Pumpkins are now one of the most recognizable symbols of Halloween, but they weren’t used as jack-o’-lanterns until the mid-19th century. How did pumpkins go from being an ordinary squash to a ...

But what is it about the crisp air, changing leaves, and end of summer that urges us to break out the carving knives and carve jack-o’-lanterns? Halloween is filled with odd traditions ...

For [Rick]’s number four hack of the month he gives us the Fire Breathing Jack-O-Lantern of death! This isn’t a new idea but it is a very unique and simple implementation. We always love ...

If you get the pumpkin-carving scaries, fear no more. The trick to creating a great jack-o’-lantern is really quite simple: You need the right pumpkin-carving tools. Instead of cutting all the ...

Oh My Gourd! The Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular Story is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV, Android TV, Android smartphones, Amazon Fire TV ...