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Halloween Fun with Johnny Knoxville

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Actor Johnny Knoxville brings the playful style of "Jackass 3D" to a lesson in carving jack-o'-lanterns and making pumpkin seed brittle.

Pumpkin Creatures: Spiders

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Green gourds cut in half and attached with toothpicks turn a traditional jack-o'-lantern into a sinister setting for spiders.

Tools and Materials

Pumpkin
Pumpkin-carving tools
Toothpicks
Small green gourd(s)
Grease pencil or marker
Linoleum cutter
Jar and string lights for lighting

Spider Pumpkin How-To
1. Slice a small green gourd in half and attach to pumpkin with toothpicks. Draw 8 legs and 2 antennae around gourd with a grease pencil or marker. Remove gourd while you carve the drawn appendages into the top layer (orange skin) of the pumpkin with a linoleum cutter. Replace gourd on toothpicks and light from within.

Resources
Make more pumpkin creatures.

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Halloween Fun with Johnny Knoxville

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