• Cut a circle around the stem of the pumpkin. Be sure to cut on an angle to keep the top from falling in, and make the hole large enough so you can reach inside and scrape out the seeds and stringy stuff.
   
  Make Roasted Pumpkin Seeds, if you like.
  
  

• Study your pumpkin to determine which side would be best for its face. Use a stencil or draw a design on a piece of paper.
  
  
• Tape stencil or paper to face of pumpkin. Score the design into the pumpkin using the "poker" found in the pumpkin carving kit or using a nail. Remove the stencil.
  
  
• Cut along the design, using the holes as a guide, with the special knives in the kit, an artist's cutting tool or a small serrated knife.

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