{"id":3653,"date":"2017-10-15T07:50:16","date_gmt":"2017-10-15T07:50:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/?p=3653"},"modified":"2017-11-15T01:10:47","modified_gmt":"2017-11-15T01:10:47","slug":"how-to-carve-a-pumpkin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/2017\/10\/15\/how-to-carve-a-pumpkin\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Carve a Pumpkin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-3407\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/741757073_c749a99b75_n-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/741757073_c749a99b75_n-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/741757073_c749a99b75_n.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Here is a video explaining how to carve a pumpkin (as well as some non-carving alternatives.) A pumpkin carved like this is called a jack-o-lantern. I recommend that you wait until just a few days before Halloween to carve your pumpkin, so it will be fresh for the big day.<\/p>\n<p>Find more Halloween activities and recipes on the APIA <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/aupairinamerica\/halloween-fun\/\">Halloween Fun<\/a> Pinterest board.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/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<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Photo: Jeff Cramer<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here is a video explaining how to carve a pumpkin (as well as some non-carving alternatives.) 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