How to Carve a Pumpkin
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This is how to carve a pumpkins
Get Pumpkin
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Get a pumpkin a good size for carving.
Cut
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Cut the top of the pumpkin off.
Gut
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Take out all of the guts and put them in a bowl.
Dot
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Tape a halloween stencil to the pumpkin and out line the stencil by poking dots outlining the stencil. Once you have dotted, take off the stencil.
Carve
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Carve out all of the dotted lines.
Light
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Put a lighted candle inside the pumpkin and put the top back on. Turn the lights of and enjoy your jack o lantern.
Yaya
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This is a great decoration for Halloween, and you can use the pumpkin seeds for roasting.