I like any excuse to get out my Power Tools. I like using my jigsaw and my drill bits to create beautiful pumpkins for Halloween.
I recommend having assistance when carving with power tools as it's hard to hold the pumpkin and tool at the same. For a more precise design I recommend drawing your design with pencil first then carving. Lastly, I worked on funpkins (foam pumpkins) and actual pumpkins and the tools were great on both.