Jack O Lantern Ideas
Choose Faces and Designs for Pumpkin Carving
With the great tools for carving jack o lanterns now, one can go far beyond the traditional smiling face on a pumpkin. Need ideas and inspiration? Here are plenty of examples of what can be done with a pumpkin. I've gathered together some designs for beginners and some that require some practice and skill.
Halloween is fun for all ages, so both kids and adults want to carve a jack o' lantern. Also popular are no-carve jack o-lanterns so even very young children can safely decorate one.
Pumpkin Carving for the Advanced Craftsperson
A Pumpkin Carving Masterpiece
Here's a Carving by a Master Carver
Examples of Extreme Pumpkin Carving (Video) - Jack O' Lanterns Have Really Changed over the Years
More Great Ideas for a Pumpkin
I admit that when I'm faced with a pumpkin fresh from the field, I can't think of anything to carve besides the traditional triangle eyes and nose with a smiling mouth. Now with a book like this one, I can go wild with amazing jack-o-lantern ideas.
What an Amazing Carving!
The Life and Death of a Pumpkin (first hand account) - Caution: this may be too intense for children (please preview first)
Flying Owl Design Carved on a Pumpkin
Ideas for Decorating a Pumpkin with Junk
- Junk Pumpkins
Don't have a ho-hum jack o-lantern. Get wild and crazy with junk that you have around the house or garage to make a JUNK PUMPKIN. These are so much fun. Just let your creativity run free.
What's Your Skill Level?
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Pumpkin Decorating for the Youngest Enthusiast
A Safe Way for a Child to Make a Jack O' Lantern - a video with safe techniques for carving a pumpkin
Here's a Fun Junk Pumpkin Project Using Milk Cartons
- Milk Jug Jack-O-Lantern Craft
Upcycling plastic milk jugs into Jack-O-Lanterns is a fun and easy way to turn an everyday item, that would commonly be considered trash, into a unique Halloween decoration.
© 2010 Virginia Allain
