Original printable pattern
Ghost Tea for Two
Two scored friendly spirits meet around a sturdy glowing cup.
- Difficulty
- Advanced · detail work
- Carving time
- 90+ min
- Best shape
- tall
- Tool route
- surface score
- Participation
- adult only
- Style
- storybook
Why it works
Designed around the wall that stays.
Scored body outlines keep the rind intact while four broad eyes and the cup provide separate points 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 a broad retained band between both scored ghosts and the cup.
- 03
Open the large fields
Score the two ghost outlines first, keeping their inner edges separate from the cup area.
- 04
Finish, press-test, and light
Open the four broad eyes and cup one at a time without widening the retained center bands. 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 five openings.
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 a broad retained band between both scored ghosts and the cup.
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
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