Kindergarteners' Paper Jack-o'-Lanterns in Teacher's Video Delight Internet

The construction paper jack-o'-lanterns made by a classroom of kindergarteners are delighting the internet in a viral TikTok—even if the kids didn't exactly follow the example.

TikTok user @ashanngraf shared the video on October 18, and has neared over 2.3 million views since then, plus over 317,000 likes and 10,000 comments for her video, captioned "1st Holiday Craft with my Kinders!"

The video, opens with the example jack-o-lantern made by @ashanngraf to demonstrate to the young students what they'd be making—a grinning pumpkin made out of strips of orange construction paper on a black background, complete with goofy wide-eyed grin.

The rest of the video, set to a cover of the Earth, Wind and Fire classic "September" played poorly on recorders, shows the less-perfect but still adorable results. The kids' versions may not have spaced the orange strips evenly or may have many, many more teeth than expected, but they were still delightful.

"I love the kids versions better than the perfect one," TikTokker @kathleenpikelake wrote in the top-rated comment with over 10,000 likes.

"This is precisely why I adore kindergarten," @vparker50 wrote.

"These are all the stages my brain goes thru during the day," @bubbajay007 wrote.

"Kindergarten teacher here - these kind of activities are always my favorite! Thanks for the laugh!!!!" @julesgirl23 shared.

The clip even made it to Twitter, shared by @ruemcclammyhand, racking up another 8,000 views.

"every single one of these is amazing," she wrote. "tag yourself i'm the one that looks like halloween meatwad," referring to the beloved character of the Adult Swim series Aqua Teen Hunger Force.

Though the paper jack-o'-lanterns are delightful, actual pumpkin is the standard—and real jack-o'lanterns have been at the center of TikTok trends before. Last year, a trend saw people carving their pumpkins with power washers. The technique gives the carving a less straight, more natural look—with the added bonus of having the soapy water and pumpkin innards leaving via the newly-created mouth.

"The outcome was amazing," carver Jana Brown told Newsweek at the time. "Especially to watch it ooze, the kids loved that part.

"The second one we injected with food coloring to make him puke green and that turned out super cool," she added.

Other people, however, chose to take their time with the more traditional carving methods and create some very elaborate jack-o'-lanterns. Artist Brent Pumpkins talked to Newsweek in 2019 about some of his techniques—revealing that his Beyoncé pumpkin took over two hours to get right—but also urged people keep in mind that the squash isn't sticking around forever.

"I always tell people realistically it's a rotten piece of squash. Don't get it twisted. However, everything lasts on social media," Pumpkins said.

And once Halloween is over—a jack-o'-lantern can become compost, a bird feeder or treats for local zoo animals.

Newsweek reached out to @ashanngraf for comment.