Just in Time for Halloween No-Carve Pumpkin Designs!
Jack-o’-lanterns go hand-in-hand with Halloween, but digging through the inside of a pumpkin is not something everyone enjoys. If you aren’t keen on cutting open a pumpkin, here are a few no-carve ideas you can try this Halloween! HAUNTED HOUSE Take a few pumpkins, stack them on top of each other, and create a spooky pumpkin haunted house! Then, use paint, balsa wood sheets, and hot glue to create silhouettes, ghosts, windows, and doors for a haunting effect! CREATIVEWITH STRING Use cotton twine and hot glue to create a web-like design on the surface of your pumpkin. Don’t forget to add a few plastic spiders! You can also use string art to create ghostly words or images. Lay out your design with small pegs or nails and wrap the string around them to reach your desired effect. NOTHING BUT NET You can create eerie pumpkins using fishnet stockings. Spray-paint your pumpkin if desired — just make sure the
design of the stockings will stand out. Once the paint is dry, cut the legs off the stockings, slide the pumpkin inside, remove the extra fabric around the stem, and use hot glue to secure it. COLORFUL PAINT Painting your Halloween pumpkins gives everyone a chance to participate. Be creative by using different designs, cutouts for silhouettes, drip paint to create a marble design, or nail polish and water to give white pumpkins a unique and vibrant look. A SPOOKYMONSTER By adding a witch hat, wrapping a pumpkin in cheesecloth, attaching spider legs, or tying on a vampire cape, you can create a pumpkin version of the most popular Halloween monsters. Along with these accessories, you can also use paint, construction paper, and other craft materials to add the details that will make your creation pop! For more detailed directions for these pumpkin designs and more ideas, visit WomansDay.com.
The Fabey Dental Candy Report Card Grading the Best and Worst Treats for Your Teeth
B SOUR CANDY Sour Patch Kids and other similar candies are a bit of a mixed bag. They aren’t overly sticky and tend to dissolve quickly, both good qualities from our perspective. However, they do contain high amounts of acidity, a less than desirable trait. C HARD CANDY Provided you don’t chomp down, hard candy isn’t likely to do any structural damage to your teeth. It may, however, allow bacteria to have a feeding frenzy. Hard candy takes eons to disintegrate, staying in your mouth for minutes at a time and creating a veritable buffet for microorganisms. D STICKY CANDY Toffee, taffy, and other stick-to-your-teeth confections are always going to be at the bottom of a list like this. They don’t break down easily, and they have a dastardly habit of pulling out fillings. Why don’t they get an “F”? Simply because we don’t want to rain on anyone’s Halloween parade.
Halloween is a time when even a dental practice will tell you it’s okay to enjoy a little something sweet. Nobody should deny a trick-or-treater the chance to reap the fruits of their labor, but parents often worry about the impact a child’s candy haul can have on their health. While a small indulgence of any kind is nothing to fret over, not all candy is created equal when it comes to preserving your oral health. To highlight the best and worst confections for your teeth, we’ve created an easy-to-reference report card. A+ GUM SWEETENEDWITH XYLITOL A generation ago, no oral health professional would’ve advised chewing gum. Now, with the advent of xylitol, we’re happy to do just that. Xylitol is a natural, no-calorie sweetener that actively promotes a neutral pH in your mouth, the ideal environment to limit bacterial growth. A CHOCOLATE CANDY Chocolate, due to its fat content, is not pure sugar, unlike many other types of candy. Dark chocolate, in particular, has plenty of benefits including being gentle on your teeth and gums. All kinds of chocolate dissolve quickly, which is another reason why they grade so highly.
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