Last weekend, my husband and I made some Halloween Jack-O-'Lanterns. This spooky smoking pumpkin Jack-O'-Lantern was one of them. I'm going to share with you how we made it.
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| How To Make Spooky Halloween Jack-O'-Lantern with Dry Ice |
1. What You'll Need
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| How To Make Spooky Halloween Jack-O'-Lantern with Dry Ice |
・Pumpkin Carving Saw
・Kinfe
・Ice Cream Scoop
・Pencil
・Paper
・Scissors
・Scotch Tape
・Poker
・LED Candles
・Safety Goggles
・Gloves
・Tongs
・Container
・Dry Ice
We bought 3 lb of dry ice for $1.49 per pound at our local Albertsons after finishing carving a pumpkin.
2. Carve Out the Top
Cut a hole on the top of your pumpkin with a carving saw. Make sure the hole will be large enough for your hand to reach through. Make a V-shaped notch at back. It will serve as a guide to replace the lid.
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| How To Make Spooky Halloween Jack-O'-Lantern with Dry Ice |
3. Clean and Scrape
Dig out all of the guts and seeds with an ice cream scoop.
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| How To Make Spooky Halloween Jack-O'-Lantern with Dry Ice |
4. Make the Pumpkin Pattern
Draw your design on paper for your pumpkin pattern.
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| How To Make Spooky Halloween Jack-O'-Lantern with Dry Ice |
Trim off the excess paper around the design, and cut around the pattern.
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| How To Make Spooky Halloween Jack-O'-Lantern with Dry Ice |
Tape the pattern onto your pumpkin.
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| How To Make Spooky Halloween Jack-O'-Lantern with Dry Ice |
5. Transfer Pattern
Poke holes to outline the pattern with a poker. Remove the pattern and tape from your pumpkin.
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| How To Make Spooky Halloween Jack-O'-Lantern with Dry Ice |
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| How To Make Spooky Halloween Jack-O'-Lantern with Dry Ice |
6. Carve Design
Cut on the dots with a carving saw.
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| How To Make Spooky Halloween Jack-O'-Lantern with Dry Ice |
7. Light It Up
Place LED candles inside the pumpkin.
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| How To Make Spooky Halloween Jack-O'-Lantern with Dry Ice |
8. Dry Ice Fog Effect
Place the container with water inside the pumpkin. Put on goggles and gloves. Pick up the dry ice with tongs, and put it into the water. Cover the top of your pumpkin.
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| How To Make Spooky Halloween Jack-O'-Lantern with Dry Ice |
9. Voila!!
You can also add hot water if you want more dry ice fog effect.
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| How To Make Spooky Halloween Jack-O'-Lantern with Dry Ice |
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| Our Halloween Jack-O'-Lanterns in 2015 |
My entries related to Halloween can be seen here.
http://itisapieceofcake2011.blogspot.com/search/label/Halloween
These are my entries sharing my Halloween pumpkins.
Our Halloween Pumpkins 2015
Our Halloween Pumpkins 2014
Our Halloween Pumpkins 2013
Our Halloween Pumpkins 2012
Our Halloween Pumpkins 2011
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