Friday, October 31, 2008

Poetry Friday: Jack-'o-lantern

Many thanks to Sam Riddleburger and Cece Bell for their pumpkin carving tutorial. Bede used a dry-wall saw to carve this jack-'o-lantern, whom he has named "Isabelle":



Last year, my daughter learned this song at her school, which she sang after we lit the jack-o'-lantern and turned out all the lights:

Jack-'o-lantern, Jack-'o-lantern
You are such a pretty sight
As you sit there in the window
Looking out at the night.
You were once a yellow pumpkin
Growing on a sturdy vine
Now you are my Jack-'o-lantern
Let your candle light shine.

(Author unknown)


Here is the tune:


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8 comments:

  1. jamaOctober 31, 2008 5:38 AM

    Aww, what a lovely treat for today!! Thanks so much.

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  2. Shelly BOctober 31, 2008 8:50 AM

    How cute! Great jack-o-lantern too.

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  3. Andromeda JazmonOctober 31, 2008 10:55 AM

    That's a great jack-o-lantern! I posted pics of ours here.

    I couldn't get the video to work and the player timer says 00:00/00:00. Maybe something is wrong?

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  4. Saints and SpinnersOctober 31, 2008 11:38 AM

    Jama and Shelburns: Thanks! Bede is thrilled.

    Cloudscome: I just tested it and it played fine on my end. However, I've been having trouble with videos lately, and maybe I passed along my buffering-woes to you.

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  5. AnonymousOctober 31, 2008 12:20 PM

    That last "jack-o-lantern" is The Best.

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  6. AnonymousOctober 31, 2008 12:21 PM

    (In the song, I mean, although the pumpkin itself is also pretty awesome. I would never have thought of using a drywall saw. Must remember that next year.)

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  7. Sylvia VardellOctober 31, 2008 8:12 PM

    Extremely cool video, song, and jack-o-lantern! Thanks for participating in Poetry Friday at PoetryforChildren this Halloween! Stop by any time...
    Sylvia

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  8. AnonymousNovember 06, 2008 9:27 AM

    Isabelle is so cute!

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