Hollow out the pumpkin

Now that the stencil is ready we are going to take all the seeds and muck out the the pumpkin.

Start by drawing out where you are going to cut the top.
Because my stencil is large i am going to cut more out of the back than the front.

If you make the hole to small then its really frustrating to hollow it out.

I also add shapes in the back to prevent it from from falling into the pumpkin.

Cut all the gross stuff off the lid of the pumpkin

I put the seeds into a bowl because they are good to bake, or give to health nut friends.

All the stuff on the inside i put into a bag to compost it....or you can just throw it out

****When you carve out all the inside the purpose is the thin the inside and get all the gooey stuff out. Make sure you thin the walls, if you dont it will be a lot harder to cut the stencil out.