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The Best Pumpkin Carving Tools and Accessories

Many families will be buying pumpkins and carving them for Halloween this year. Its always a fun thing to do and kids love to do it. It gets a little…

Father and boy with scary Halloween pumpkin

Father and boy with scary Halloween pumpkin

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Many families will be buying pumpkins and carving them for Halloween this year. Its always a fun thing to do and kids love to do it. It gets a little messy, but the end product of putting your carved pumpkin by your front door will be worth it.

Check out the list below.

Pumpkin Masters Pumpkin Carving Kit

You can find this at grocery stores and on Amazon. It usually costs around $10 and includes five tools to carve your pumpkin.

Pumpkin Masters Power Saw

If you want to go next level with your pumpkin carving then the power saw will be your friend. You can find this on Amazon for $23.

Drop Cloth

A drop cloth is important because of the pumpkin guts. They are slimy and tend to go everywhere. When you are finished carving your pumpkin you just throw the drop cloth away.

Ball Point Pens

Before you carve your pumpkin you need an idea as to what you want it to look like. That's where the poens come in. You draw on the pumpkin the outline of your design and then cut along the lines.

Pumpkin Lights

Candles have always been the choice to light your pumpkin, but how about try an LED light. They will last you a long time and you can use then next year. You can find some on Amazon for $10.

Kevin is a member of Tampa Bay‘s Hometown Morning Krewe on 995 QYK. He has been with the station for 25 years, is a Tampa native, and went to Jesuit High School and USF. Go Bulls!. He is passionate about all things Tampa Bay. Kevin writes articles on the ongoing road projects around the Tampa Bay area, awards that Tampa Bay cities and businesses have won and country music happenings around the Bay area. He is always doing many things with his wife and kids. He loves to read books and play video games in his spare time.