Saturday, October 30, 2021

The Magic of the Jack O' Lanterns


A few days ago we took our children and grandchildren to a fun local event at Hudson Gardens in Littleton, Colorado called "The Magic of the Jack O' Lanterns," hosted by the Thirteenth Floor Entertainment Group.




We walked around the gardens and admired all the Jack O' Lantern and Halloween displays

 

The artwork on the Jack O' Lanterns was very detailed...




...and all the garden's trees were lit with many colored lights.

 Some of the displays also had music and motion to make it extra festive.


There were so many wonderful Halloween displays to enjoy!


Famous artwork portrayed pumpkin style.



It was a very fun night!




Our grandchildren really enjoyed walking through the gardens and seeing all the Jack O' Lanterns and watching all the moving displays. 



This was a fun exhibit that included a Halloween song! To see the video go to my Mille Fiori Favoriti Facebook page on this link to see this video and a few others from the exhibit.  Make sure your click on the sound microphone on the lower right of the video to open it to hear the sound!


Have a Happy and Safe Halloween!

If you carved your own Jack O' Lantern this Halloween, or have uncarved ones that you are going to eventually put into the trash, consider instead using these ideas on the National Wildlife Federation blog on this link to recycle them for the birds and wildlife to eat, or donate them to a local zoo, wildlife rehabilitator or a wildlife rescue group.

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38 comments:

eileeninmd said...

Happy Halloween! What a fun event, the pumpkin and lights look wonderful.
A beautiful display! Enjoy your day, have a great new week!

Penny from Enjoying The Simple Things said...

That looks like a fun place to celebrate Halloween!

carol l mckenna said...

Wow! So festive ~ sweet grand children and photo ~ quite the Halloween place and great photos ~ Happy Halloween to you ~ Xo

Living in the moment,

A ShutterBug Explores,
aka (A Creative Harbor)

Daniela said...

What a fantastic feast of lights and colors, I can just imagine how your grandchildren have enjoyed such a wonder, dearest Pat!
Thank you for sharing your so wonderful post with us,
and Happy Halloween to you
XO Dany

Ruth Hiebert said...

Some of these pumpkins are a work of art.

William Kendall said...

Those are amazing.

Linda said...

Absolutely AMAZING!!!! Coolest thing with jack-o-lanterns I have EVER seen!!!

EricaSta said...

Thank you for sharing... and of course Happy Halloween too.

This pumpkins are fascinating! 🎃🎃🎃

Carol @Comfort Spring Station said...

It must have taken so many hours to carve all those pumpkins! amazing

Tom said...

...these make my lowly pumpkin look mighty plain!

Taken For Granted said...

The Jack O' Lanterns are amazing in both variety and number. Lovely Halloween photos.

Angie said...

Pat - oh my goodness, what an incredible display! I admired so much the collage with the Edward Scissorhands pumpkin - artistry at the highest level! We missed carving pumpkins this year since we are in the UK. I am so inspired for next year! Thanks for linking to Mosaic Monday and giving me a taste of back home Halloween!

Yogi♪♪♪ said...

I've never seen such a display of jackolanterns!! Awesomeness, since our child has grown we are lazy and use the electric version. We pull inside Halloween night to prevent vandalism.

Phil Slade said...

You guys in US do take your Halloween to heart don't you? Our is much more low key, especially this year when the day and weekend was spoiled by bad weather.

riitta k said...

Such a colorful & fun happening! I enjoyed your photo parade!

Fun60 said...

That looks a great family fun event.

Hena Tayeb said...

Oh what a treat. These are magnificent.

stevebethere said...

I love these so bright and colourful and so clever too :-)

Have a pumpkintastic week 👍

Lydia C. Lee said...

That is so fantastic. I said 'Oh wow!' out load when I follwed the link - how lovely!!

ellen b. said...

Well, that is fun. What a wonderful display! Glad you could visit and share the photos with us.

Lowcarb team member said...

What a fun event, I did enjoy seeing all of your photographs and mosaics.

Have a happy November.

All the best Jan

NCSue said...

Wow! That's a lot of fun - and beautiful to see!
Thanks for sharing at https://image-in-ing.blogspot.com/2021/11/the-return-of-butterfly.html

~Lavender Dreamer~ said...

That is just amazing...think of the time it took to make these! WOW! Enjoy your week!

The Joy of Home with Martha Ellen said...

My goodness, what a wonderful display of pumpkins! What a great place to take your grands, Pat. The art on the pumpkins is amazing!

Photo Cache said...

Spectacular carvings. So professional.

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Veronica Lee said...


Such a fun event!

And what a fabulous display!

Love the Halloween photos.

Sharon Wagner said...

Wow! Magical Halloween. I didn't do anything fun this year, other than flying to Florida. It was spook-less.

Jackie McGuinness said...

Somehow we missed Halloween this year. DH had a 7AM MRI appointment downtown which meant a very early rising which led to afternoon naps.

XmasDolly said...

Happy Halloween to you too & thanks for sharing all these wonderful pictures. All my kids are grown and married & have moved away, but my oldest daughter stopped by today with two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren and we all went out for lunch and talked about Thanksgiving of all things. hahahaha Have a great day!

Jeanie said...

Wow -- this is spectacular! Oh, I'd love to do this with our little team -- they would adore it and so would eye. Love every photo!

For years I've put my "spent" pumpkins in the back yard by the fence and brush area, cracked open one side and let the critters at them. The colorful orange brightens things up for a bit in early winter but by spring they are long gone!

Donna @ Modern on Monticello said...

Stunning display and such fun with the family. Thanks for sharing the images. #HomeMattersParty

Einari Sinappi said...

Great lights and fantastic low light photography!

Michelle said...

What a fun even to attend! I love Halloween and all the pumpkins that come with it. Thanks for linking up.

Jim said...

Beautiful colours.

Light and Voices said...

Greetings and Salutations! Pumpkins gathered together with candles inside is very magical. Glad you were able to take your grandchildren there to make memories. Nothing better. Toys break. Memories last for a lifetime.

Spare Parts and Pics said...

What an amazing collection. I like the Beetle Juice Jack O' Lantern!

Magical Mystical Teacher said...

Such artistry!

Barb said...

Wow! I've never seen so many Jack 0 lanterns! We used to ride bike past Hudson Gardens a lot when we had a house in Denver.