Draw jack-o'-lantern face with dry erase marker

Yet another pumpkin carving discovery! If you draw the jack-o'-lantern face onto the pumpkin with dry erase marker, you've got clear lines to cut AND you can wipe off the marks with a towel when you're finished!

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Comments

[Pamela]

Washable markers work for this, too!

[Robyn]

Make sure you get a pumpkin that's easy to carve. Yes there is a difference and I had no idea. I got a tall, nicely shaped deep orange pumpkin that was impossible to carve. Couldn't even use a pearing knife. Husband's round more yellow orange pumpkin carved like butter.

[Parent Hacks Editor]

You know -- those cheapie pumpkin carving tools you can pick up at the drugstore work so much better than any knife. Pick them up for 1/2 price the day after Halloween.

[Christy]

We just used the Dry Erase Marker to pre-draw on our carving pumpkin. That was a great idea! They look better than they ever have...no sharpie lines! ;)

My knife set did a fantastic job on my pumpkins this year. The cheapie sets have never worked for me.

[melissa]

you make it sound so very easy I am sure there is some way I would manage to do something wrong!

[Tamara Cosby]

if you forget and use a sharpie, you can use a magice eraser and it comes off easily also...also another tidbit, use a jigsaw and drimmell (have no idea how to spell that)...to cut the actual pumpkin.

[Judy B]

We used this hack last night! It works best if you draw your face AFTER you cut off the top and remove the guts.

[nonlineargirl]

I just used a regular crayola marker and it worked similarly - wiped off with water (or pumpkin sludge). Hmm, I wonder if that was a washable marker?

[Cecelia]

I love this idea -- especially because I am such a messy pumpkin carver.

[rb]

This worked great. My 3 year old was able to make his own pumpking. He drew the face with dry erase marker and I used his lines to cut it out. The cutest pumpkin ever