How it looks carved and lit. Print gives you the stencil.
Bat Swarm
Seven bats of different sizes flying across the pumpkin. Start with the big ones.
How to carve it
- Print the stencil and trim the paper close to the pumpkin outline.
- Cut a lid (or a hole in the bottom) and scoop out the seeds. Scrape the front wall down to about 1 inch thick.
- Tape the stencil onto the pumpkin. Poke along every line with a pushpin, a dot every few millimeters, then peel the paper off.
- Cut out the black areas with a small serrated carving saw. Start at the middle of the design and work outward.
- For gray areas, peel away just the orange skin with a loop tool or vegetable peeler. Don't cut through. They'll glow softly.
Kids can poke the dots and scoop. Leave the cutting to grown-ups. A battery tea light is safer than a candle.
