Published 19:38 IST, October 16th 2019

Make a Jack 'O Lantern with a Halloween pumpkin for trick or treat

Make your own Jack O Lantern for the Halloween holidays with the perfect Halloween pumpkin. The Halloween costumes shall brighten up the trick or treat days.

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Halloween is around corner. What better time to master art of carving spooky Jack 'O Lantern than this? A Jack 'O Lantern is a carved pumpkin which keeps uncanny vibe of Halloween alive. Jack 'O Lanterns are a yearly Halloween tradition whose origin can be traced back to Irish immigrants from United States. top of pumpkin used for making of lantern is cut off to form a lid and material inside pumpkin is also scooped out leaving a hollow for candles or tea lights to be placed. exterior of vegetable is n carved delicately into a spooky or funny face. wadays you find ready-made Jack 'O Lanterns in market or online easily. But what better than making your own?

Here are is how to make a traditional Jack 'O Lanterns with 8 easy steps:

1. Find yourself a pumpkin. Keep your equipment handy and cover your carving surface with paper or napkins since things might get a little messy. You could also make this a fun outdoor activity. Watch out for pumpkin seeds spilling out through process. 

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2. Cut off lid portion on top of pumpkin in an angle through which you can pull out stems and seeds inside vegetable easily. This can be done smoothly with a sharp knife. Make sure to limit yourself to a smaller cutting area, we do t want a giant hole on top of lantern. Be cautious while using knife, do t hurt yourself.

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3. Scoop out interior of pumpkin. Once you're done scooping out, re should be a hollow inside lantern. This is step that creates most mess. If you are excessively Hygenic types, you will probably want to wear a pair of gloves for this step. 

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4. Drawdown a spooky face onto exterior of pumpkin. face can be funny or ghostly. It can also be abstract. You can do all exploring and experiment with design.

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5. Cut out face. You can do this by simply running down your knife through sketch that you drew previously. It can be a little tricky to stay within boundaries. Stay in line to arrive at your destination shortly. A perfect Halloween pumpkin can make a perfect Halloween lantern.

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6. Place candle inside hollow . Lighten pumpkin. Make sure that you use durable candles so that y burn longer. light seeks out from carving which does real magic. With scary Halloween costumes, your Jack 'O Lantern shall go extremely well. You can also use Halloween pumpkin during trick or treat.

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7. Place lantern at your doorsteps or inside your house. beauty of lantern shall reflect prominently at night. A place in shelf or by fishtank shall do justice to fragile design of lantern. Work on display of lantern as it affects Halloween vibe incredibly.

8. Pat your back and admire your masterpiece. Your lantern is ready to be shown off. You can also place chocolates inside carved pumpkins for trick or treats. re are limitless designs that you can try while carving your pumpkin. Happy carving!

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21:26 IST, October 16th 2019