Painted PumpkinsNo. 6495 · The 2026 edition
9 of the coolest, easiest no-carve DIY pumpkin decorating ideas that your kids can actually do
No carving required! These 9 simple pumpkin decorating ideas are so easy your kids can do them themselves.
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Skip the carving mess and try these no-carve DIY pumpkin decorating ideas that are perfect for kids. From mummy wraps to chalkboard faces, each project uses simple materials like tape, paint, or markers. Your little ones can create their own unique pumpkins with minimal help from adults.
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Directions
- Create a silly mummy pumpkin by sticking on googly eyes and wrapping it in cheesecloth.
- Decorate plain pumpkins with colorful Washi tape in patterns like plaid, zig-zags, words, or any wild design.
- Mask off a chevron zig-zag design with tape, spray paint the pumpkin, then remove the tape once dry.
- Gather fallen leaves from outside and decoupage them onto the pumpkin.
- Give the pumpkin a quick coat of chalkboard paint, then draw a face or write messages on it with chalk.
- Attach a pretty ribbon around small pumpkins using glue or double-stick tape.
- Paint bright neon rainbow stripes on the pumpkin, or coat it with one solid color and let kids add a contrasting design.
- Use puffy paint tubes (glow-in-the-dark ones work great) to make raised designs on the pumpkin.
- Give kids a Sharpie and let them doodle or graffiti freely on the roundest orange pumpkin canvas.
