Vanessa Hudgens: Pumpkin Carving Competition!

Vanessa Hudgens gives bff Laura New a kiss goodbye after an afternoon of shopping on Tuesday (October 11) in Studio City, Calif.

The 22-year-old actress is holding a pumpkin carving contest!

Van wrote on her official site, “Halloween is one of my favorite holidays. I just threw a lil Halloween kick off party. There’s nothing better than listening to scary ominous music, carving pumpkins and watching scary movies!!!!”

“Check out this pic of pumpkins we carved! Mines the bat winged cat in the middle and Ashley‘s is the ninja kitty. So good right?! Are YOU going to carve a pumpkin? I want to see!!! Upload your pics and I’ll post my faves to my site and Facebook page!! The ones who get shared the most on facebook and twitter will also get featured as fan favorites!!” Vanessa added.

20+ pics inside of Vanessa and Laura…