11 Easy No-Carve Pumpkin Decorating Ideas to do with your kids for Halloween.

This Halloween, skip the messy carving and explore our blog post featuring 11 creative, no-carve pumpkin ideas. These fun and simple projects are perfect for kids and will inspire you to make decorating a breeze this season. Join us for easy ways to add a festive touch to your home without the hassle!

1. No-Carve Pumpkin: Diary of a Wimpy Kid 

Turn your pumpkin into your favorite book character! Using white and black paint, paint a medium-sized pumpkin to look like “Diary of a Wimpy Kid,” and add pom-poms or cotton balls.

2. No-Carve Pumpkin:Spider Nest 

Creepy crawlers add the perfect spooky touch! It sure to make your skin crawl. Let the kids place and glue the spiders all over the pumpkin.

Shop Spiders.

Get the tutorial at The Kim Six Fix.

3. No-Carve Pumpkin: Stained Glass 

Photo Courtesy: The Pinterested Parent

Use markers to create colorful shapes on a mini pumpkin for a stained glass effect. See the full tutorial at The Pinterested Parent.

4. No-Carve Pumpkin: Glow-in-the-Dark Mummy 

Photo: BGH

Wrap your pumpkin in cheesecloth strips and paint it with a Glow-in-the-Dark Mod Podge® finish. The tutorial is available at Michaels.

5. No-Carve Pumpkin: Skelton Pumpkin Push-Ins

Photo: Parenting Special Needs

Transform your pumpkin in minutes with a skeleton push-in kit. Find this cute set at Target—photo by Parenting Special Needs.

6. No-Carve Pumpkin: Spooky Eyes

Spooky stickers make this super simple! Just peel and stick to any pumpkin. See more at Design Improvised.

7. No-Carve Pumpkin: Junk Drawer 

Photo: Family Chic Camilla Fabbri

Use items from your junk drawer to decorate a pumpkin. Let the kids get creative! Idea by Family Chic.

8. No-Carve Pumpkin: Crayon Scribble 

Photo: The Swell Designer

All you need is a pumpkin and crayons. Let your kids scribble away for a colorful creation. Check the tips at The SwellDesigner.

9. No-Carve Pumpkin: Dollar Store Witch 

Photo: Parenting Special Needs

Create a cute witch for just $3! Use a witch’s hat, ribbons, and googly eyes. We happened to have the green paint on hand from Parenting Special Needs. Have fun making your own witch.

10. No-Carve Pumpkin: Duct Tape Frankenstein 

Photo: Yesterday on Tuesday

Turn duct tape into a cute Frankenstein design. See how it was done Yesterday on Tuesday.

11. No-Carve Pumpkin: Fingerprint Fun Ghosts or Skeletons

Photo courtesy: Handmade Charlotte

Encourage little ones to leave their mark—in more ways than one—with this clever craft. They can dip their fingers in white paint and dot a pumpkin to create everything from ghosts to skulls and crossbones. Get the tutorial at HandmadeCharlotte.

Article updated on 10/17/2024

Cute No-Carve Pumpkin Decorating Ideas

We found these cute, no-carve, pumpkin decorating ideas this year and just had to include them on our list. All of these pumpkins can be found on our Pinterest Board No-Carve Halloween Pumpkins and here we’ve included a few direct links to them starting with Nemo;  Captain Underpants; Sugar Skull;  Emoji Pumpkins ; Big Red Dog; and Unicorn Pumpkin.

Want more ideas? Check out our other No Carve Pumpkin Ideas here!

Want even more ideas? Please visit our Pinterest board.

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