How to make a pumpkin for Halloween

If you do not know how to make a pumpkin for Halloween, then this article will have to be very useful! After all, this evening without the traditional "Lantern Jack" simply can not be called a real holiday!

It should be noted that the pumpkin for Halloween is fine. But the best option is the one that is larger, brighter and more even. It is also remarkable that when we make this attribute, we practically do not throw anything away. And even babies can take part in this interesting activity.

Choosing a suitable pumpkin, it should be carefully washed and dried, because we have to draw on it with a felt-tip pen. On the wet surface, nothing can be drawn.

First you need to cut off the vertex, the place where the petiole from the branch is located. Of course, this business can not be entrusted to kids, so you need to take it upon yourself.

Cut the "cap" should be such a height that the area of the cut was slightly larger than the diameter of the hand - this is the entrance to the pumpkin, through which it will have to clean out its internal contents. In no event should you throw away the "cap" cut from the pumpkin! Later, it is useful to us.

Since it is necessary to make a pumpkin for halloween from an "empty" fruit, the next stage of manufacturing will be the extraction of seeds and pulp.

Seeds serve as a wonderful treat - they are so nice to gnaw on long winter evenings. Moreover, they are a good preventive against intestinal parasites and various diseases of the male genital organs.

Do not throw away the pumpkin flesh. It produces a variety of dishes: pancakes, additives for cereals, soups, caviar and even jam.

It is quite possible to attract children to the process of cleaning the guts from the pumpkin. First we work with a knife, cutting out pieces of pulp, and then we start to spoon, raking seeds. Seeds should be washed and dried before use. If desired, they can be fired in a pan. But here it is not necessary to forget that when calcinating sunflower seeds their taste qualities improve, however they lose many of their useful properties.

Before you cut a pumpkin into halloween, you need to draw a "muzzle" with a felt-tip pen: eyes, nose and mouth of the future lantern. Then again comes a serious moment - directly the process of artistic cutting.

This type of work requires a very sharp knife. A medical scalpel or shoe knife is suitable for this purpose.

If the main work on the tenderloin is finished, and on the surface of the pumpkin there are strips and lines from the felt-tip pen, they can easily be washed off with a cloth soaked in alcohol.

At the bottom of the pumpkin inward place a burning candle, thoroughly strengthen it. It is better to use a candle-tablet. Now we will make the last step - we will cover the pumpkin with the cut off "cap". In the "cap", by the way, you need to make a few round holes, in order for the heated air to come out through them.

But it is possible to completely abandon the use of open fire for internal illumination. After all, craftsmen can strengthen the flashlight, which works on batteries.

There are many options for making pumpkins for Halloween. Some people prefer not to make a traditional face, but a variety of ornaments and drawings. It also looks extremely beautiful and original.

And how to make a pumpkin for halloween something that no one has ever done before? Well, this is really a matter of your imagination! Some, for example, are preparing two pumpkins: large and small. A large mouth is cut out of this size, in which a small pumpkin can fit. After manufacturing, a small one is inserted into the mouth of a large, as if evil cannibal wants to gnaw out the "head" of an unhappy pumpkin baby. It turns out a rather original composition.

Others instead of the cut off at the very beginning of the "cap" pump a black cap on the pumpkin, glued together of thick paper.