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Halloween is a holiday that many families and children enjoy. Kids (and adults) get a chance to dress up in costumes, put on makeup, pick out pumpkins, decorate pumpkins, and trick-or-treat. It can be lots of fun and a little challenging to make a jack o lantern with kids. Here are a few ideas that will make the process more fun and personal.... Read full How To Article
Ruth Kremer
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October 31, 2009
As my kids get older, I find that the traditional funny-faced pumpkins are not quite what they are looking for anymore. We started the adventure of carving pumpkins this year knowing all of them will be a little fancier this year.
We started out by going to the garden to pick the perfect pumpkin for each of the kids. While they...
A little help cleaning out the pumpkin makes the job go quicker.
Special tools for cleaning the inside of the pumpkin makes the job easier.
Use toothpicks to hold the template in place.
Toothpicks work well if your pumpkin is not thick-skinned. Otherwise nails work good. Follow the outline of the template and poke holes about every 1/4 inch to mark where to cut.
After the holes are made for the whole template, remove the template.
A little flour will make following the pattern easier.
Rub a coat of flour over the holes in the pumpkin. This will allow you to see where to carve.
Sharp and safe tools makes carving safer and easier.
The final product looks even cuter than the template!
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