{"id":1375,"date":"2024-12-17T14:55:06","date_gmt":"2024-12-17T14:55:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thesanctuarygarden.co.uk\/?p=1375"},"modified":"2024-12-17T14:55:06","modified_gmt":"2024-12-17T14:55:06","slug":"what-an-amazing-halloween-afternoon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesanctuarygarden.co.uk\/?p=1375","title":{"rendered":"What an amazing Halloween afternoon!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Nearly 20 kids (and their families) joined us for a fun-filled day of pumpkin picking, carving, and Halloween games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At 3 pm, families ventured into the \u201cspooky garden\u201d to select pumpkins, ready to be transformed into creepy lanterns. With a mix of cookie cutters, some serious hammering, and a lot of imagination, our pumpkins turned into spooky masterpieces. The carving process was messy, creative, and a blast for all ages!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As the pumpkins took shape, we served up refreshments, and each family received a special bag with a pumpkin soup recipe and ingredients \u2014 including sweet potato, carrot, onion, and stock \u2014 so they could make delicious pumpkin soup at home. The star ingredient? Their very own carved pumpkin! We also served a big pot of pumpkin soup for everyone to enjoy, thanks to Baynes the Baker for supplying the rolls! \ud83e\udd56<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After dark, the kids returned to the \u201cspooky garden\u201d to see their creations glow. Glo-sticks and tealights lit up each lantern, adding a magical touch to an unforgettable evening. Everyone took their pumpkins home, ready to shine on Halloween night! \u2728<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks to all the families who joined, and happy Halloween! \ud83c\udf83\ud83d\udd78<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"461\" data-id=\"1376\" src=\"https:\/\/thesanctuarygarden.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/20241027_1542030-1024x461.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1376\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thesanctuarygarden.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/20241027_1542030-1024x461.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thesanctuarygarden.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/20241027_1542030-300x135.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thesanctuarygarden.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/20241027_1542030-768x346.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thesanctuarygarden.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/20241027_1542030-1536x691.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/thesanctuarygarden.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/20241027_1542030-2048x922.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/thesanctuarygarden.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/20241027_1542030-640x288.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nearly 20 kids (and their families) joined us for a fun-filled day of pumpkin picking, carving, and Halloween games. At 3 pm, families ventured into the \u201cspooky garden\u201d to select pumpkins, ready to be transformed into creepy lanterns. With a mix of cookie cutters,&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1375","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thesanctuarygarden.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1375","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thesanctuarygarden.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thesanctuarygarden.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thesanctuarygarden.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thesanctuarygarden.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1375"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thesanctuarygarden.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1375\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1377,"href":"https:\/\/thesanctuarygarden.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1375\/revisions\/1377"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thesanctuarygarden.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1375"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thesanctuarygarden.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1375"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thesanctuarygarden.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1375"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}