What is a Jack O'Lantern?

Pumpkins can either be grown manually using pumpkin seeds or they spawn naturally in Plains, Swamp, Savannah, Jungle and Taiga Biomes. If you carft 1 torch 1 pumpkin you will create 1 Jack O 'Lantern which are illuminated Versions of pumpkins and provide a light level of 15 which is the same as the sun, fire, lava, Glowstone and Redstone lamps. Jack O'Lanterns can be used as a cheaper replacement for Glowstone as you do not need to go to The Nether and unlike torches they can be used underwater. Pumpkins cannot be placed without a block being under them and they will not get destroyed if there is no block beneath them. Pumpkins however have a lower chance of generating than diamond ore and they can be traded for Emeralds.

Pumpkin Crafting

4 Pumpkin Seeds

1 Pumpkin

1 Pumpkin Pie

How to make: 1 Pumpkin 1 Egg 1 Sugar

1 Jack O'Lantern

How to make: 1 Torch 1 Pumpkin

Iron Golem

This Mob can be created manually by placing 4 blocks of iron in a T-shape and placing a pumpkin on top. Jack O'Lanterns also work. The Pumpkin or Jack O'Lantern must be placed last in order to create an Iron Golem.

Snow Golem

This is a neutral Mob that doesn't attack unless provoked and can be placing two snow blocks and 1 pumpkin on top of each other.

Pumpkin Helmet

A pumpkin can be equipped as a helmet as protection against endermen.