In Florida carved pumpkins don’t last very long. It has escaped us every year we’ve been here, mostly bc I wait until the last minute and then you can’t find pumpkins!! Because of this we have not carved pumpkins with the kids since Eli was a baby. This year I went ahead and bought pumpkins but held the kids off until the night before Halloween to carve them. I wa a pretty impressed with their designs and carving skills.