Pumpkin with bottom cut off, ready to be gutted. Tools to have on hand consist of a sharp knife, waxed paper/newspaper/aluminum foil to catch your pumpkin guts, a pot to collect the seeds/guts in, a spoon, an ice cream spade, and various pumpkin saws (you can get a bunch of them for less than $1USD after Halloween).
(c)Katherine Dancer

(c)Katherine Dancer