Long Pumpkin Friendly Face With Smile and Cheek Dots

From pumpkin to porch

1. 1

   Prep the pumpkin

   Cut a back opening for easier access in this tall pumpkin. Scoop down to 2.5 centimeters evenly. A flashlight held behind the wall as you scoop lets you see the remaining thickness through the orange skin as a glowing guide.

2. 2

   Mark the crescent eyes

   Draw two crescent arcs in the upper face area, each about 8 centimeters wide and 2 centimeters tall at their highest point. A crescent is simply the space between two arcs that diverge from the same two endpoints, so mark the outer arc first and the inner arc just inside it.

3. 3

   Mark the oval nose

   Center a small oval about 4 centimeters tall and 3 centimeters wide below and between the eyes. Keep it compact so the smile below has plenty of space.

4. 4

   Mark the smile with teeth

   Draw a wide upward curving smile arc in the lower face. Inside the smile, mark three rectangles as tooth gaps along the top edge, each tooth at least 2 centimeters wide at its base where it meets the upper edge. The gaps between teeth are what you cut out; the teeth themselves stay attached.

5. 5

   Cut eyes, nose, and cheek holes

   Cut both crescent eye shapes by carefully removing the thin arc of rind between the two drawn lines. Cut the oval nose hole. Drill or saw the six cheek dots, three on each side, before opening the large smile. All these cuts are small and precise.

6. 6

   Cut the smile opening

   Follow the smile arc carefully, stopping at each tooth gap to cut downward along the gap edges before continuing the main curve. Remove each gap plug individually. Adults should handle this cut; the wide opening requires firm hand control of the saw. Display on a wooden deck at dusk with an LED light inside.

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