\u2013 Stapler<\/p>\n

INSTRUCTIONS:<\/strong>
\n1) Follow the instructions to make the paper plate polyhedron here.<\/strong><\/a>
\n2) Hot glue the triangle eyes and mouth (we hand cut from the black cardstock)
\n3) Make the stem by making a brown cardstock cylinder and slitting up two sides to slide over the top paper plate. Glue in place.<\/p>\n

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The kids used a cardboard tube covered in orange wrapping paper to take their swing at the pinata….<\/p>\n

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The kids had a blast at their Grumpkin Pumpkin Carving Party!<\/p>\n

Oh! There is still time to upload and share your Grumpkin Pumpkin using hashtags #Grumpkin and #AndersRuff
\nFriskies is going to donate $500 to PetSmart Charities on behalf of the blogger<\/strong> whose audience uploads the most carved pumpkins!
\nSo don\u2019t forget, use hashtags #AndersRuff and #Grumpkin!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Download the Pumpkin Carving Template for free here.<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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VENDOR CREDITS:<\/strong>
\n\u2013 Styling, Photography & Desserts: Anders Ruff<\/a><\/strong>
\n\u2013 Printables: Anders Ruff Shop<\/strong><\/a>
\n\u2013 Black Triangle Patterned Table Runner: Great Stitch<\/strong><\/a>
\n\u2013 Cupcake Wrappers: Bella Cupcake Couture<\/strong><\/a>
\n\u2013 Grumpy Cat Friskies Petsmart Pumpkin Template: here<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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Sources to recreate this look…<\/strong>
\n\u2013 Black Vases<\/strong><\/a>
\n\u2013 White Cake Stands<\/strong><\/a>
\n\u2013 Black Cheesecloth Table Cloth<\/strong><\/a>
\n\u2013 White Platters – Set of 3 <\/strong><\/a>(which we use for EVERY party almost!)
\n\u2013 White Shred<\/strong><\/a>
\n\u2013 Black & White Striped Cups<\/strong><\/a>
\n\u2013 Clear Containers (ours were Nashville Wraps<\/a><\/strong>)
\n\u2013 Black and White Nut Cups<\/strong><\/a>
\n\u2013 Black<\/strong><\/a> Pillow Boxes (for favors) (ours were Nashville Wraps)
\n\u2013 Orange and white chevron paper straws<\/strong><\/a>
\n\u2013 Black and White Twine<\/strong><\/a>
\n\u2013 Pumpkin Party Printable Set (Instant download)<\/strong><\/a>
\n\u2013 Pumpkin Paper Plate Pinata (see above)<\/p>\n

This post is in partnership with Friskies and PetSmart. I received compensation and free products, but all opinions, ideas and photos are my very own.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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