Skip the carving tools and the messy pumpkin pulp and seeds, and try one of these child-friendly, no-carve pumpkin decorating projects instead. Put on some Halloween tunes, prepare homemade pumpkin spice lattes, and enjoy creating embellished pumpkins together as a family.
3 Chalk-Finish Painted Pumpkin Ideas for Halloween
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Pumpkins with No-Carve Spider Webs
We adore the eerie spider webs on these pumpkins. They may appear intricate, but you’ll be amazed by how simple these patterns are to make: coat the pumpkins with black spray paint, then use tape to form the spider web. It’s incredibly simple, so even younger kids can lend a hand!
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Combine and Coordinate Pumpkin Expressions
If you have toddlers or little ones, pick up some craft foam, cut out facial features, attach a few googly eyes, and place them on your pumpkins. Create funny, spooky, or cheerful expressions. Pumpkin decorating for children doesn’t get much simpler!
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Make-Your-Own Emoji Pumpkins
Do your children adore emojis? If so, they’ll probably enjoy creating these homemade emoji pumpkins. They’re incredibly easy to make, and the final result looks fantastic. (Add a heart-eyes emoji here.)
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DIY Ice Cream Cone-Shaped Pumpkins
Transform tiny pumpkins into scoops of ice cream. These may be the most delicious-looking pumpkins we’ve ever encountered! Choose the flavors your children enjoy, then pile them onto an ice cream cone. We’re uncertain how they would work as Halloween décor, but children will certainly have a great time playing with them.
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Halloween Pumpkin With Faux Stitching
With just a permanent marker, you can draw a collection of Halloween designs, making x’s to achieve a crafty cross-stitch look. Download the complimentary template from Eighteen25, or encourage your older children to create imaginative characters of their own.
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Leaf Decoupage Pumpkin
This makes an ideal autumn craft! Gather a few attractive fall leaves, then decoupage them onto your pumpkin. Try combining various pumpkin colors and types, or arrange the leaves into unique motifs and patterns.
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Homemade Burger Pumpkins
These burger pumpkins appear nearly realistic enough to devour. Although they aren’t particularly eerie, this no-carve pumpkin decorating project earns plenty of credit for being inventive and entertaining—and it will likely bring plenty of smiles from neighborhood trick-or-treaters.
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Artistic Abstract Pumpkins
Encourage your kids to unleash their imagination with this abstract art pumpkin craft. Stick to a seasonal palette of black, white, and orange, or choose whichever paint colors you like and enjoy creating!
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Bats Sweeping Over a Pumpkin
This easy pumpkin decorating project is ideal for preschoolers. Create a spooky bat pumpkin to display outside your home during Halloween. Have your little ones cut out the bats, then arrange them across the pumpkin as if they are flying.
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Colorful Confetti Pumpkins
Who says pumpkins have to stay orange and black? Add a rainbow of color instead! These cheerful pumpkins are bright, playful, and sprinkled with confetti! Your children will enjoy attaching the confetti to their pumpkins with decoupage, while you’ll appreciate how little cleanup this craft requires.