To save this word, you’ll need to log in. Hosting a fall fair for kids — complete with face painting and pumpkin decorating — at Vogel Alcove, pumpkin baked goods Dallas organization providing services for homeless children and families. The street fair hosts an array of activities, including a 5K run, local merchants, live entertainment, costume and pumpkin-carving contests and a costume parade.

Jenna Watson, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Nov. This kid-friendly Halloween bash features trick-or-treating around Tower City, pumpkin-carving demonstrations, giveaways, costume contests, character appearances, dancing and more. In one quick snip, her pumpkin-hued ends were gone. Boo at the Zoo, a walking event with family-friendly activities including pumpkin-carving demonstrations, a Trick-or-Treat Trail and more Oct. Chris Foran, Journal Sentinel, 19 Oct.

In addition, there will be a touch-a-truck station where kids can see the inside of various vehicles, and there will also be pumpkin decorating, candy, prizes and a costume contest held each hour. Looking for more Halloween pumpkin decorating inspiration? Monique Valeris, Good Housekeeping, 5 Oct. Other activities will include a pumpkin decorating contest, face painting and a live DJ. Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 21 Sep. These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word ‘pumpkin.

Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. A bumper crop for the feast. Subscribe to America’s largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free! Get Word of the Day daily email! I went to the ______ store to buy a birthday card. Test your vocabulary with our 10-question quiz!

Solve today’s spelling word game by finding as many words as you can with using just 7 letters. Can you make 12 words with 7 letters? Great Big List of Beautiful and Useless Words, Vol. Spelling isn’t all black and white. Learn a new word every day.