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MAKE IT CUTE
DIYs
Sugar Pumpkin Nightlight
What You’ll Need:
1 sugar (or otherwise small) pumpkin
Newspaper
Knife (to cut off the top--let your 'rents handle this one!)
Spoon
1 small serrated knife
Votive Candle
What You’ll Do:
Head to a garden store and pick out a small pumpkin. It doesn’t have to be a sugar pumpkin, but it should be teenier than the carved and plunked on the front porch variety. For something low slung, try a Cinderella pumpkin, which are usually short and chubby.
Once you’re home, give it a good scrub in the sink and then get to work. Spread newspaper on a table and have Mom or Dad cut off the top for you. Using a spoon, scoop out the insides, just as you would with a normal Jack-O-Lantern.
Now it’s time to decide what expression your sugah baby will wear. Simpler patterns work best on small pumpkins because there’s less room to work with and thus less room for error. A dopey grin or freaky fangs—you choose the look and carefully carve it out using a small knife.
All done? Give the surface another swipe with a damp paper
towel and then place a votive candle in the bottom of the pumpkin. When you’re
ready to enjoy this quick Halloween decoration, light her up and bask in the
glow, girl.
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