The SHCA is running a community pumpkin carving on Sunday, October 25, 1 to 5 PM, at the Signal Hill Community Centre, in the multi-purpose room and out on the rink. We are bringing a pumpkin for every kid, and there are BBQ hot dogs for SHCA members. Bring the kids, grab a pumpkin from the self-serve table and pick a face. RSVP so we know how many little carvers to plan for, and if you can spare an hour, join the crew that makes it happen.
Checking the forecast…
Indoor & outdoor: carving runs in the multi-purpose room either way, and we use the rink if the weather holds. Dress for the outdoors.
More than 70 kids have signed up and our volunteer crew is small, so this year it runs self-serve. Three things make it work for everyone:
Pick up a pumpkin from the table and find a spot. We're bringing one for every kid who's coming; bring your own too if you'd like a second.
Parents and guardians stay with their children the whole time and handle anything sharp. Knives stay with the grown-ups.
We'll have some carving kits and scoops, but not enough for everyone at once. If you have your own, bring them and you won't have to wait.
Can you spare an hour on the day? Join the pumpkin crew. Even one more pair of hands helps.
If you can hold a scoop and say “careful with that” to a seven-year-old, you are qualified. Tick one job or several, and families can volunteer together. Crew members walk the parade with a clipboard.
Tables, tarps, carving kits and a few signs. The first hour, before the families arrive.
Hand out scoops and stencils, help small hands with the tricky bits, keep the knives with the grown-ups.
Pour, smile, repeat. The most popular table at any October event, guaranteed.
Tarps folded, tables back, and the pumpkin guts into the green cart where they belong.
Not fussy? Put your name here and we will point you at whatever needs hands on the day.
Signal Hill Community Centre, 489 Sienna Park Drive SW: the multi-purpose room and the rink, from 1 to 5 PM. Drop in any time.
A pumpkin for every kid, on a self-serve table. Bring your own carving tools if you have them: there won't be enough kits for everyone at once.
BBQ hot dogs for SHCA members, hot chocolate for everyone. Not a member yet? Get the key for $20 before you come.
Pumpkin guts are undefeated. Wear something washable.
Parents and guardians supervise their own kids; our crew is small. Want to help with food or on the day? Email [email protected].
Pumpkin Carving · Sun, Oct 25 · 1–5 PM
Tick whatever you would be up for. You can pick more than one. We will email you the time and details as soon as they are set.