Halloween pumpkin decorating is a great way to celebrate this fun and spooky holiday. While Halloween pumpkin carvings are fun and look fantastic when lit at night, carved pumpkins do not last as long and may not be a suitable craft for young children. No-carve pumpkins make for easy Halloween crafts for kids and look as good during the day as they do at night. Instead of carving your Halloween pumpkin, try your hand at painting pumpkin. Halloween pumpkins painted with different designs can be displayed earlier in October and depending on the look, can last into November as autumn decoration too.
Included in this collection are many free Halloween pumpkin patterns that can be used for either painting or Halloween pumpkin carving. For another fun idea, try making a Halloween Jack-o-Lantern votive with clay.
Halloween Pumpkin Decorating Table of Contents
Spooky Halloween Pumpkin Decorating
Fun Halloween Pumpkin Decorating
Stacked Halloween Pumpkin Decorating
Foam Halloween Pumpkin Decorating
Spooky Halloween Pumpkin Decorating
Halloween Witch Pumpkin- Kids will love helping to create this silly witch “teapot” pumpkin with foam letters. The painting is fun and simple.
Pumpkins in Silhouette- This spooky painting project includes 2 Halloween pumpkin patterns that can also be used for carving.
Boo Pumpkin- Paint a ghostly scene on a pumpkin for a no-carve alternative this Halloween.
Fun Halloween Pumpkin Decorating
Robot Pumpkin- Turn a pumpkin into an invader from another planet. Kids will love this project!
Butterfly Pumpkin- For a light-hearted take on Halloween for a young child, make this adorable Butterfly Pumpkin. After all, Halloween does not have to be scary!
Mod Pumpkin- Give a white pumpkins colorful dots for a unique and modern look. For something more traditional, just use orange dots applied with a pouncer brush and outline with metallic paint. This is a very fun and easy Halloween pumpkin decorating idea for kids.
Swirl Paint Pumpkin- Paint a real or foam pumpkin with a simple metallic design for an elegant autumn look.
Stacked Halloween Pumpkin Decorating
Spooky Pumpkin Cat- Orange texture upholstery gives this faux-pumpkin stack the right color without painting.
Halloween Jack Friendly- Create a stack of friendly Halloween jack-on-lanterns decorated with dark orange organza ribbon.
Fanged Cat Pumpkin- Use 2 pumpkins to create this spooky Halloween cat in a witch hat.
Owl Pumpkin- Disguise 2 real or foam pumpkins as a fun owl, complete with wood wings.
Foam Halloween Pumpkin Decorating
Pumpkin Pals- These miniature foam pumpkins are a great for a tabletop display at Halloween.
Bewitching Pumpkin Wizard- This unique pumpkin makes for a great indoor decoration for Halloween.
Fall Pumpkin Decoration- These cute little pumpkins made from foam and painted with a crackle medium can be displayed all autumn.
Terra Cotta Mosaic Pumpkin- Create a unique Halloween pumpkin with cracked terra cotta pieces.
Sparkle and Shine Pumpkins- Miniature foam pumpkins are painted in bright metallic colors for autumn.
