Carve out some time to try these ideas.
I've never been good at carving pumpkins. I'm good at visualizing what I want my pumpkins to look like, but not so good at making it happen in real life. For years, I've watched enviously as my family members gracefully maneuver a big, honking kitchen knife through the side of a pumpkin and somehow come out the other side with a piece of art instead of some crude triangles.
If this is sounding relatable to you, you might enjoy these three ideas on how to get creative with your jack-o-lanterns this year.
Use paint.
If you want a finely detailed pumpkin, you want more colour options than just orange, or you're hoping to decorate pumpkins with a young child but don't want to give them a knife, this could be the option for you. You can even combine paint and carving to make an extra fancy pumpkin. Painted pumpkins tend to work better in well lit areas, so you may want to display these inside, or at least under a porch light.
Use a spaghetti squash.
A few years ago, the pumpkin I had set aside to carve rotted two days before Halloween. I went to the store in search of another one, but they were completely out. I ended up getting a spaghetti squash and carving it to look like Bart Simpson. If you want to do something different, don't have the space to store a big pumpkin, or you're in a good-gourd-gone-bad situation like I was, a spaghetti squash is an easy alternative. Plus, just like a pumpkin, you can toast and eat the seeds for an easy snack.
Use mini pumpkins.
Just like big pumpkins, you can paint or carve mini pumpkins. They take up a lot less space, and you can decorate a whole bunch (in other words, you get a few tries to make an awesome pumpkin). You can keep your mini pumpkins in a bowl like you would with mini gourds, or display them in your windowsill so everyone can see how cute they look.
What creative ways do you decorate your jack-o-lanterns? Let me know in the comments down below!
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