We used it as an introduction to our science module also. We aren't going to eat them. We do not. I don't know why. Something that surprises children when they open it up.
Parents know they are responsible for feeding their own children.
Darcy - I did something neat with our class pumpkin last year after Halloween. You take a pumpkin, cut it up into 4ths. Have the kids use their fine motor skils to mush the pumpking into mash. Scoop it out and put a little on a graham cracker and then put alittle whipped spray topping on top. Darcy - tastes good, like squash.