Mama Diaries

Friday, October 26, 2012

The Pumpkin Tooth Fairy

I just came back from hanging with the second graders at my son's school.  It was a blast!  We did pumpkin math.  What's that, you ask?  Well, let me tell you about it.

We took pumpkins, weighed them. measured them, gutted them, counted their seeds, and turned them into jack-o-lanterns.  And guess who did the cutting and gutting?  That's right.  Me!  I had a bunch of squealing kids hanging on me as I immersed myself in pumpkin goo.

"Mrs. Ellis," one little girl said.  "Can you tie my shoe?"

I pulled my hand out of the pumpkin.  It was dripping with seeds and goo.  "Sure, if you don't mind a little pumpkin goo on your shoe."

She didn't mind.  And she gave me a great big pumpkin goo hug when I was done (which reminds me - I got a lot of pumpkin goo hugs, so I need to change my shirt!).

Anyway, I decided to get a little creative when I carved one of the pumpkins.  I gave that thing a loose tooth.  The kids loved it! 

"Is he going to lose his tooth?"  one kid asked.

"Maybe," I said.

A rather rowdy girl decided to take matters into her hands.  She came up to the jack-o-lantern and yanked the tooth right out of its mouth.  "There," she said.  "Now the pumpkin tooth fairy has to come."

All right then.  So, ladies and gentleman, I now have a pumpkin tooth sitting in a ziploc bag, waiting to be picked up by the pumpkin tooth fairy tonight.  Any guesses on what that fairy might leave?  (I'm thinking chocolate!) 

16 comments:

  1. Sounds like a fun day at school. Will the pumpkin fairy be leaving enough chocolate for the whole class to enjoy?

    I used to enjoy helping in my son's class. Sometimes I miss those days.

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    1. The pumpkin fairy left teddy grahams for the whole class to enjoy!

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  2. You are so patient - - the mother that all the kids love, no doubt :)

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  3. Candy pumpkins. Man, I love those babies and I didn't buy any this year because I'm such a good girl. It's so sad that I don't have anything to put in my pumpkin-shaped glass cookie jar. Sigh.

    Love,
    Janie

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    1. I personally like candy corn. Maybe you should put some in your cookie jar.

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  4. All that pumpkin goop better make the pumpkin tooth fairy leave something good, high class chocolate at least.

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  5. That was so sweet when you tied the girl's shoes and she hugged you back with all the pumpkin goo. Lots and lots of chocolates from the pumpkin fairy. (it makes me think of re-filling my chocolate stash)

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  6. I've always wanted to carve a pumpkin, but never have.

    What a fantastic, fun experience.

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    1. Well, then. You definitley have to get yourself a pumpkin and experience pumpkin goo first hand!

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  7. Very creative. Chocolate is always a good thing! :)

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  8. LOL, that is a funny story. Chocolate always works!

    *Erin

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  9. What a great idea - the pumpkin with the loose tooth and of course the pumpkin tooth fairy!

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  10. That sounds like so much fun! I think chocolate is a good idea too.

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