Carving out a great plan for Halloween
A Sunderland entrepreneur is lighting up the lockdown with plans for a pumpkin trail.
Fiona Simpson, who runs Artventurers, has unveiled The Big Neighbourhood Pumpkin Trail and more than 31,000 people have already signed up.
The idea involves people creating pumpkins to put in their windows. Children can go out and spot as many pumpkins as possible in their neighbourhood.
Fiona created “The Big Neighbourhood VE Day 75 FamilyFestivalatHome”which saw people make their own VE decorations and props in time for the anniversary in May.
Earlier in the lockdown, Artventurers, which has franchises all over the country including most parts of the North East, encouraged people to
make Easter egg-shaped decorations.
The Big Neighbourhood Easter Egg Hunt attracted the support of hundreds of people all over the country.
Now comes The Big Neighbourhood Pumpkin Trail and Fiona said: “It was an idea that I had to try and make sure that children can still enjoy Halloween safely when trick-or-treating, as we know it will be off the cards this year.
“We are asking everyone to put pumpkins in their windows – painted, real ones, plastic – whatever.
“We have a printable pumpkin template people can use if they want or they can just do their own.
"And on Halloween weekend, children can go out and about in their local neighbourhoods and see how many pumpkins they can spot. So it's like a massive pumpkin trail!”
To find out more, visit the TheBigNeighbourhoodPumpkin Trail! page on Facebook.