Pumpkins.
Carving them has turned into a tradition, especially around this time of year it seems. Sometimes people carve faces, sometimes people carve sports logos. Logos can be tricky to carve into a pumpkin — it requires patience, a stencil (quite easily attainable via a Google search, for example: here’s a collection of Cleveland Cavaliers stencils), and some fine carving tools. Patience and a steady hand are certainly the most important.
I asked our fans and followers to send in some of their sports-themed pumpkin carvings, I also took a look around Twitter to see what else was out there… take a look:
BASKETBALL
Boston Celtics
Happy Halloween @celtics #Celtics #CelticsHalloween ☘️ pic.twitter.com/O7r4VDdHOB
— Shawn Patrick (@SPS1017) October 31, 2016
Memphis Grizzlies
Happy Halloween, Grizz Nation! pic.twitter.com/Y1A47Qlnzq — Memphis Grizzlies (@memgrizz) October 31, 2016
HOCKEY
Las Vegas NHL team
Our first #hockeyhalloween here in Vegas pic.twitter.com/RaOhLS0rAA
— Vegas Is Hockey (@VegasHockeyNHL) October 31, 2016
Montreal Canadiens
@sportslogosnet Scariest team in the NHL… pic.twitter.com/V1jzo3nTIy — Ryan Boese (@ryanboese) October 31, 2016
Nashville’s PK Subban
@sportslogosnet PK Subban’s logo. pic.twitter.com/viZMLYkZ45
— Robert Greenfield (@rsgreenx) October 31, 2016
NY Islanders
Pumpkin carving with a @NYIslanders theme this year. #HockeyHalloween pic.twitter.com/BkqCZpe2dl — Jamie Moore (@moorej67) October 30, 2016
NY Rangers
Vancouver Canucks
We are all #Canucks – here’s my Canucks Pumpkin for this year. Happy #Halloween everyone! pic.twitter.com/cKB15K001c
— Bruce Ng (@transcendwebs) October 31, 2016
Washington Capitals
Hey @Capitals, check out this epic #CapsOLantern! pic.twitter.com/hTQvWaTAyd — MonumentalSportsNet (@MonSportsNet) October 31, 2016
Winnipeg Jets (v.1)
@sportslogosnet pic.twitter.com/CnXLL4Nn3J
— Stephen Drennar (@StephenDrennar) October 31, 2016
BASEBALL
2016 World Series
@sportslogosnet pic.twitter.com/nPvRn16cAE — Nick Skidmore (@nickskid44) October 31, 2016
Atlanta Braves
Boston Red Sox
@sportslogosnet pic.twitter.com/QKnzQWGqvi
— Stephen Drennar (@StephenDrennar) October 31, 2016
@sportslogosnet #halloween pic.twitter.com/V7gNVPOCsJ — Randy Morgan (@RebelNutt18) October 31, 2016
@sportslogosnet Happy Halloween #ThanksPapi pic.twitter.com/EgxHRT3L9w
— MN Sox Fan (@Redsox4227) October 31, 2016
Chicago Cubs
@sportslogosnet carved and painted for my Cubs! pic.twitter.com/y2vsPWJAPi
— Steve Soliz (@Steve_Soliz) October 31, 2016
Fresno Grizzlies
Happy #Halloween! pic.twitter.com/wePq6eoLNu — Fresno Grizzlies (@FresnoGrizzlies) October 31, 2016
Oakland Athletics
@sportslogosnet pic.twitter.com/pIWkrzGVFO
— The Golden One (@TheGolden_0ne) October 31, 2016
Pittsburgh Pirates
@sportslogosnet pic.twitter.com/WT6VCYblbm — ⁴⁴ (@interst8forty4) October 31, 2016
St Louis Cardinals
@sportslogosnet Bad cell phone pics- take your choice. pic.twitter.com/Uj8kMUszHd
— John LaRue (@tdylf) October 31, 2016
Toronto Blue Jays
@sportslogosnet First pumpkin I’ve carved in years! @BlueJays pic.twitter.com/g15KZ923H2 — Mike Andrade (@Mike_2025) October 31, 2016
FOOTBALL
Atlanta Falcons
@sportslogosnet @AtlantaFalcons #RiseUp pic.twitter.com/XOOhLKOLyj
— Braves Rep (@BravesRep) October 31, 2016
Carolina Panthers
@sportslogosnet pic.twitter.com/sNosD5O4gj — Jacob Hartsell (@jacobhartsell) October 31, 2016
Los Angeles Rams
@sportslogosnet gotta support the new local team! pic.twitter.com/71byMV8GqI
— Mikey P (@sigtauez188) October 31, 2016
Pittsburgh Steelers
@sportslogosnet my son and I did this one last night. #halloween pic.twitter.com/Ykv563whBK — #HereWeGo (@EEFFL) October 31, 2016
San Francisco 49ers
@sportslogosnet pic.twitter.com/LkOlshaGq8
— The Golden One (@TheGolden_0ne) October 31, 2016
COLLEGE
BGSU Falcons
@sportslogosnet Here you go- BGSU Falcons pic.twitter.com/0nL1PQcfry — NO€L (@NoelBlaha) October 31, 2016
Ohio University Bobcats (RIP Pumpkin)
@sportslogosnet Ohio University Bobcats. Sadly an animal ate his face the very next day. pic.twitter.com/NzHETCB4u8
— Sean D. McCarthy (@McSports3) October 31, 2016
Pitt and West Virginia, a house divided
@sportslogosnet pic.twitter.com/8HPjWttizi — Zack D’Ulisse (@740JZD) October 31, 2016
USF Dons
@sportslogosnet Go Dons! pic.twitter.com/wM33shHtID
— James Stapleton (@jastape) October 31, 2016
SOCCER
Arsenal
@sportslogosnet Arsenal pumpkin eating tottenham pumpkin #COYG pic.twitter.com/psUKg6gHRu — ⅁ONŻØ $UPR₤MÖ. (@GONZOSUPREME) October 31, 2016
Sporting KC
@SportingKC @WestlakeAce #SKCpumpkin pic.twitter.com/2yFxn5Oe2A
— Kaitlyn (@KaitlynBale) October 31, 2016
Well done all, I tried this once – carved a retro Blue Jays logo six years ago and nope, it was a mess, I seem to recall one comment reading “no offence, but what is it supposed to be?”… doesn’t matter, it’s a sad face now.
Happy Hallowe’en everyone, and kids… don’t tune into the Horror-thon later tonight, but if you must you definitely shouldn’t wear your special masks while it’s on. Pro tip.