Rainy Saturdays

I seldom aspire to recreate things I see on Pinterest.  Wouldn't you know it, though, last night before bed I came upon a mouth-watering recipe for pumpkin scones that I strategically mentioned to Hank.  This providentially resulted in those very scones coming out of my oven before I got out of bed this morning (I love you, Hank!). 

Well, even a double batch of those gems didn't use up the large can of pumpkin puree we had on hand.  So I got crafty.  Last night I also saw a recipe for pumpkin play dough on Pinterest;  here is the original recipe. 

We used pumpkin puree, flour, and cornstarch to make our dough.  We seasoned it with cinnamon, cloves, and allspice so it would smell like fall.  The recipe touted the dough as "edible," although we decided "smellable" was really a more accurate description. 

And voila!  We had a mess!  Oh yes, and a lot of fun too.