If you’re not doing these three things, you’re carving your pumpkin wrong!

Enjoy your jack-o-lantern all season with these tricks for scooping out seeds, keeping your pumpkin from drying out and keeping it fresher (and germ-free) longer!

Watch the video below.

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Students line up after school for school buses at Sequoyah Middle School in Doraville on Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025. The school’s principal told teachers not to talk to students about ICE, and teachers and activists are pushing back. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)

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