![]() Also, all of these carving ideas require the pumpkin to be gutted prior to carving. Note: Always remember to properly vent the top of the pumpkin by cutting a slight triangle shape. The most important thing to remember when carving pumpkins is to have fun and be creative. Place the halves on top of stools on both sides of the door, and let trick-or-treaters pick which to choose from. Clean out the halves, and fill them with treats. Better still, cut the pumpkin in half (if it is large enough). Place the sweets in the pumpkin, and set it out on the porch.Īnother idea is to cut a large hole in the front, clean out the pumpkin, and place the sweets inside. If carving a pumpkin just seems to be too much effort, simply hollow out a pumpkin and use it as a treat basket for trick-or-treaters.Ĭut a hole in the top of the pumpkin, be sure to clean it out extremely well, and then place a towel (or paper towels) around the inside just so the treats don’t get any remaining pumpkin goo on them. This is a guaranteed crowd-pleaser, it is something different and extremely easy to do. This makes it look as if he is chasing the ghost. Once the carvings have been finished, place Pac-man in front of the circle and the ghost. If there is a third pumpkin, carve out a medium-size circle. On a second pumpkin, draw a ghost (just the ghost shape) and carve. Draw a medium Pac-man on one pumpkin and cut it out. When people see it, they cannot help but smile and comment. Pac-man is a classic 1980’s game, and this carving has become a personal tradition for the last four years. Make up some silly pirate faces, and enjoy carving. Perhaps these pirates could be placed side by side in a small wagon or on steps leading up to the door. ![]() If any rags or hats that resemble pirate hats are laying around the house, place them on top of the pumpkins (as long as there is no candle burning inside the pumpkin). Make another goofy pirate, with a one tooth smile, and make a third with a small beard, squinty eyes, and a crazy smile. Make a one-eyed pirate, with a patch and a spooky grin. Pick which faces to use on the pumpkins, and draw them using a marker. Think about what pirates look like and draw simple pictures of pirate faces on a piece of paper. Buy three or more, different shape and size pumpkins. This is a great way to carve pumpkins it involves imagination and no hard patterns to figure out. If little kids are around, let them draw the faces, and have an adult carve them out.īe sure to carve on the inside of the lines. Draw two ovals for the eyes, a circle for a nose, and a larger circle for the mouth (making a surprised face or one that looks like it is saying, “boo!”).Ĭarving a traditional jack-o-lantern is fun and easy. Draw a toothless grin, a triangle nose, and circle eyes. Draw the eyes, the nose, and the mouth or just eyes and a mouth. Think of a face to draw on the pumpkin after gutting and cleaning it out. The only items needed to create a traditional jack-o-lantern are a dark marker (for drawing the pattern), some pumpkin carving tools or a knife, a bowl for the insides of the pumpkin, and a spoon to scoop up the insides of the pumpkin. The pattern she draws, somewhat scary, is typically what comes to mind when thinking off a traditional jack-o-lantern. Traditional Jack-o-LanternĪnyone who watches the annual showing of “The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown” remembers the scene where Lucy draws a jack-o-lantern face in black marker onto Charlie Brown’s head. Don’t forget that pumpkin is really good for your dog and we have some recipes and games for you can use up the leftover pumpkin. Here are some extremely simple pumpkin carving ideas for everyone, involving only imagination, pencil and paper, some pumpkin carving tools (or small carving knife), a bowl for the insides of the pumpkin, a spoon to scrape the pumpkin clean, a dark marker, and an adult to carve the pumpkin. It is about having fun and being creative. Nowadays, it seems as if neighbours are secretly competing to see who can carve the most intricate pumpkin, making some who have close to no carving skills feel somewhat intimidated.Įven so, carving pumpkins is not necessarily about showing off what a talented carver one can be. Pumpkin carving has evolved into major art.
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