Whether it's simply carving a pumpkin to sit on the door step for Halloween night or holding a pumpkin carving party with you're friends and family, this age old tradition is a main event for young and old alike. But to carve a good Jack-O-Lantern, you need the right tools for the job! Over the years we've seen a number of pumpkin carving kits, some have come and gone, but new ones seems to spring up every year. Below are some of the pumpkin carving kits we've seen and used to carve our pumpkins with during the spookiest season of the year.

PUMPKIN CARVING KITS - TOOLS

Pumpkin Lights Pumpkin Carving Kit™
New for the Halloween 2009 season is the pumpkin carving kit from Pumpkin  Lights, the makers of the flickering battery powered pumpkin light. It's a 10 piece kit that includes a Rainbow Pumpkin Light that changes colors, a 13 inch Super Scooper, cutting tool, hole punching tool and 6 carving templates for carving Jack-O-Lanterns. This set runs $9.99 at their web site. Also available is the 9 piece set that includes everything above except for the Pumpkin Light, just in case you already own a few. This set runs $6.99 at their website. Stop by and check out these and the other great Pumpkin Light products today!

Pumpkin Carving Kits - Pumpkin Masters™
Pumpkin Masters started as a family business in 1986. They offer a large variety of kits may include pumpkin carving tools such as a saws, scarper, pumpkin carving patterns, poker tool and drill tool.

Ultimate Pumpkin Carving Kit - Martha Stewart™
Martha's "Ultimate Pumpkin-Carving Kit" was made up of an instruction booklet, a canvas tool holder, keyhole saw, scraper, double melon-ball scooper, chip carving knife, hole-cutters in three sizes, linoleum-cutter, needle tool, reusable templates and two battery-operated mini-lights. Sorry, this kit is no longer available.

Professional Pumpkin Carving Kit - Halloween Works™
The Halloween Work's Professional Pumpkin Carving Kit includes large handled hand saw, metal scoop, shaving tool, drill and poker tools.

The Perfect Pumpkin Carving Kit - Concept Marketing™
This kit includes five stencils, pumpkin scoop, pumpkin carver tool, candle and holder, pumpkin patch kid tool and marker pen.

Warren Pro Pumpkin Carving Tool Set™
High carbon steel double tempered hollow ground blades for the serious carver. Includes One 4 1/2" Black Walnut Handle with Brass Three Way Chuck Holds various size saw-blades that are included, plus a Lock-Jaw Wrench. Retails for around $13.

Pumpkin Carving Kit - X-Acto™
A very nice pumpkin carving kit that included an X-Acto handle and saw-blade. Sorry, this kit is no longer available.

Pumpkin Tool Box Carving Kit - Concept Marketing™
The Pumpkin Tool Box Carving Kit includes stencils, candle, candle holder, scoop, marking pen, carving tool, designer tool, and etching tool. Retails for around $11.

Pumpkin Carving Set - Fox Run™
The Fox Run Pumpkin Carving Set contains a plastic scoop, small serrated carving knife with metal blade, black crayon, tea light. Retails for around $11.

PUMPKIN CARVING KITS - PATTERNS

Pumpkin Carving Patterns - Pumpkin Masters™
Pumpkin Masters offers a large variety of pumpkin carving patterns usually in booklet form.

Pumpkin Carving Patterns - Halloween Works™
Halloween Works offers a selection of pumpkin carving patterns for your pumpkin carving kit.

Pumpkin Carving Patterns - Spookmaster™
An online source for pumpkin carving patterns, you pay a small fee and can print out as many patterns as you want!

PUMPKIN CARVING KITS - TOOL BOX

Something to keep all of your pumpkin carving tools in insures that they stay together and you can find them when the time comes. Tool boxes can be found at hardware and department stores. The toolbox we use as our master pumpkin carving kit is large enough to hold all of our tools, templates and candles. If you take good care of your carving tools they'll last a very long time, if not a lifetime. Always clean all the tools in your pumpkin carving kit after you use them, and then store them all together for the next Halloween. Care should be taken not to bend knife blades or carving saw blades. Carving blades are very thin and sometimes brittle, and can be particularly subject to breaking.