Original printable pattern
Ghost Tea for Two
Two original friendly spirits meet around a tiny glowing cup.
- Difficulty
- detail work
- Carving time
- 90+ min
- Best shape
- wide
- Tool route
- fine saw
- Participation
- adult only
- Style
- storybook
Why it works
Designed around the wall that stays.
The scene is social and playful, with the cup serving as a separate central point of light.
Exact cut order
Open the idea without losing its structure.
- 01
Choose the face and thin the wall
Match the template to the broadest stable face. Open an angled lid or rear access panel as an adult-only step, scoop with a broad spoon, and thin only the carving area to about 1 inch when practical.
- 02
Transfer without losing the bridges
Tape the Ghost Tea for Two pattern smoothly, trace or pin-prick it as an adult, and mark every dashed bridge zone before removing the paper. Leave pumpkin between both ghost silhouettes and the teacup.
- 03
Open the large fields
Cut the larger ghost, then the smaller one, keeping their inner edges separate.
- 04
Finish, press-test, and light
Open eyes and cup last; simplify the cup if the center band feels weak. Press gently around every bridge, clear loose pulp, and test only with the steady battery light.
Make the glow legible.
Use one diffused LED centered behind all three subjects.
Protect the finished wall.
Blot the cut surfaces dry and display the pumpkin in a cool, shaded, ventilated place. Move it out of heat and direct sun, and retire it when it becomes soft, moldy, or unstable.
Stop before forcing it.
If a bridge cracks, stop cutting and support the loose area from inside. An adult may align a small break with a short wooden pin; otherwise simplify the nearby opening or cover the area with the no-carve adaptation. Leave pumpkin between both ghost silhouettes and the teacup.
Separate the materials.
Separate paper and tape, wipe and dry tools, remove the battery light, and follow local guidance for composting or food-scrap collection when the pumpkin is finished.
Complete no-carve route
Keep the composition. Change the method.
Layer two pale paper ghosts around a gold paper teacup.
Open the full no-carve method →Before the first opening