I have a confession…I have no interest in ever carving a pumpkin again. There, I said it! I’ve always hated doing it and plan to never do it again. Oh sure, there were years that I got so excited about it, bought the pumpkin and the knife/patterns/scooper that I needed, got all ready to carve with the kids…and they were bored 5 minutes into the process. I was always left pulling the guts out of the pumpkin, carving it, setting it outside and then forgetting about it for a month until it was all shriveled and moldy.
A couple years ago when I told the kids we wouldn’t be carving pumpkins anymore, I thought they would be upset but surprisingly, there were totally ok with it. Now we try to come up with fun ways to still decorate a pumpkin without carving it. I love the different ways that people have come up with to decorate a pumpkin without having to carve it and wanted to share 25 ideas with you!
1. Leopard Duck Tape Pumpkin | Sophistishe
2. Starry Night Pumpkin | Yesterday on Tuesday
3. DIY Vintage Clown Pumpkins | Bugaboo City
4. Pumpkin Decorated Like a Penguin | Artsy Momma
5. Glow in the Dark Puffy Paint Pumpkin | Club Chica Circle
6. DIY Confetti Pumpkins | Alice and Lois
7. Mod Podged Book Pumpkin | Creative Green Living
8. Chevron Pumpkins | Simply Stacie
9. Glitter Glam Pumpkins | Thinking Closet
10. Pumpkin Decorating With Ribbon | Simply Designing With Ashley Phipps
11. House Number Pumpkin Craft | We Know Stuff
12. Pumpkin Lady | New House New Home
13. Industrial Pumpkins | Unexpected Elegance
14. Melted Crayon Pumpkin | The Nerd’s Wife
15. Rainbow Scribble No-Carve Pumpkin | The Nerd’s Wife
16. Painted Pumpkins With Glittered Stems | Aunt Peaches
17. DIY String Art Pumpkin | Alice and Lois
18. Monogrammed Pumpkins | Uncommon Designs
19. Minion Pumpkin | Twin Dragonfly Designs
20. Pumpkin Decorating With Nail Polish | Mango Tomato
21. Spiderweb and Ghost Pumpkins | C.R.A.F.T.
22. Mr. Pumpkin Head | B-Inspired, Mama!
23. Black Glam Pumpkins | Uncommon Designs
24. Gold Painted Pumpkins | New House New Home
25. Princess Puppy Penguin | Artsy Momma
Kris says
I am not good at carving so this idea really works for me. Thanks for sharing.
Sheena says
Thanks so much for featuring my leopard duck tape pumpkin!
Tara says
You’re so welcome, Sheena!
Olga @ MangoTomato says
Thanks for linking to my nail polish pumpkin project!!
I posted a few new photos that involve glue and glitter! http://www.mangotomato.com/2016/10/how-to-decorate-pumpkins-without.html
Tara K. says
Love the silver, sparkle dots and the designs of the painted pumpkins. Thank You.
ASO says
Hi Tara, Thanks and so glad you like them 😉