Celebrate Halloween this year by hosting a pumpkin carving party. It's a great way to spend time with friends and family. Here are a few helpful party planning tips:
Invitations Create your own pumpkin carving invitations using orange paper and a pumpkin stencil. A pumpkin shaped cookie cutter works great for tracing.
Send out invitations early enough for guests to schedule accordingly.
Tip: Ask your guests to bring pumpkins already cleaned out and ready to carve.
Decorating Your Home Display decorative miniature pumpkins inside or outside your home. Sculpt custom designs or create pumpkin candles using The Pumpkin Masters Mini Pumpkin Decoration Kit.
If providing pumpkins, place them by your front door so guests can choose a pumpkin to carve as they come to the party. Decorate your porch with corn stalks and autumn leaves to give it a home harvest look.
Fill decorative paper bags with our carving tools, pumpkin lights and other fun Halloween items such as the Monster Snot String Spray.
Make sure to provide delicious Halloween treats such as Brach'sฎ Candy Corn. Visit our recipes section for additional ideas.
Create the smell of Halloween spice by sprinkling cinnamon, nutmeg, and pumpkin spice on the underside of the jack-o'-lantern's lid. Once lit, the pumpkin will create a wonderful pumpkin scent.
Carving Cover your work surface with newspapers or a vinyl tablecloth.
Read the product carving instructions out loud so everyone knows how to use the tools properly. This is a good time to also discuss any carving contest rules.
Let the pumpkin carving festivities begin!
Tip: Consider the ages of your guests for planning activities and use of proper carving tools.
Contest Voting Vote for the select pumpkin carving categories such as best-carved pumpkin, scariest pumpkin, goofiest pumpkin, and more.
Light up the pumpkins outside and take a group photo.
Tip: Have kids judge the pumpkin carving masterpieces!