"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." However, transforming that stately squash into a ghoul, ghost, or fiend isn’t just dependent on your ...

We tested the cookie-cutter pumpkin carving “hack” to see if it really worked. It’s slow, hard to remove, can break cutters, and feels unsafe and messy. Skip it and use a proper carving kit ...

More intricate pumpkin designs call for a variety of mini blades, which can be found in the all-in-one pro pumpkin carving tool. The design featured above requires a high level of skill, but can be ...

Whether you’re carving an intricate design or making it up as you go along, having easy-to-use pumpkin-carving tools can make a difference this Halloween. It’s tempting to simply grab an inexpensive ...

You want a jack-o-lantern that looks like it was carved by a 6-year-old, by all means stick with the spoon and kitchen knife combo that you’ve been using since you were a kid. But if you want a jack-o ...

The stem is crucial to preserve for structural reasons. If you cut through the top, after a day or two, that lid tends to fall right through the hole you’ve made. Then it’s only a matter of time ...

Grab this free printable corgi pumpkin stencil! The perfect download for easy carving, this outline helps you make the cutest Halloween jack-o’-lantern. Don’t miss out on my other printable pumpkin ...

You learn a lot about yourself when you become a parent. One unexpected passion I discovered in my first years of motherhood was that I loved pumpkin carving for Halloween. Now that they’re older, my ...

Instructions for pumpkin design templates, available in stores and online, often recommend mapping out the design using a pin or needle tool. The pin-prick design gives you exact guidelines for where ...