{"id":18971,"date":"2015-10-26T11:49:11","date_gmt":"2015-10-26T15:49:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress-367309-1145705.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=18971"},"modified":"2015-10-26T11:49:11","modified_gmt":"2015-10-26T15:49:11","slug":"easy-upcycling-turn-a-tin-can-into-a-jack-o-lantern","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/articles\/easy-upcycling-turn-a-tin-can-into-a-jack-o-lantern\/","title":{"rendered":"Easy Upcycling: Turn a Tin Can into a Jack O\u2019 Lantern"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Jennifer Tuohy<\/strong><\/p>\n

Being an Englishwoman, it took me a while to adjust to the uniquely American holiday of Halloween<\/a>. You could drive for miles through England in October and not see one carved-up pumpkin, let alone a life-sized witch flying along someone’s roof. But here in the United States it\u2019s like clockwork: October 1st strikes and quiet, respectable neighborhoods transform into spooky streets positively bursting with skeletons, spiders, ghosts and ghouls.<\/p>\n

While I’m not quite at the animated-grim-reaper-on-my-front-lawn stage, my kids are. In an effort to appease them, each Halloween I turn to my trusty recycling bin and rummage for something we can transform into a suitably scary decoration for our front porch<\/a>. From toilet paper roll bats and ghostly milk jug lanterns, to bottle top spiders and egg carton ghouls, there is always plenty of inspiration to be found in the depths of the blue bin.<\/p>\n

This year we finally settled on a tin can Jack o’ lantern, as my son was excited to use the drill (parental supervision required! Safety first) and my daughter couldn\u2019t wait to get her hands on the Sharpie (an item that any mother of a toddler will know is kept under lock and key). I was thrilled with the choice as it is quite possibly the easiest upcycling project I’ve ever done.<\/p>\n

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To transform tin cans into spooky Jack o’ lanterns, you’ll need:<\/p>\n