Beat cream cheese until smooth, then mix in cheddar, chives, and garlic powder.

Scrape onto plastic wrap and form into a ball, then chill 1 hour to firm up.

Roll the chilled ball in paprika until evenly orange.

Use a knife to press vertical grooves down the sides so it looks like a pumpkin.

Press a bell pepper stem or pretzel rod into the top and serve with crackers.