Make your own spooky lanterns with Gran Gran
It's time for a Gran Gran Plan! If you want an alternative to carving pumpkins this Halloween, try making your own spooky vegetable lanterns from peppers, butternut squash and more!
- Vegetables e.g. butternut squash, peppers
- Pens
- Knife (grown-up use only)
- Spoon
- Battery powered tea-light
How to make Gran Gran's spooky lanterns
Follow the step-by-step instructions to make your own vegetable lanterns, just like Gran Gran. Don't forget to ask a grown-up for help!
Gather vegetables you want to use as spooky lanterns. Peppers and butternut squash work great.
Use pens to draw funny or spooky faces onto the vegetables.
Ask your grown-up to cut off the top of the vegetables and keep the top to one side for later. Then scoop out all the insides!
Ask your grown-up to cut along the pen lines, then remove the excess to leave holes in the vegetable.
Get a battery powered tea-light and put it inside the vegetable.
Put the vegetable top back on and enjoy your spooky vegetable lanterns!
Print out the carving guide
Looking for more Halloween craft ideas?
Head over to the CBeebies Halloween collection to find makes, bakes, crafts and Halloween quizzes and games.
Get ready for cosy seasons and check out these awesome Autumn crafts.
Find out how to make a flying bat with Evie from the CBeebies House.
Create your very own Halloween treat basket to take when you go trick-or-treating.
Check out pumpkin design ideas with Hey Duggee.
Create a Supertato pumpkin with the kids this Halloween and impress all of the neighbours.
Where can I watch CBeebies Halloween specials?
Halloween costume ideas for kids
Get inspired and find Halloween costume ideas in our CBeebies fancy dress collection.
Check out easy DIY CBeebies character costume ideas.
Try making this Hey Duggee mask with Dodge.
Learn how to create a dinosaur head with Andy.
