A drill: A drill can be used to create holes in your pumpkin for eyes, mouths, or other designs. You can also use it to create texture on your pumpkin by drilling small holes all over the surface.

The act of leaving food as an offering to the dead is a tradition that can be found throughout the world; the Ancient Egyptians left food inside tombs to help nourish the soul on its journey to the afterlife, and feasts honouring the dead at the grave side is a common practice in many cultures, perhaps the most well-known taking place in Mexico on the Día de los Muertos, or the ‘Day of the Dead.’ Now you’re ready to start carving! Let everyone choose their own pumpkin, and then help them get started carving it according to their chosen pattern.Not only will you have a spooky pumpkin on your hands, but you’ll also get to teach your little ones about some of the most famous dinosaurs. Stencils can be found online or in some craft stores, and they provide a template for your carving. Using stencils is easy – just follow these steps:

You can help them create a Disney Good Dinosaur Arlo pumpkin with this free printable template. More from Mama Likes This Pumpkin stencils: These can be used to create complex designs on your pumpkin. Simply tape the stencil to the pumpkin and use a sharp knife to cut along the outlines. Now while I could come up with my own dinosaur pumpkin design I decided to see what the top guys were carving and share them here. Easy Dinosaur Pumpkin Carving Patterns

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Fast fun fact: The Spinosaurus was about 49 feet tall (comparable to a 5 story building), and weighed between 7-20 tons, or about the equivalent of 3 male elephants. Spinosaurus is one of the biggest dinosaurs known to scientists today. It is even bigger than the T. Rex. Source: https://www.newdinosaurs.com/spinosaurus/ Many are from Disney, Netflix and Shout Factory, so they feature movies, TV series and characters that your kids already know and love. On the 1 st of November, the Romans celebrated a harvest festival dedicated to the goddess Pomona, goddess of plenty and abundance. Part of the festivities involved unmarried, young people attempting to bite into an apple floating in water or suspended from a string. The first to bite into the apple would be deemed next in line to marry. This tradition became embedded in Celtic festivals, like Samhain, and has naturally been adopted into Halloween celebrations. One of the colloquial names given to the 31 st October, in Britain at least, was ‘Snap-Apple Night’, deriving from this practice, and later developing into the modern Halloween game of ‘Bobbing-for-Apples’. Sweet treats for the dead First, you’ll need to gather your supplies. You’ll need pumpkins, of course, as well as carving tools, candles, and patterns. You may also want to have some newspaper or a drop cloth to protect your surfaces. You just print out the stencil, attach it to your pumpkin and use it as a guide to make an outline on your pumpkin. When you carve, use a pumpkin carving kit, and then follow the outline you made to cut the dinosaur shape out. It’s much easier than trying to do it by hand.