Halloween 2022: The best pumpkin carving hacks

If you've still not made plans for Halloween, picking up a pumpkin and getting creative is the easiest way to quickly get into the spirit of things. Cover your station with bin-liners British influencer Harriet Shearsmith says laying down a bin-liner will help with keeping your space clean British influencer Harriet Shearsmith advises on the importance of keeping your work station clean before you get started, recommending laying one down for easy clean-up in one quick swipe. Use an electric mixer to help get the guts and seeds out Harriet specifies her hack of placing a whisk attachment on a drill to make for easy removal of the flesh TikTok Halloween enthusiast @thehalloweenpage advises using 'power tools' to get the seeds out instead of relying on time-consuming scooping. Use a red dry erase marker to sketch your design One of @brunchwithbabs' hacks is using a red dry erase marker to draw your design on the pumpkin While braving it with a carving tool may be very rock 'n' roll, @brunchwithbabs recommends outlining your design with a red dry erase marker, which goes on smoothly and wipes away easily. TikToker @thehalloweenpage says that not only would getting one where you could control the colour make for more design varieties, but Harriet also points out they won't get blown out in the wind.