How to make a pumpkin lantern in various variations. Step-by-step instructions on how to carve a pumpkin for Halloween (several options for every taste) How to make a pumpkin lantern for Halloween

Halloween is a bright and spectacular holiday that came to us from the Anglo-Saxon countries and was enjoyed by both children and adults.

Every year on October 31, costume parades, carnivals, photo shoots, school lights and corporate Halloween-style parties are held in many European cities, in North and South America, Mexico, Japan and China, as well as in Russia.

The traditions of the celebration are distinguished by national color, rituals, mass character, decorations, but still the main attribute of the evening - a luminous pumpkin - remains the same recognizable symbol and decoration for all participants in the festival.

From known legend, which underlies the so-called "pumpkin" tradition.

According to her, an Irishman named Jack was rejected by higher powers and sent to wander in eternity, illuminating his path with a pumpkin lantern. Since then, the carved pumpkin symbolizes Jack's lamp and creates an unusual entourage of magic and mysticism.

There are many different ways of carving pumpkins, and now it is already a whole art, which “in American style” sounds like pumpkin art (pumpkin art), and the more common name is “carving”.

But the simplest and most uncomplicated pumpkin can be carved even by a child with the help of an adult mentor. Such crafts will perfectly decorate the holiday, and joint creativity will bring a lot of joy to its performers.

Preparatory stage: what you need to make a lantern and how to choose and process a pumpkin

There is a wide variety of professional carving tools.

But in order to make a pumpkin lantern on your own, at home, you need to stock up:

• ordinary kitchen and stationery knife,
• candle or flashlight
• spoon
• felt-tip pen,
• alcohol,
• and cotton or sponge.

You should pay attention to the choice of pumpkin: a complex pattern will look good on a large one, but for the first time it is more convenient to take a medium-sized pumpkin.

The color of the pumpkin can be anything: bright and pale orange, yellow, white.

The procedure for making a pumpkin for Halloween:

1. Before creating a “masterpiece”, it is necessary to wash the fruit well, dry it and degrease it with alcohol and cotton wool.
2. Next, the “hat” is carefully cut out, and the pulp is removed with a spoon. The better the pumpkin is cleaned and the thinner its walls become, the longer the festive lantern will last.
3. Then we cut out the actual pattern. But first it is better to apply the contours with a felt-tip pen.

A pattern or picture is drawn on a pumpkin, and then carefully cut out with a thin kitchen or stationery knife. If you have a bit of talent as a draftsman, just draw while looking at examples. Otherwise, use templates.

It's better to carve the pumpkin in advance so that it has time to dry well, 12 hours will be enough.

Can be used as backlight small candles or flashlight. As an option - wrap New Year's garland of LEDs glass jar or just put a garland in a pumpkin.

The fantasy of carving masters is limitless. The traditional occupation has become a real art. Carving the most ordinary pumpkin is not very difficult, but a holiday is a holiday to surprise, delight and inspire!

Simple masks are a classic solution

The most elementary drawing on a pumpkin is a mask or a face, although there are many ways to keep originality here.

Having completed all the stages of preparing the future "Jack Lantern", you should think about how the mask will look like. She can be funny and funny or really inspire fear and horror with her monstrous grin.

At the end of the material, we offer you several ready-made templates for drawing on a pumpkin, which can be opened in a new browser tab and downloaded. The finished drawing must be printed on a printer, cuts are made along the edges so that the ornament fits well on an uneven surface and fixed with an adhesive tape on a pumpkin.

If you cut through the details in the template by making a stencil, then you can simply circle the desired contour with a felt-tip pen. Or you can leave the downloaded drawing as it is and pierce the contours with a sharp awl or other tool.

But it is much more interesting to connect your creative thinking and create a unique and inimitable “face”. Try scribbling on a piece of paper, or invite your child to get creative.

Often, when making masks, they use geometric patterns.

The nose and eyes of the face may be triangular in shape, and the grin may be in the shape of a zigzag. The complexity of this pattern lies in cutting corners.

In order not to spoil the work, you should carefully pierce the peel with a thin knife and then make small cuts.

No need to turn the knife to cut a corner, it is better to remove the tool from the pumpkin and pierce the peel in a new direction of movement.

To make a kinder and prettier pumpkin mask, you just need to get rid of sharp corners by adding smooth lines. The grin will easily become a smile if neat square “teeth” are cut out instead of triangular “fangs”.

The eyes can be made round using a small penknife or chisel (available at art stores) as a smoothing tool.

In addition to frightening humanoid masks, carved muzzles of animals and fairy-tale creatures, for example, the mystical cat Behemoth or Pokemon, look very interesting.

A Pokemon without its sharp ears will be unrecognizable, so you can try and cut two wonderful “ears” from another pumpkin. In order for the "locators" to hold well and not fall off during noisy festivities and covens of any "evil spirits", you need to make cuts in the pumpkin and fix the "ears" with toothpicks.

Not always only "Jack's lantern" is made from a pumpkin. A simply carved mask without illumination also looks colorful if the work is done subtly and skillfully.

Of course, such a pumpkin may well decorate a holiday in the daytime, but in the evening the “fiery heads” placed on a reflective glossy surface look much more impressive.

By choosing a bright orange pumpkin, you can make an excellent mask. The figures on the pumpkin look spectacular, differing from the main body of the pumpkin in color and even in shade. For example, in order to get large white teeth, you need to peel the top layer of the peel and then cut each tooth separately. It is very good to do this work with thin and sharp Thai knives.

The work performed by the following carving method does not require illumination at all. In this case, the pulp may not be extracted from the pumpkin. It is enough to work out the drawing with high quality using sharp tools, cutting out only the upper layers of the peel.

The desired effect is achieved due to different pressure force and depth of cuts.

Since the hat is not cut off, the pumpkin tail can imitate the ugly nose of an old sorcerer.

Compositions from pumpkins

Of course, a pumpkin head standing alone will look boring, even if it is done very talentedly. The compositions of the lanterns look much more interesting.

Large and small pumpkins, placed at different heights, decorated with branches and autumn leaves, will decorate any interior or photo zone on All Saints' Day. An interesting idea is to put pumpkins on large shelves for flowers or fruits.

You can make compositions of several pumpkins according to the "one in one" type. In such works, a large pumpkin "villain head" is first carved, and then small faces are placed in the slits in the "villain's" jaws. You can fix parts of the composition with toothpicks or canapé sticks.

Characters and images

Halloween is the night before All Saints' Day, at which time the boundary between the earthly world and the world of higher powers is blurred. Accordingly, the spirit of the holiday is reflected in the work of masters of artistic carving of pumpkins.

Here are cute ghosts, either alone, like Carlson, or in cheerful companies.

And ugly, fearsome and terrifying, bats, owls, spiders and other creatures with mystical powers.

And where to go on this holiday without witches, their magic potion, black cats and fire-breathing dragons?

Compositions of pumpkins in the form of witches' houses look great. Windows, a door are cut out with a penknife, with the help of cut-out hotel elements, attics, verandas, and a door are completed. The light in the windows seems to remind all Halloween fans that many mysterious creatures do not sleep that night.

It should be pointed out that with the proper skill, complex magical scenes with witchcraft motifs, rich in details, can be carved on a pumpkin for Halloween. We will show some below.

The headless horseman... Scary! Terrible! But how beautiful this image looks, carved on the main symbol of Halloween!

One of the most popular and successful films about sorcerers, magicians, sorcerers and the school of wizards is Harry Potter. Why not use ideas from this movie to decorate pumpkins?

Traditionally, motifs or characters from comics or books are often used. Fabulous and mystical is the character of Spider-Man. In addition, in the photo below is the entrance to a certain fiery hell. Perhaps this is the Cave of Doom in Mordor from Tolkien's popular book.

Lovers of apple gadgets can make a pumpkin lantern with the emblem of their favorite iPhone for Halloween.

And the motives of death and the underworld are heard in Gothic works that will find their admirers.

Well, the very reminder of Halloween is celebrated on Jack lanterns in the form of images of pumpkins, inscriptions and other festive and symbolism.

Coloring technology

Often, when creating original works from pumpkins, dyeing technology is used.

You can shade individual elements of the composition using ordinary food coloring or paints for Easter eggs.

And you can draw patterns with ordinary gouache or paint parts of the picture.

Attention! Careless strokes are easily removed with alcohol and cotton wool.

Pumpkin for Halloween made of paper - simple and original!

If the carving technology seems too complicated and overwhelming, and you really want to decorate the interior for the holiday, then the ideal option would be to create a paper pumpkin from papier-mâché.

In order to make a paper pumpkin with your own hands you will need:

• paper (preferably colored)
• balloon,
• office glue,
• thread,
• marker,
• stationery knife,
• led flashlight.

It is necessary to tear the paper into small pieces, then inflate the balloon and paste over it with several layers of paper. The topmost layer should not be smeared with glue too much.

The finished paper ball is hung by a thread and left to dry for 10-12 hours. Once the paper gourd is dry, you can pierce the inside of the ball, make a small cut, and carefully remove it.

If there is time, then you can mold the base of a more complex shape from plasticine. Then you have a chance to make not just a flashlight, but a real work of art.

You can also draw a face on a paper pumpkin with a felt-tip pen or marker, then cut out the resulting drawing with a thin clerical knife or small nail scissors.

By placing an LED flashlight inside, you can achieve a great resemblance of paper props to a real Jack's lantern.

In no case should you put a candle inside such a lamp, the paper is flammable, and an unplanned “fire show” can happen. As mentioned above, it is better to use an LED garland.

A paper pumpkin is a great alternative to crafting from a real fruit.

It is almost weightless, easily attached to the ceiling. Candies or small surprises placed in a papier-mâché pumpkin will please the guests of the party.

Despite the fact that Halloween came to us from the United States, it is widely celebrated in our country. This gives a unique opportunity to show imagination, unleash your creative abilities and just have a great time with close friends.

Discover new talents in yourself and do not believe prejudice!

When Halloween approaches, Americans, and after them, most of the English-speaking population, simply go crazy. They prepare costumes, decorate houses and, of course, make pumpkin lanterns. In Russia, the holiday has not received such a wide spread, but still there are people who are not averse to celebrating All Saints' Day. Especially for all those who want to decorate their home for the holiday, we will talk about how to make a pumpkin lantern in various variations.

Classic variant

The easiest way to make a pumpkin lantern is to carve an evil face on a vegetable. To do this, we need a table knife, a small penknife, a spoon, and a medium-sized orange beauty. Let's start manufacturing.

The first step is to cut off the top of the pumpkin. We cut it in a circle, and this must be done carefully. After all, this spare part should subsequently be in its original place. Now you need to take out all the pulp with a spoon.

The most difficult and interesting part of the work remains - to make the pumpkin lantern eyes, nose and mouth. In the classic version, all the constituent parts of the orange beauty's face should be close to a triangular shape. The eyes are equilateral triangles and the nose is isosceles. A smile is also drawn in the form of this geometric figure, both the lower and upper jaw.

After the face is drawn, we cut out the holes first with a large knife, and then with a small one we correct the shape. Everything is ready. It remains to insert a candle and close the pumpkin with a “lid”.

Modern interpretation

Since Halloween is not celebrated in Russia, there is no tradition of carving funny faces on pumpkins in our country. But we have a lot of craftsmen, and they often use vegetables as objects for creativity. Therefore, many craftsmen, paying tribute to tradition, carve entire works of art on pumpkins by October 31.

You can see all kinds of trees, complex abstract compositions, as well as a whole amusement park. We will tell you how to make a pumpkin lantern for Halloween in a modern interpretation.

To cut out a complex plot, in our case, a carousel with horses, you need to prepare a pattern. You can print it on a printer, or you can draw it by hand. Next, we transfer the drawing to the pumpkin. And here begins the most difficult part of the work. A lot of small details need to be cut along the pencil outline. To make this easier to do, the pumpkin must be prepared before work.

We do everything the same as in the classic version. Cut off the top of the pumpkin and scoop out the flesh. Now it will be convenient to cut through the horses. To make your work easier, you need to take a ripe vegetable with a soft peel. When the drawing is cut out, we shape the “hat” and attach it to our finished lantern with toothpicks. It remains only to insert a candle and enjoy the beauty.

Pumpkin in a pumpkin

Human imagination is limitless. Today you can see pumpkin lanterns not only in the classic and modernized versions. Masters make mini-compositions from vegetables of different sizes. One of the popular motifs is pumpkin eating pumpkin. Let's figure out how to make such a creative lantern.

First, we prepare two pumpkins, cut off the tops, clean and put on the “caps” back. To keep the "hat" of a small pumpkin better, we pin it with toothpicks. Cut out a face full of horror on a small vegetable. To give a grimace that inspires fear to a large pumpkin, first we outline the eyes, nose and mouth with a pencil. Immediately try on a small pumpkin and circle it. We draw teeth.

Let's start cutting. When we move on to the mouth, remember that in order to hold a small pumpkin in the hole, the hole should be slightly smaller than we drew it. It is better to expand the hole if necessary. If you still missed the size, and the small pumpkin falls inside, it does not matter, just attach it with toothpicks.

Creative installation

If you've already made the classic pumpkin jack-o'-lantern, it's time to inject some creativity into your art. How to do it? You can come up with a terrifying composition that can pretty scare your friends.

We cut out the classic version of the lantern or give the pumpkin any other face, as desired. Next, we make a severed human leg. To do this, we need old jeans, a sock and an unnecessary shoe. Cut off one leg from the jeans and stuff it a little. We fill the sock and put it in the trousers. Well, we put shoes or boots on the improvised foot. Everything is almost ready. It remains to add blood for the surroundings. It can be made from ketchup or gouache paints can be used.

Owl lantern

On a pumpkin, you can cut not only the evil face that has already become a classic. With the same success, with a little more effort, you can get a very original lantern in the form of an owl.

Why do Americans carve this particular bird on pumpkins? In Irish culture, where, in fact, the holiday came to the United States, the owl was considered a devilish bird. Hearing her hoot, everyone fell silent. They thought that a night hunter could harm not only small rodents, but also people.

How to carve an owl-lantern from a pumpkin for Halloween? We need a fairly large vegetable, and elongated in length. We cut off the hat and clean the pumpkin. To make it easier to draw on a vegetable, we first print a stencil. You can transfer it to a pumpkin both with a carbon paper and with the help of punctures made with an awl or a thick needle. We cut out all the holes with a small knife and remember that the more “feathers” our owl has, the more light the lantern will give.

Lantern as table decoration

On Halloween, it is customary to present treats to guests in a non-trivial form. So you can surprise your friends with, for example, pumpkin porridge with a rather interesting serving. How to cook a delicious treat, decide for yourself, but we will be happy to tell you how to make a pumpkin lantern for decoration.

This time we do not need a whole vegetable, but only its upper part. We take out the insides from half of the pumpkin. And now we cut through two round eyes and a mouth-smile in it. Optionally, you can add a neat nose. From a piece of pumpkin we cut out a semblance of a tail. It may be small, but you should not make it less than 15 cm, otherwise it will be disproportionately small compared to the head. If desired, you can also cut out the fins. We put a candle on a plate, cover it with a cut out muzzle, put porridge on the dish and stick the tail and fins into it. A beautiful and original candlestick-whale is ready.

It seems that the pumpkin is specially created for creativity. Interesting vases, openwork candlesticks or decorative lanterns are far from the whole list of what can be made from this autumn fruit. Grinning faces will create a fabulous atmosphere in your home, floral or geometric patterns will complement natural materials and become an original decor item for any interior, and vampires, bats and evil spirits will terrify not only children, but also adults. Moreover, very soon the gates between the material and other worlds will be reopened, all evil spirits will descend to earth and most people, according to the good old Celtic tradition, will honor evil spirits by celebrating Halloween.

An integral attribute of this "horrible" holiday - the pumpkin head - owes its appearance to the Irish legend about an old farmer named Jack, who not only led a vicious life, but twice deceived the devil himself, after which he was doomed to wander around the world after death with a pumpkin head and ember inside her.

But enough theory: it's time to start from words to deeds. And today we will tell you not only how to choose, prepare and make a pumpkin for Halloween, but also share interesting and useful ideas.

Pumpkin for Halloween: step by step instructions

Choosing a fruit

In order to create a pumpkin arrangement that will scare evil spirits away from your home, you first need to choose the “right” vegetable. Actually, a fairly even pumpkin with an intact surface and no rotten places is ideal for this role. Moreover, it should be a fresh fruit, which will have a soft peel that can be easily processed. By the way, in order not to make a mistake and not accidentally buy a spoiled pumpkin, first pull it by the tail: if it easily lags behind, then most likely it has already begun to rot from the inside.

Cooking Tools

It is equally important to prepare the tools themselves. To carve a Halloween pumpkin, you will need several thin, well-sharpened knives with blades of various lengths (you can also use woodworking tools), a sturdy tablespoon, a felt-tip pen or marker for drawing, and a small candle.

Making a pumpkin

Now that the prep work is done, you can start creating!

To do this, using a marker at the base of the pumpkin (where the tail grows), mark the “lid” in the form of a simple circle or polygon. Then, using a knife, cut it off. At the same time, in order to get a tapered cutout, and as a result your cover does not fall inside the "head", hold it at an angle of 45 degrees. This is a rather time-consuming process, so you will have to be patient and make a lot of effort.

After the "trepanation" is completed, it's time to "cleanse" your beauty. It is much more convenient to start freeing it from the pulp and seeds directly with your hands. And then, using a tablespoon, scrape off the remaining fibers from the inner walls. Remember that the optimal wall thickness of the pumpkin in the part where you are going to cut the face is 2-3 centimeters.

Your pumpkin is almost ready, it remains only to make a funny or evil face for it, or maybe not even a face .... Whatever it is, draw a sketch first on paper, make sure it's exactly what you imagined - and you can safely transfer the drawing to the peel.

Next, paint over with a marker those places that you are going to cut out so that they are better visible, and, armed with a kitchen or penknife, proceed to the “jewelry” work. Use reciprocating movements for this, trying to adhere to the contour as closely as possible. Do not hurry. If necessary, pull out the tool and insert it at a new angle.

To complete the composition, insert a candle inside the pumpkin head, light it and close the pumpkin with a lid again.

How to make a pumpkin for Halloween - video

TOP 10 Pumpkins for Halloween: Interesting Ideas

familiar character

A pumpkin with a glowing scary face for Halloween is a classic version of holiday decor. However, you don't have to literally go to standards to create predictable looks - it's Halloween! Especially in the 21st century. Approach the task creatively. Twist the fruit in your hands - perhaps, along with inspiration, new ideas will come to your mind. For example, if instead of trivial round, square or triangular elements of the “face”, you cut out crosses, stars or even bats, then you will already add a little personality to a separate pumpkin. If you are a fan of more unconventional solutions, let's experiment together with more unconventional and sophisticated approaches to design!

famous lantern

Have you ever wondered why, when carving various faces from pumpkins, everyone calls them a lantern? After all, a lantern should be a lantern! It doesn't matter, old or modern, camping or garden, but a lantern. Are you of the same opinion? Then, choosing any image of the lantern you like, transfer it to the pumpkin, and, armed with a thin knife, cut out only that part of it through which the light should be visible. Place a candle inside - and your pumpkin will take on an original look.

Pumpkin in a pumpkin

As you understand, Halloween is also a competition among pumpkins. Therefore, it is quite realistic to see a pumpkin horror movie devouring another monster ...

To create a similar composition, you will need a huge and a very small pumpkin (you can also use an orange and a pumpkin of any size). And then proceed according to the worked out scheme: having come up with a more terrible face, cut it out. At the same time, when you need to cut out the mouth, it is best to start with its narrower part, and make the wide hole for the “victim” narrower at first, gradually cutting it so that it does not fall out of the mouth.

Snowman Jack

As you know, always and everywhere there is a place for something good and bright. Therefore, although Halloween is a time of revelry of evil spirits, not everything on it should be evil and scary. In addition, there is not much time left until winter, which means it's time to remember about snowmen.

Agree, Jack the pumpkin snowman meeting right at the front door of the invited guests will make a splash. A hat, a collar from an old shirt, 2-3 buttons, felt-tip pens, a cork from a bottle of wine and a little glue will help you make a fat good man who will become an unusual holiday decoration for your home.

Halloween lacy pumpkin

But what if we digress even more from the “ugly” topic and try to make something beautiful and airy? Say, master the technique of painting? Moreover, in order to create such beauty, you only need acrylic paints, a brush, a glass outline and a few toothpicks.

First, cover the pumpkin with an even layer of paint and let it dry thoroughly. After your fingerprints do not remain on it, use a toothpick to draw some interesting pattern on the pumpkin, and then steal it with the outline. Or immediately decorate the peel with openwork leaves, geometric shapes or mysterious symbols. Do not limit your imagination - and you will get not only an original decor element, but also a great gift for friends.

Glamor pumpkin

When glamor goes out of fashion, many will probably breathe a sigh of relief, but for now, glossy stories are a source of inspiration when working on decorating a festive interior, especially when it comes to creating a terribly beautiful decor. Gold or silver plating, rhinestones, sequins - there is nothing easier than making such a glamorous pumpkin. Or you can paint the fruit black, draw a skull and crossbones on it with silver, and glue a decorative pink organza bow on top - and then you will get a pumpkin in the style of punk glamour.

Pumpkin that vomited

Perhaps such an idea seems disgusting, but believe me, such a vile image looks very impressive. The secret is that you carve the pumpkin according to a well-known pattern, but unlike the traditional mug, its mouth should be wide open and the eyes widened and slightly slanted.

In addition, after you free her from seeds and pulp, put part of the cleaned entrails into her mouth so that they hang and fall out, and part below her. By the way, the same idea can also be used to decorate a festive table, just put not the insides in the pumpkin’s mouth, but some real appetizer or sauce.

Text messages

Agree that a romantic message carved into a pumpkin by some shy guy who can't wait for Valentine's Day looks sincere and sweet. What if it was also carved with a sign for a party, the logo of a symbolic musical group, mysterious spells or thematic phrases like "In the witch's house" or "Beware. Zombie!"? Depending on the size of your pumpkin, cut out one word or a whole phrase on it, and also write them by letters or syllables into several pumpkins of approximately the same size and put them in the desired sequence.

pumpkin hamburger

Believe it or not, but on your Halloween table, a pumpkin can become not only a decor item, but also completely indispensable, using it as dishes. Alternatively, it can be arranged in the form of a huge hamburger. To do this, cut the pumpkin in half and remove the core. Next, put a large chop instead of the usual cutlet, slices of cheese, tomato slices, lettuce on one half, and cover your “sandwich” with the other half, decorating it with seeds that you cleaned from the core like sesame seeds.

functional gourd

As they say, good does not disappear, so you can try to make the pumpkin not only beautiful, but also useful. For example, if you decide to have a holiday and invite guests, then a pumpkin is quite capable of replacing your refrigerator. Cut it in half, cut out the core, fill it with crushed ice and place bottles of drinks. Such an extraordinary "dish" will come in handy and will be remembered by your guests for a long time. And there are many such examples! The main thing is to give free rein to your imagination.

Try to make your Halloween pumpkin original and interesting. Happy All Saints Day to you!

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Hello dear guest readers! Today on the blog there is a post about what a pumpkin can be for Halloween and an unusual event - a guest post from Anastasia Kalashnikova, the author of the blog rat-felt.ru.

We met on her creative resource during the competition “I am a creator! » It turned out that we are similar in many ways, which allowed us to get closer in the future. But we will start with the classic options for dealing with the main symbol of Halloween, which is also called the head or Jack-o'-lantern.

According to legend, Jack was a drinker and, as a result of his risky disputes with Satan, was forced to wander the world. He was not allowed into heaven and he did not fit in hell. Therefore, with him he carries a gourd lamp with a smoldering ember. Since then, such a composition has become a symbol of a lighthouse that helps lost souls to rest in peace.

Every year on October 31, many parts of the world celebrate (sometimes on a grand scale) the beautiful Night of the Floating Apples. Of course, such a celebration is more typical for countries like Mexico, but in Russia and the CIS countries, the tradition of carving pumpkins at the end of October is gaining momentum. And it's great! Agree, in our traditions there is nothing even close to similar.

Let's start with the most classic way to create a festive accessory - carving a pumpkin.

How to make a pumpkin for Halloween: detailed instructions with photos

Carving a beautiful Halloween addition from a pumpkin is not that difficult. It is enough to prepare the following tools and materials:

• pumpkin,
• Scotch,
• sharp knife,
• spoon (choose the size depending on the size of the pumpkin),
• scissors,
• something long and sharp (wooden skewer, awl or knitting needle),
• marker (best food),
• stencil (if you can do it, you can draw a face or a drawing already on the pumpkin itself),
• one or more candles (you can use a small battery-operated lamp).

Working process

1. First, cut off the lid of the pumpkin. To do this, draw a contour with a marker and cut out this element with a knife. A lot of effort will have to be made, especially if the pumpkin is large. The juice that comes out can be wiped off with a rag. If you stuck the knife deep enough, you should be able to remove the lid without any problems.
2. Cut the seeds off the top and scoop them out from the inside of the pumpkin. If the fruit is large, it will be much easier to do it with your hands. Otherwise, use a spoon.
3. Don't forget to take out the pulp. To do this, make notches inside the vegetable with a knife and remove the soft contents with a spoon. Cut off the pulp from the lid, leaving a hard layer.
4. Now attach a pre-prepared template with the image you like (there will also be several photo options below). Stick it with tape so that the image does not slip.
5. Now the image needs to be translated into a pumpkin. To do this, make small holes along the template with an awl along the entire contour.
6. After that, with a sharp knife, connect all the dots together, cutting out the pattern. The more complex the selected composition, the more time it will take for this stage.

That's all. It remains only to put candles or a small lamp inside. For greater safety, you can degrease the pumpkin with alcohol.

For everyone who wants to see all the actions in detail, I advise you to watch the video:

Stencils and Templates for the Pumpkin Head

For pumpkin carving, the following templates will come in handy:

By the way, these ideas can be used in makeup.

Other ways to process pumpkin

If you want to do something less traditional, then the following ideas will come in handy for this.

Scary and toothy pumpkin head

Perfect for little pumpkins. For this, you will need a gourd, a small sharp knife, plastic vampire teeth, and a pair of round-tipped pins. Cut a hole large enough for plastic teeth to fit in. After that, they must be placed in the opening and stick the eyes-pins.

Cut out the drawings ... with a drill

An alternative way to create patterns (if you prefer them rather than faces) can be realized if you use a drill with drills of different diameters. In this case, at the stage of creating a drawing, mark the places where the pattern should be located and drill holes.

small pumpkin candles

Usually pumpkins are used as lamps. But why not make an original candle out of a small fruit? To do this, you will need to cut off the top (you can use a metal baking dish). After completing all the other steps, you will need to insert a wick inside the cleaned pumpkin and fill it with melted wax. While the wax has not hardened, secure the wick in a vertical position.

Use wax in contrasting pumpkin colors for vibrant colors. The vegetable itself can be additionally decorated with rhinestones or painted.

Decorative pumpkins: for those who don't like carving

To decorate your home for Halloween, you don't have to struggle with cutting and removing the pulp. You can leave the fruit whole. It will also keep for much longer.

colorful pumpkins

This collection contains several options. Firstly, you can simply paint the vegetables at your discretion (for example, with acrylic paints). You can also glue rhinestones or use markers.

We decorate with a garland

If you have some glue and a solid piece of garland with balls, then you can glue it to the pumpkin. To do this, coat the vegetable with glue and attach the garland to it in layers.

Confetti

Grab some confetti or create your own with a hole punch and colorful paper. Coat the pumpkin with glue and sprinkle with the resulting circles. On top, you can make an additional layer of glue so that the confetti does not fly around.

pumpkin unicorns

Of all the ideas presented, this one is the most interesting and unusual (especially if you are creating a surprise for a girl). For it, you will need a pumpkin, foamiran for the ears, acrylic paints (you can take a balloon), polymer clay, glue and wooden skewers.

First, color the pumpkin and cut off the twig. After that, glue the ears made in advance from foamiran. Twist the horn and stick a skewer into it, bake the structure (if the clay is baked). After that, stick the structure into the “forehead” of the unicorn. Make a mane out of several polymer clay sausages and attach it to the creature's head as well. Color the muzzle.

Pumpkins in a variety of interpretations

On Halloween, it is not necessary to use only live vegetables. You can use them in a variety of ways to decorate yourself and the room.

Draw a pumpkin

Think it's difficult? In fact, it is enough to have watercolor paints on hand and this simple master class. Agree, everyone will draw such slices?

Halloween costume

You or your child can appear as a charming pumpkin. In the first version presented, you only need a large amount of orange mesh, which can be assembled like a skirt, make a green border and sew on a scary face.

The same was done for the second variation.

But the next suit is easy to turn into a man's. To do this, you just need to replace the pack with red or green pants.

See even more options for holiday costumes in this article.

pumpkin mask

To create one you will need colored cardboard, colored paper or paints and a thin rubber band. Cut out the mask using the template below. Cut out the rest of the details from colored paper or paint with paints. Make holes on the side, thread the rubber band through.

paper pumpkins

To create such a paper pumpkin, you will need a template (available in the master class), thick decorative paper, a glue gun and scissors. Here it will be enough to cut out the base, glue it along the upper pieces and attach all the other elements.

Papier mache

Also paper, but the result is much more realistic. For such a pumpkin, you will need a balloon, threads, lots of newspaper strips, a primer and acrylic paints.

To begin, inflate the balloon (not very tightly), tie a ponytail and tie threads (better twine) to it so that the balloon can be broken into several sections. Tie the ends of the threads tightly at the opposite base. After that, start gluing the strips to the base (more on this). After applying all layers and drying them, prime the product and leave to dry, then paint.

Thread garland

There is nothing easier than making a garland of many pumpkins from threads. To do this, you only need a couple of colors of thread and a "fluffy" wire for the legs. Each fruit is a skein of thread, fastened with fluffy wire.

From cinnamon sticks and lid rings

Take 22 metal lid rings, twine and a few cinnamon sticks. Connect the rings like bagels on a bunch and place cinnamon sticks inside.

fabric pumpkin

For her, take a bag of fabric and stuff it tightly. Then fasten a knot with threads at one end and pull it out at the opposite. Distribute the threads as in the papier-mâché master class. You can use a stick as a ponytail.

Pipes in motion

A piece of corrugated pipe can easily turn into a festive fruit if you connect it together, paint it and make a stick-tail.

But what about acorns?

Have you ever thought that acorns look like little pumpkins? If they are painted in an appropriate way, you will get a bright likeness of pumpkins.

Kawaii felt pumpkin for Halloween

And here is a guest post from Nastya. Anastasia is a very creative and diversified person - a needlewoman, layout designer, caring mother. And in every direction she brings a piece of herself, creating something new and magnificent. What wonderful toys she makes out of wool and felt! How to optimize sites (and at the same time create designs)! I’m generally silent about the role of a young mother and the combination of all this.

So, I give the floor to Anastasia herself, who will tell us how to make a pumpkin for Halloween with your own hands from felt - a wonderful cute souvenir for family and friends on the Night of Floating Apples ^^ After all, who said that a pumpkin must be hard?

My name is Kalashnikova Anastasia, and I present to you today this small master class. Halloween is coming soon, so I suggest sewing its symbol out of felt - a cute pumpkin. The toy consists of simple details, so it is perfect for creativity with children.

You will need:

• Orange, white and black felt;
• Orange and white floss;
• Needle;
• Scissors;
• A little synthetic winterizer;
• Black beads for the eyes;
• Tape or magnet optional

You can download the pattern HERE, this is what it looks like:

The process of making a pumpkin

First of all, cut out all the necessary details from the felt. According to the pattern given above, the toy will turn out to be about 5 * 5 centimeters.

Using a fading pencil or pencil, draw curved lines to represent the segments of the pumpkin. Sew them with a back stitch, I used two strands of light orange floss.

The first line is ready

And from the reverse side:

Now it's the turn of the eye. Place them in accordance with the pattern, just above the center line of the pumpkin body. Then sew with overlock stitch or needle-forward stitch.

Sew the stalk from the front.

My favorite moment: choosing the expression of the toy's face. See how much it changes when I just change the location of the eye-beads))

The muzzle is almost finished!

You can embroider the mouth with black floss or cut it out of felt. My toys are intended for children, so I do not use glue when making them.

Well, the muzzle of the pumpkin is ready. On the reverse side of the toy, I sew a pocket with a magnet, but if you wish, you can replace it with a ribbon.
Then sew both parts of the pumpkin with your favorite stitch. Don't forget to leave a hole for stuffing.

Stuff with a small amount of synthetic winterizer to give the toy volume.

Sew up the hole and voila! The cute pumpkin is ready!

If desired, you can sew the second half of the handle on the back:

Photo of a pumpkin and her owl friend ^^

If you liked my little master class, you can get acquainted with the rest of the Halloween toys in the article “Halloween Felt Crafts for Kids. Patterns and master classes.

Creative inspiration to you!

On my own behalf, I want to add that I hope to meet Anastasia on my blog more than once. This concludes the post about Halloween pumpkins and hope to see you here more than once.

Sincerely, Anastasia Skoreva and Anastasia Kalashnikova

A pumpkin lantern (Jack lantern) is the main attribute of the Halloween holiday. Traditionally, a jack-o-lantern is placed in the window of a house or on the doorstep to ward off evil spirits. The lantern is a hollow gourd with holes in the form of eyes, nose and mouth. A burning candle is placed inside the gourd. carving a pumpkin lantern is a fun and festive way to celebrate Halloween.

How to carve a pumpkin lantern for Halloween

Choose a fresh pumpkin in the shape you like best. Some people prefer their lantern to be low and round, while others prefer it to be tall and oval.

Lay your work surface before you start, as pumpkin carving can be a messy job.

Draw a circle or hexagon on the top of the pumpkin in preparation for making the hole. The hole should be large enough for your hand and a spoon to remove the seeds and pulp from the pumpkin. The stem of the pumpkin should be the center of the circle.

Use a kitchen knife, pumpkin carving tool, or reciprocating saw to carve the top of the pumpkin around your sketch. At the same time, you need to cut off the top of the pumpkin at an angle so that the cut edges remain wide enough, this is necessary so that the lid stays on the pumpkin and does not fall inside.

Remove the top of the pumpkin you just carved and, using a large spoon, remove the pulp and seeds from it and the inside of the pumpkin. You can later roast it in the oven. Peel the side of the pumpkin where the face will be located until it is about 2 centimeters thick.

Decide how the face of the pumpkin will look and draw the pattern on the pumpkin. If you're using a traditional pumpkin face, use a felt-tip pen to draw triangles for the eyes and nose on a clean pumpkin, and a crescent shape with a few teeth on top and bottom of the mouth. If you prefer to use, attach the edges to the pumpkin with duct tape. Transfer the design to the surface of the pumpkin by making intermittent holes along the lines of the design with an awl or other sharp object. Remove the template.

Make sure to draw the eyes, nose and mouth large enough, you will have a hard time carving out tiny features when you use a large knife blade to cut through tough leather.

Take a knife or a special tool for carving a gourd, you can also use a jigsaw. Carving tools are usually included in pumpkin carving kits. If you decide to use the traditional approach, use a medium sized knife. Its blade should be at least 1cm larger than the gourd skin and thin, especially if you want to carve detailed details.

Carve the face slowly and avoid hasty steps. Following the lines of your drawing, cut out the entire face. You need to start with small details, such as eyes and nose. Then cut out the mouth. After cutting out one of the details, gently press it with your fingers so that it falls inside the pumpkin. The pulp sticking out of the slots can be cut at an angle. To keep pumpkin longer, lubricate