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Check out some of these tips to make pumpkin carving even more enjoyable ...
When designing anything, it’s always a good idea to plan out your design before jumping in, especially when you are working with something (like a pumpkin) where there is no going back once you have made a cut! Use a pencil, ball point pen, or tracing paper to draw the design on the pumpkin and then get carving.
2. Carve From The Bottom
Instead of carving from the top, start from the bottom. Cut out a circle and throw that piece away for good; this is where your candle will sit, flat on the ground with the pumpkin around it. This pumpkin-carving tip also makes scooping easier. Thanks to gravity, a sizable chunk of pumpkin guts will fall out right with your bottom hole.
3. Sprinkle Cinnamon Inside
That way, when you light the candle, your jack-o-lantern will smell like a pumpkin pie. Yum.
4. Seal in Moisture
After carving your pumpkin, rub petroleum jelly onto the carved areas. This will protect the surface and seal in moisture, preventing the pumpkin from getting dry and shriveled—because we all know how long carved pumpkins last!