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New Halloween Pumpkin Carving Technique- Use A Drill!

October 8, 2014 by Sarah Parsell

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Halloween’s just around the corner! What are you doing to get ready for it? Are you getting excited about Jack’ O Lanterns?  If you’re like me, you’re already looking forward to pumpkin carving, that once-a-year event where you scrape out the squishy, stringy insides of a squash and with orange-stained fingers, cut out chunks so that pretty designs flicker and glow in the evenings and spice up your front porch! There’s a new fad out there for pumpkin-carving lovers that takes design to a different level- pumpkin carving with a drill! The household drill gun can be used to make some really cool pumpkin artwork!

About Pumpkin Carving With A Drill

If you’ve been on Pinterest recently, you may have seen this:

drilled pumpkins
Photo from the craftynest.com

These pumpkins look so neat, I had to try pumpkin carving with a drill as well. Why not get in on the fun?

How Do You Decorate A Pumpkin With A Drill?

pumpkin carving use a drill

Supplies Needed For Pumpkin Carving With A Drill

  • pumpkin(s)
  • drill gun
  • drill bits (at least 3 sizes is best)
  • pen
  • knife
  • ice cream scoop or large strong spoon
  • bowl
Pumpkin Carving Supplies
Pumpkin Carving Supplies

Now, quick- go grab your kids, siblings, and spouse, because pumpkin carving is always a really fun Halloween activity!

Instructions For Pumpkin Carving With A Drill

I set out my tools and got to work, beginning with the obvious – opening a hole in the pumpkin’s top and scraping out all slimy squash entrails and seeds. (Don’t throw that stuff away though! Keep the seeds and check out our Halloween recipes for more details on yummy recipes using pumpkin seeds, ie. Heirloom Luxury Pie Pumpkin Soup, Caramel Apples With Toasted Pumpkin Seeds, and Hairy Eye Balls Halloween treat.)

pumpkin carving with the kids

Then, using three different size drill bits, small, medium, and large, and a pen, I plotted out my placement with ink dots before setting the bit to the spot. It helps to set the pumpkin against something, like a wall, so that when you push against it with the drill it doesn’t slide away from you and cause crooked holes.

pumpkin carving with a drill

Then, drill to your heart’s content! Little holes, big holes, patterns, faces, you name it. Using a drill to carve pumpkins lends a very artsy look.

pumpkin carved with drill

With a patterned drilled pumpkin you can turn it into a vase, and put assorted fall harvest plants inside, like a pot of chrysanthemums, cornstalks, or Indian corn.

I chose to go the traditional route with my drilled pumpkins and stuck two little tea candles inside to light them up.

While my pumpkins didn’t turn out exactly like those trending on Pinterest, I had a lot of fun making it. And now I can say I’m a bit more practiced with a drill!

pumpkin carving drill
drill pumpkin carving

If you try this drill pumpkin carving technique, tag us @familyfocusblog so we can see what pumpkin drill patterns you chose!

Have you ever used this drill gun technique to carve pumpkins? Do you or your family use any unique designing tools or pumpkin carving techniques?What’s the best pumpkin carving you’ve done?

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  1. paula schuck says

    October 9, 2014 at 7:37 am

    Very cool!! Off to buy more pumpkins now. I think I will try this before husband objects to use of his drill.

  2. Jennifer Sikora says

    October 15, 2014 at 8:18 am

    I showed my daughter this drill trick and she is definitely going to try this out when she carves her pumpkin this year.

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