This post was contributed by a community member. The views expressed here are the author's own.

Community Corner

Halloween in the Village Hosts Pumpkin Painting Contest

Kids, bring your painted pumpkins to the Plantsville Village Green on Oct. 24 and 25.

Halloween is a great time to show off your creativity. Here is one more chance: Enter the Pumpkin Painting Contest for kids, part of this year’s Halloween in the Village celebration.

Children ages 1 to 12 are eligible to enter. Just bring your painted (not carved) pumpkins to the Plantsville Village Green near the gazebo on Wednesday, Oct. 24, and Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012. Please write your name and age on the bottom of your pumpkin. Entries will be accepted until 6 p.m. on Thursday.

Pumpkins will be judged and displayed for public viewing, and winners will be announced on Thursday at 7 p.m. on the green.

Let Patch save you time. Get great local stories like this delivered right to your inbox or smartphone every day with our free newsletter. Simple, fast sign-up here.

Prize categories include:

Find out what's happening in Southingtonwith free, real-time updates from Patch.

  • Funniest pumpkin
  • Scariest pumpkin
  • Most creative pumpkin
  • Most original pumpkin
  • Best in age group

Pumpkins will be judged in the following age categories:

  • 1 - 3 years
  • 4 - 6 years
  • 7 - 9 years
  • 10 - 12 years

Southington kids, show us what you’ve got!

Make sure to like Southington Patch on Facebook and follow on Twitter for breaking news, daily updates and more!

Find out what's happening in Southingtonwith free, real-time updates from Patch.

We’ve removed the ability to reply as we work to make improvements. Learn more here

The views expressed in this post are the author's own. Want to post on Patch?