The Great Jack-O'-Lantern Glow Up
A complex, multi-stage activity involving pumpkin selection, carving, and competitive decorative lighting, suitable for older children requiring detailed planning.
- Takes
- 2–3 hr
- Your setup
- 30 min prep
- Ages
- Ages 9 and up
- Mess
- Messy
- Cost
- $$
- Where
- Outdoors
How to do it
- 1Select and clean out the pumpkin guts thoroughly.
- 2Tape the chosen stencil design onto the pumpkin or draw the design freehand.
- 3Use etching tools to shave away the top layer of rind for illuminated details, or use the saw tools to carve out full sections.
- 4Place LED lights inside for display and critique the finished products.
What they're practising
- Design Planning
- Tool Safety
- Fine Motor Control
- Artistic Execution