Pumpkin Carving Tips

This is my favourite part of Halloween. Over the years I've carved some pretty cool pumpkins and I cannot wait to do it again this year.

So how I go about doing my pumpkin carving is I search Pinterest for quite a while for ideas. Pick one. Draw it onto the pumpkin. Remove the inside (in reality get Glenn to remove the inside, I hate the feel of it) and start carving.

So here are some tips for carving your pumpkins:

• Get a pumpkin with a stem

• Have a plan

• Leave the top of the pumpkin, we cut a hole in the back of the pumpkin instead

• Make sure you remove all of the goop inside, if you leave any it will grow mould

• Coat the inside of your pumpkin with petroleum jelly to last longer

• Use lights instead of candles, like a red bicycle light

• Not into carving pumpkins then why not use as a vase, cut out the top, take out the goop, fill a bag with a bit of water and flowers and place inside

• Take your time, be patient

• Pop your cuttings out from pushing the inside of the pumpkin

• Use a toothpick to secure any broken pieces

Happy Carving!!