How to Carve a Halloween Pumpkin

Summary: Halloween is a great holiday for fun and festivities the whole family can enjoy. Dating back to the 5th century BC in Celtic Ireland, Halloween originally may have developed on a day when the Celts believed that spirits could intermingle with the living, and so would dress up in ghoulish scary costumes and noisily parade around the neighborhood being destructive, in order to frighten away spirits looking for bodies to possess. Today, the Halloween holiday is more fun and playful with children and adults dressing up in scary Halloween costumes for trick or treating or a fun Halloween party. Many people carve Halloween pumpkins to make Jack-O-Lanterns, and also decorate with fake spider webs, bats, ghosts, and other ghoulish decorations.

In this free video series, our expert will demonstrate how to carve a Halloween pumpkin and make a Jack-O-Lantern. You will get step-by-step instructions on how to clean your Halloween pumpkin, how to roast pumpkin seeds, and how to carve a pumpkin. Get great ideas for pumpkin carving designs and decorations, as well as ideas for adding details to your Jack-O-Lantern design. Let our expert walk you and your children through this fun and exciting Halloween craft!