The Perfect Pumpkin

Every fall, many families repeat their yearly tradition of pumpkin carving; where they pick out the best pumpkin, and carve it to create a jack-o-lantern, which they later place on their doorstep as a Halloween decoration. Carving a pumpkin is often challenging and can leave the carver frustrated and hating how their creation ended up. However, there’s an easy way to get a good, desirable pumpkin. Starting off, finding the perfect pumpkin can make or break certain designs. Pumpkins can be bought almost anywhere: Wal-Mart, a pickin’ patch, and many other places. Depending on the carver, a pumpkin should be nice and round and able to stand up right. If the pumpkin is caving in, or covered in bumps it could affect the way the design turns out,