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. Use a large and medium drill bit to create single stars and a linoleum carving tool to create starbursts.Pumpkin carving has evolved into major art. Thread orange waxed twine between the points with a large-eye sewing needle. Using an awl or electric drill with a small bit, drill main points along the constellations. Lightly draw constellation shapes with a pencil. Stars and Constellations: Cut a hole in the bottom of a medium heirloom pumpkin scoop out the pulp and seeds. Glue a loop of twine to the back of the cardboard, and loop around the stem of a pumpkin to hang. Glue a piece of colorful twine around the edge of the moon to cover up the cardboard. Remove the kernels from a few ears of flint corn, and attach to the crescent with hot glue. Wrap a bundle of dry wheat or grass with twine, and attach to the pumpkin with hot glue.Ĭrescent Corn Moon: Cut out a crescent moon shape from a piece of cardboard. Attach a few lengths of twine around the opening with hot glue. Insert the vellum in the pumpkin, and center it over the opening so that the design faces out attach it with straight pins. Cut a piece of white vellum paper that is just larger than the hole and draw the craters of the moon on it with a gray paint pen. Cut a round opening in the front of the pumpkin. Harvest Moon: Cut a hole in the bottom of a medium heirloom pumpkin scoop out the pulp and seeds. Three different night sky scenes will light up your front porch or party table with seasonally appropriate motifs.
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