When I was director of new members, I told all of the Big Sisters to go buy a pumpkin. She cut off the top and put the little sisters name on it. She then decorated the outside to her liking. It looks really good when you cut the delta and gamma out.
This is the tricky part: She put a note on the inside saying who she was and a candle. Be carful that the candle does not burn the paper.
While the little sis's were still inside we placed pumpkins all over the courtyard. I took each of the tops and placed them in a line. They came outside found their top and proceded to hunt for their pumpkin. It is fun to go around trying to figure out which top goes where. If you do it at night the glow of the candles in the pumpkins is really beautiful.
I realize this only works for fall, and that it is too late for your situation but it might help someone else out.
