{"id":609,"date":"2016-10-15T09:00:14","date_gmt":"2016-10-15T13:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/dcc\/?p=609"},"modified":"2024-08-28T12:41:16","modified_gmt":"2024-08-28T16:41:16","slug":"how-to-carve-a-pumpkin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/dcc\/how-to-carve-a-pumpkin\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Carve a Pumpkin"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_610\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-610\" class=\" wp-image-610\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/dcc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2016\/10\/543-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Designed by Olga_spb \/ Freepik\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/dcc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2016\/10\/543-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/dcc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2016\/10\/543-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/dcc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2016\/10\/543-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/dcc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2016\/10\/543-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/dcc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2016\/10\/543-624x624.jpg 624w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/dcc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2016\/10\/543.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-610\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.freepik.com\">Designed by Olga_spb \/ Freepik<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Halloween is just around the corner and many au pairs will be attempting to carve a pumpkin for the first time. Here is a video explaining how to carve a pumpkin (as well as some non-carving alternatives.)<!--more-->Keep in mind that you want to carve your pumpkin just a few days before Halloween, so it will\u00a0stay looking fresh for big day.<\/p>\n<p>Find more pumpkin\u00a0carving ideas, scary snacks, and other fun Halloween activities on the APIA\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/aupairinamerica\/halloween-fun\/\">Halloween Fun<\/a>\u00a0Pinterest board.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Pumpkin Carving 101\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VMHfei2Hoe0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Halloween is just around the corner and many au pairs will be attempting to carve a pumpkin for the first time. 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