No-carve pumpkins are great for several reasons:
- They’re kid-friendly,
- Much more fun and colorful,
- Pumpkins last longer,
- And, of course, they’re knife-free.
Because who wants to mess around with knives on the creepiest holiday of the year?
And on that note, here are 12 of our favorite no-carve pumpkin ideas for kids and grown-ups.
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12 No-Carve Pumpkin Decorating Ideas
1. Painted Mini Pumpkins
Get creative with paint and stencils. (from Handmade Charlotte)
2. Candy corn Pumpkin
So you decided to go with painting your pumpkin, but have no idea how to freehand it. Try painting a candy corn pumpkin. It requires zero skill. All you have to do is get the colors in the right order. Is it white-orange-yellow or yellow-orange-white? (from A Thrifty Mom)
3. Pumpkin Mummy
This mini pumpkin mummy is the cutest. Wrap gauze around a mini pumpkin, glue on a couple googly eyes, and you’re done! (from Entertain Your Toddler)
4. SpiderWeb Pumpkin
I love the glittery web on this pumpkin. I’m pretty sure my three-year-old would love it too! This no carve pumpkin was inspired by Charlotte’s Web, which is one of my favorite children’s books. (from A Bird and a Bean)
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5. Pumpkin Decals and push-ins
Stickers and push-ins (from Amazon) make it super easy to get the jack-o-lantern look without carving. Amazon also has tons of pumpkin decals and push-ins to make the no-carve pumpkin of your child’s dreams.
6. Googly Eye Pumpkin
Use stick-on googly eyes and you could have this pumpkin done in minutes. But remember to be on your best behavior. No tricks here. (from She Wears Many Hats)
Pumpkin’s always watching. đź‘€
7. Rainbow Rhinestone Pumpkin
When is rainbow colors ever NOT a good idea? Love the addition of rhinestones to make this colorful, super-blinged out pumpkin. (from The Swell Designer)
8. Glow-in-the-Dark Pumpkin
Use glow-in-the-dark paint to make this pumpkin glow without the candles. The squeeze bottles are super easy to use, and what toddler doesn’t love glow-in-the-dark paint?? (from Entertain Your Toddler)
9. Nail Polish Marbled Mini Pumpkins
OK, I have so many unused bottles of nail polish sitting in my vanity. How many would it take to marble a big 20-in pumpkin I wonder? Probably a lot. Better stick with the mini pumpkins here. (from Color Made Happy)
10. No Carve Push Pin Pumpkins
Raid the office supply store and buy all their pretty push pins to decorate your no-carve pumpkins. You can sketch a design for kids to follow if you want it to turn out more like this BOO pumpkin. (from This Sweet Happy Life)
11. Stranger Things Pumpkin
Write the alphabet in black paint (or I would use a permanent marker) and wrap with colored Christmas lights. Bonus activity: Teach your kids the alphabet with this Stranger Things themed pumpkin. (from Love From the Oven)
12. Confetti Pumpkin
Slather a white pumpkin with ModPodge (or watered down white glue) and sprinkle lots of confetti on top. Seal it with another layer of ModPodge and you’ve got yourself an adorable confetti pumpkin. (from Cloudy Day Gray)
That’s 12 no-carve pumpkins you can make this year with your kids. Which one will you try?
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