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The rituals of Halloween are typically a family affair: Carving a pumpkin is one of those kid-inclusive activities that's sure to create long-held memories of a frightfully fun day. Watch Martha and her team demonstrate easy pumpkin-carving techniques -- the proper tools for each task go a long way in creating a uniquely ghoulish or decorative carving. Features include an elegant and sophisticated Halloween lantern, pumpkin creatures, and a pumpkin snake. And if you're looking to host people in your haunted castle for Halloween, this video features gobs of wickedly entertaining homemade decorations. With just a few simple household items such as fruits and vegetables, black construction paper, clothespins, and spray paint, you can fill your lair with spider cone lanterns, creepy clothespin bats, shrunken heads, and glow-stick spiders to spice up the dark night. Martha's ghoulish specimen bottle decorations will have you and the kids howling. With these diabolical ideas and more, your house is sure to become the favorite on the block.