![Stowmarket Mercury: Eleanor who is aged two and from Ipswich, with her first pumpkin. Picture: LEAH WELLARD]( "Stowmarket Mercury: Eleanor who is aged two and from Ipswich, with her first pumpkin. Picture: LEAH WELLARD")
Eleanor who is aged two and from Ipswich, with her first pumpkin. Picture: LEAH WELLARD (Image: LEAH WELLARD)
From pumpkins carved into Joe Exotic from Tiger King, to being used for scarecrow heads, children and their parents have been getting creative this year.
We have selected 11 of the best pumpkin pictures – and their proud owners – which have been sent over to us to celebrate the spooky season getting underway.
MORE: What Halloween events are still going ahead?
Included in the gallery is Eleanor, aged 2, with her first ever pumpkin, Iris and Dexter who grew their own giant pumpkins in their garden and mum Ami, who turned her three pumpkins into replicas of her children’s faces. Which is your favourite?
![Stowmarket Mercury: Tom, Mercedes and Lochlan with the pumpkins that their mum Ami carved of them. Picture: AMI C DOLAN]( "Stowmarket Mercury: Tom, Mercedes and Lochlan with the pumpkins that their mum Ami carved of them. Picture: AMI C DOLAN")
Tom, Mercedes and Lochlan with the pumpkins that their mum Ami carved of them. Picture: AMI C DOLAN (Image: AMI C DOLAN)
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![Stowmarket Mercury: Ami carved Joe Exotic into a pumpkin for Halloween. Picture: AMI C DOLAN]( "Stowmarket Mercury: Ami carved Joe Exotic into a pumpkin for Halloween. Picture: AMI C DOLAN")
Ami carved Joe Exotic into a pumpkin for Halloween. Picture: AMI C DOLAN (Image: AMI C DOLAN)
![Stowmarket Mercury: Ava and Lily Crown with their pumpkins. Picture: GRANDMA SUE]( "Stowmarket Mercury: Ava and Lily Crown with their pumpkins. Picture: GRANDMA SUE")
Ava and Lily Crown with their pumpkins. Picture: GRANDMA SUE (Image: GRANDMA SUE)
![Stowmarket Mercury: The Hilling family's pumpkins. Picture: HILLING FAMILY]( "Stowmarket Mercury: The Hilling family's pumpkins. Picture: HILLING FAMILY")
The Hilling family's pumpkins. Picture: HILLING FAMILY (Image: HILLING FAMILY)
![Stowmarket Mercury: Gracie, aged two, with her pumpkins outside her house ready for Halloween. Picture: MUM EMMA]( "Stowmarket Mercury: Gracie, aged two, with her pumpkins outside her house ready for Halloween. Picture: MUM EMMA")
Gracie, aged two, with her pumpkins outside her house ready for Halloween. Picture: MUM EMMA (Image: MUM EMMA)
![Stowmarket Mercury: Seth and his pumpkins. Picture: LEE PARNELL]( "Stowmarket Mercury: Seth and his pumpkins. Picture: LEE PARNELL")
Seth and his pumpkins. Picture: LEE PARNELL (Image: LEE PARNELL)
![Stowmarket Mercury: Iris and Dexter's homegrown giant pumpkins for Halloween. Picture: AMANDA HARVEY]( "Stowmarket Mercury: Iris and Dexter's homegrown giant pumpkins for Halloween. Picture: AMANDA HARVEY")
Iris and Dexter's homegrown giant pumpkins for Halloween. Picture: AMANDA HARVEY (Image: AMANDA HARVEY)
![Stowmarket Mercury: Oscar and Logan made a pumpkin scarecrow. Picture: LAURA COLLINS]( "Stowmarket Mercury: Oscar and Logan made a pumpkin scarecrow. Picture: LAURA COLLINS")
Oscar and Logan made a pumpkin scarecrow. Picture: LAURA COLLINS (Image: LAURA COLLINS)
![Stowmarket Mercury: Ethan's spooky pumpkin from West Row, ready for Halloween. Picture: BEE WILES]( "Stowmarket Mercury: Ethan's spooky pumpkin from West Row, ready for Halloween. Picture: BEE WILES")
Ethan's spooky pumpkin from West Row, ready for Halloween. Picture: BEE WILES (Image: BEE WILES)
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