One of the great advantages of Minecraft is that we can decorate our world based on the different festivities that exist. That’s the case with the scariest day of the year: Halloween.
If the witches, zombies, spiders and skeletons were not enough to set the date, then we will show you how to carve pumpkins in Minecraft to make Halloween decorations. Then we’ll show you other things you can do with these fun decorations.
How to carve pumpkins in Minecraft to make Halloween decorations
Carving pumpkins in Minecraft is really easy. To carry out this process, you will first have to get the following instruments and materials:
- Pair of scissors.
- Pumpkins.
To craft the cutting tool you will need two iron ingots. Go to your crafting table and place them diagonally, one after the other. As for pumpkins, we recommend that you learn how to make a garden to be able to grow them.
However, you can also get pumpkins in a village near your Minecraft house. In this way you can take the seeds to your garden.
Now that you have everything you need, it’s time to carve the pumpkin. To do this, place the fruit in the place you want. Then, with the scissors in your hand, click on it and voila, you will have a carved pumpkin with a terrifying face; Ideal to decorate your spaces. So easy you can make a decoration for Halloween in Minecraft.
It should be noted that you cannot place this item without a support block, but after you place it you can remove said block. Also, when you put the carved pumpkin in a spot, its face will always point in the player’s direction.
Things you can do with carved pumpkins in Minecraft
Minecraft is a very complex game. Over the years it has been growing in development and has reached a point where the more you work on a material, the more things you can do with it. That is the case with carved pumpkins. Now we will show you two interesting things that you can make with these fun objects.
jack-o’-lantern
Would you like to make your carved pumpkin look even scarier? You can make it glow in the dark by turning it into a Jack-o’-lantern. To do this, break the object and take it with you. Then go to your crafting table and place it on the center square. Then place a torch under it. The result will be a spooky carved pumpkin whose face glows in the dark.
snow and iron golems
Whoever said that carved pumpkins were just for decoration was very wrong. These items play a leading role in summoning golems, creatures that can help you when fighting mobs. There are two versions of these entities: iron golems and snow golems. The first is stronger than the second, but it is more difficult to do.
To craft an iron golem you will need 4 iron blocks (yes, blocks, not ingots) and of course a carved pumpkin. Arrange all the iron blocks in a T-shape. Lastly, place the carved pumpkin on the center block.
A short time later, you will see how this structure transforms into an imposing iron golem. You can tie a rope to it so that it follows you or let it free and see what it does. We said it was the hardest to make because it takes a lot of iron to make 4 blocks.
On the other hand, if you don’t have that amount of material yet but still want a battle partner, you can craft a snow golem. For this, you will need 2 blocks of snow and, again, a carved pumpkin.
Place the snow in the form of a column and finally, place the pumpkin as the head. Then, he will transform into a living snowman. This one will help you fight mobs by throwing snowballs at them. Also, when walking, it will leave a trail of snow that will help you to collect “ammunition”.
Now, some recommendations.
- 1) If you summon both golems, don’t have them too close to each other as they might start attacking each other.
- 2) Don’t let the snow golem go to the desert, jungle, plateau or savannas, as it will take damage. Also don’t let it get close to water or it will melt. We hope that with these tips you will get the most out of carving pumpkins in Minecraft.
