It’s three days until Halloween, and that means one thing if you are a parent of a youngster, who you are looking to give a project to over this weekend. Pumpkin carving is something that kids and adults of all ages love to do. Although it can be a bit messy, and adult supervision is needed, carving a face into a pumpkin can give your children hours of enjoyment, while also bringing out the creativity in them.

With the advent of the internet, thousands of ideas for pumpkin faces, and even pumpkin stencils are available to you, free of charge. In fact, you can simply search Google Images at images.google.com for “pumpkin faces,” and literally over 1 million results will pop up in less than a second. You will certainly get some very clever and unique ideas to share with your kids, from simple Jack-o-lantern patterns, to complicate carvings of President Barack Obama, Cats, Trees, and spiders.

So, if your kids are bored, and you have a little extra time on your hands, go pick up a pumpkin or two and create a family pumpkin carving event. Don’t go out and buy pumpkin stencils, either print them out for free online, or simply have your children come up with their own design after looking at some of the thousands that you can find online for free. Happy Halloween everyone!