A Wolf pumpkin might cost around $30, which is much more reasonable. You can’t make a thin wall thicker, but you can thin a thick wall by scraping the inside with a loop tool. Hardin has a quick ...

Tip: Once you’ve got the gunk out, Granata recommends thinning the rind of the pumpkin where you plan to carve it. Granata suggests that carvers tape their stencils securely to the face of the ...

To help kids with the project, parent should thin out the inside walls of the pumpkin. "It's hard to get their little muscles to use the saws," he said. Kids can help scrape out the guts after it ...