Painted PumpkinsNo. 3184 · The 2026 edition
DIY Painted Farm Animal Pumpkins
Transform plain pumpkins into adorable farm animal art with just paint and foam balls!
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Learn to create cute cow, pig, and quail pumpkins using acrylic paint, foam balls, and simple techniques. Each animal has unique features like spotted bodies, pink snouts, and feathery wings. Perfect for a whimsical Halloween or fall decoration.
You'll need
Directions
- Apply a sealer coat to your clean pumpkin.
- For the cow, paint the pumpkin white and add black spots using a brush or sponge.
- Draw black oval eyes above the stem, add tiny white centers and a black dot in each.
- Quarter a foam ball, paint one side white and the other pink, then attach it to the pumpkin with a wooden dowel as a snout.
- For the pig, lay the pumpkin on its side, paint it pink, and add a white oval just above the stem.
- Pig eyes should have black centers with white accents for detail.
- To make the pig snout, reverse the quartered foam ball so the white is in the center and pink is on the outside.
- For the quail, use a gourd on its side, paint it silver, and add two large white ovals for wings.
- Create feathers that look like thumbprints using oval shapes in burgundy or brown.
- Add eyes as circles with blue eyelids and black centers.
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