Pumkin Days

Zachary Hess musters his strength to carve a bat into his thick pumpkin Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012 at the Cape Girardeau Public Library. (Laura Simon)

Olivia Jackson of Ware, Ill. makes an outline on her pumpkin Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012 at the Cape Girardeau Public Library. (Laura Simon)

Liya and James, 4, Kunnassery watch Nick Hess, 9, carves a spider into his pumpkin Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012 at the Cape Girardeau Public Library. "I love carving pumpkins!" Hess said. "And here's a tip. Always cut in sections." Liya Kunnassery and her son "just came to learn. We didn't bring a pumpkin." The library gave the Kunnassery's several stencils to choose from to take home for their pumpkin. (Laura Simon)

Jaison Carwile and Patricia Poley scoop out the innards of their pumpkins Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012 at the Cape Girardeau Public Library. (Laura Simon)

Barbara Hess assists her grandson Zachary as he carves a bat into his pumpkin Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012 at the Cape Girardeau Public Library. (Laura Simon)

Rylee Mills of Jackson, Mo. carefully creates a face on his pumpkin shaped cookie Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012 during the 3rd annual Pumpkin Days at Discovery Playhouse in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)

Paula Featherston carves a face into her pumkin, leaving the stem as the nose Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012 at the Cape Girardeau Public Library. (Laura Simon)

Liya Kunnassery and her son James, 4, pick out stencils for their pumpkin Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012 at the Cape Girardeau Public Library. (Laura Simon)

Conal Crabtree, 4, shows his mother Sonya where to put dabs of glue for the eyes of his paper pumpkin Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012 during the 3rd annual Pumpkin Days at Discovery Playhouse in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)

Olivia Roberts, left, and her twin sister Peyton decorate their pumpkin shaped cookies Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012 during the 3rd annual Pumpkin Days at Discovery Playhouse in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)

Emi Keller, 2, takes a bite out of the pumpkin shaped cookie she decorated Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012 during the 3rd annual Pumpkin Days at Discovery Playhouse in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)

Matilda Brown, 4, removes the innards of her pumpkin Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012 at the Cape Girardeau Public Library. (Laura Simon)

Sonya Crabtree and Conal, 4, watch as Kara, 2, shows off her paper pumpkin Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012 during the 3rd annual Pumpkin Days at Discovery Playhouse in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)

Sabrina Hess punches holes into her pumpkin using a cat stencil Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012 at the Cape Girardeau Public Library. (Laura Simon)

Camila Keller, 4, looks at her colorful tongue using volunteer Connor Scott's smart phone Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012 during the 3rd annual Pumpkin Days at Discovery Playhouse in Cape Girardeau. Children could decorate pumpkin shaped cookies, make paper pumpkins and fun spider webs Sunday. (Laura Simon)

Christina Blanquet,8, carves her pumpkin with the help of her parents Nancy and Jesus Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012 at the Cape Girardeau Public Library. (Laura Simon)