20 of the Best No Carve Pumpkin Ideas including Pumpkin Painting ideas. Use paint, tape, glitter, and other fun accessories to create easy designs this Halloween
Getting Started with No Carve Pumpkins & Pumpkin Painting
No carving skills? No problem.
I’ve found 20 of the best no-carve pumpkin ideas and pumpkin painting ideas perfect for families.
Sometimes it’s best to keep the sharp knives out of reach or away all together, and without having to carve anything, you can still create festive, fun and silly Halloween decoration with paint, washi tape, goggly eyes, and other creative accessories.
Plus, no carve pumpkins last much longer than their carved counterparts, and don’t rot or collect bugs on your doorstep. Plus, no huge mess or big clean-up afterwards.
Give your jack-o-lanterns a fun makeover or spooky disguise with a few coats of paint, accessories, stencils, cut out shapes or supplies from your trip to the craft store.
Think spray paint, glitter, pom-poms, yard, goggly eyes, glasses and other fun stuff you probably already have around the house.
The sky really is the limit with what you can create without carving a single pumpkin.
Painting pumpkins and using craft materials to decorate your jack-o-lantern, is a fun way to turn your average pumpkin into a Halloween masterpiece.
20 Best No Carve Pumpkin Ideas & Pumpkin Painting Ideas this Halloween
Decorate a pumpkin by melting crayons from The Nerd’s Wife
Nemo & Dory Painted Pumpkins from Babysavers
Olaf has lost his head… again with this adorable Frozen pumpkin from Crafty Morning
How adorable (and life-like) are these fruit pumpkins from Style Me Pretty
Map Tack Pumpkins from Better Homes & Gardens
(this set of map push pins in a variety of colors would do the trick!)
Bunny Pumpkin from Country Living
Gold Splattered Pumpkins from Kailo Chic
These create-your-own Emoji Pumpkins are fun from Brit.CO
Cow Pumpkin from Country Living
These Patchwork pumpkins are a great indoor Halloween activity for little ones from The Nerd’s Wife
Minion Painted Pumpkins from Babysavers
Confetti Pumpkins from Cloudy Day Gray
Rubble from Paw Patrol from Ethinify
DIY Donut Pumpkin By Studio DIY
PJ Masks Characters from Ethinify
Mickey Mouse Mummy No Carve Pumpkin from As the Bunny Hops
Spider Web Painted Pumpkins from Better Homes & Gardens
Jack the Pumpkin King from Nightmare Before Christmas from ABC Creative Learning
Gorgeous galaxy pumpkin from Easy Pumpkin Ideas
No-carve pikachu and pokeball pumpkins from The Resourceful Mama
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