Painted PumpkinsNo. 1406 · The 2026 edition
Emoji Pumpkins
Turn foam pumpkins into adorable emoji faces with this easy painting project!
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This craft uses three foam pumpkins and acrylic paints to create emoji-inspired decorations. You'll paint each pumpkin yellow, then add heart eyes, a mouth, and sparkle accents. Make a winking face and a laughing-with-tears face for a playful Halloween set.
You'll need
Directions
- Coat each foam pumpkin with yellow acrylic paint, leaving the bottom unpainted. Allow the paint to dry, then flip the pumpkin over and paint the bottom. Let that dry, and apply a second coat if necessary for full coverage.
- When the paint is completely dry, lightly sketch two heart-shaped eyes and a mouth onto the pumpkin using a pencil. Feel free to skip this step if you're confident in painting freehand.
- Paint the heart-shaped eyes with red acrylic paint and the mouth with black acrylic paint.
- Add a small white dot to each eye to create a cute sparkle effect.
- Repeat the entire process on a second pumpkin to create a winking emoji face.
- Use the third pumpkin to make a laughing-with-tears emoji face, following the same painting steps.
