But there is one kind of pumpkin you shouldn’t set outside as a decoration this Halloween season: a painted one. And the reason may surprise you. Read on to find out why you need to be extra ...

As pumpkin painting catches on, the squash is becoming a canvas on which everything from Halloween images to pure imagination is painted. Trick-or-treaters and crafters young and old can still ...

Anyway, all clowning aside, this is the person that puts the pictures with the pumpkins ... And make no mistake about it, painting pumpkins is an art. They have to hold up for weeks until Halloween.

A pumpkin with smooth flesh, free of deep ridges or little bumps, will also be easier to paint. When you get your pumpkin home, remove any dirt with a damp rag and allow it to air dry before you ...

Jen Davidson carved the "small pretty pumpkin" while her children, Cameron and Kiera, carved the other two lanterns in this picture. Image source, Amandeep Dhami Pictures of spooky face paintings ...

Students from Bishop McDevitt High School, Hershey High School, Lower Dauphin High School and Milton Hershey School painted more than 200 pumpkins. (Take a closer look in the photo collection below.) ...