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Need ideas for Halloween on how to carve a pumpkin? Check out these great pumpkin patterns below and start your pumpkin carvings today!

Here's how to carve your own Cat o’ Lantern.

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You will need:

  • A pumpkin
  • Some newspapers
  • A large metal spoon
  • A paring knife
  • A permanent marker
  • A candle
  • Matches

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  1. Layout newspapers to keep your work surface clean.
  2. Using a permanent marker, draw a large circle around the top of the pumpkin’s stem and draw a big cat face on the front using one of our cat o’lantern illustrations as a guide.
  3. Cut a hole big enough around the pumpkin stem so that you can easily clean out the pumpkin. Save the piece you cut out to use as a lid.
  4. Clean and scrape out the inside of the pumpkin with your spoon.
  5. The pumpkin wall should be no more than one inch thick.
  6. Trace or copy your favorite design onto your pumpkin. Carve your cat o’lantern’s face.
  7. Light a candle inside the pumpkin, then close the lid. Quickly put out the flame and look for the blackened spot inside the lid. Cut a small hole there; it will let the smoke and heat escape while a candle glows inside.
  8. Put your cat o’lantern in a safe spot on your doorstep or windowsill to show your support for Trick-or-Treat for Big Cats this Halloween!


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Pumpkin Template.

For more great activities, visit: kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/activities/moreactivities/pumpkin-carving/.

Special thanks to causeanuproar.org!

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