How To Make Your Halloween Pumpkins Last Longer

When you go to all the work of elaborately carving your pumpkins, it would be nice if they lasted a bit longer, without going all shriveled, sunken, and sad. Wouldn't it?

When we were kids, our dad was the king of the pumpkin carvers. His extravagant artwork was really something to behold! As far as we knew, back then, no one else ever carved pumpkins that actually looked like something or someone. His pumpkins had ears, eyebrows, and mustaches, and they could truly be scary.

Needless to say, you don't want your kids attempting some of these methods by themselves. Nobody wants a child handling bleach in any form. These are all things that parents can do to prolong the life of carved jack-o-lanterns.

Ultimately, any Halloween pumpkin only has a certain amount of time before it's time to head to the compost pile or garbage with it. But these tips can help it stay around past the holiday into the weekend and maybe a bit longer.

And as far as keeping squirrels away from them - good luck!