This document provides instructions for carving a jack-o'-lantern. It outlines 8 steps: 1) choosing a pumpkin, 2) washing and drying it, 3) cutting a circle for the top and removing it, 4) scooping out seeds and pulp, 5) washing and drying the pumpkin again, 6) drawing a face and cutting it out, 7) finishing cuts from the inside, and 8) placing a candle inside. The summary reminds readers to only carve with adult supervision and wishes a happy Halloween.

1. HOW TO CARVE A
JACK-O’-LANTERN
CEIP REIXAC

2. YOU NEED…
● A nice pumpkin.
● A knife and a spoon.
● Some sheets of paper.
● A marker.
● A candle.

3. WATCH OUT!!
Use the knife only if you are with an
adult, never alone !!
● 1. Choose a nice
pumpkin !!!
● 2. Wash and dry the
outside completely.

4. ● 3. Draw a circle around the top of the
pumpkin and with care, cut it open
following the line you did before.
● Save the stem of the pumpkin!!

5. ● 4. Next, remove all the seeds and pulp
using a spoon. Place all the pulp on the
sheets of newspapers. Keep the place
clean!!
● 5. Then, wash and dry again the outside
of the pumpkin.

6. ● 6. Use the marker to draw the face you
want on the outside of the pumpkin. Don’t
draw too complicated faces, it is difficult to
cut the pumpkin skin !!
● 7. First use the knife to cut the features,
then push the cutout pieces from the
inside.

7. YOUR JACK-O’-LANTERN IS
READY TO WORK!
● 8. Decide where to put your jack-o’-
lantern: in front of a window, by the
door…
● 9. Finally, put a candle inside it to scare
people and …
● HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!