Pumpkins make great autumn decorations, but sometimes carving them can be a hassle. It takes some special skills and a sharp knife that not everyone may be comfortable with. Also, if you are looking to make pumpkins with your family, you might not want to give a knife to your kids! Carving also makes a mess, which some people want to avoid. Especially if you’re decorating inside!
This is why no-carve pumpkin ideas are so great. Instead of pulling out the knife you can just pull out the paint! Pumpkin decorating doesn’t have to mean dangerous tools or a mess. Now, you and your family can decorate safely and have a great time.
No carve pumpkins are also very creative and attract great attention. Some of them are perfect for Halloween, while some are great for all season long! Be sure to check out these pumpkins and see if you find one that will suit your household. Most of these are DIY with tools you might have in your house right now. If not, a quick trip to the craft store will get you what you need.
1. Emoji pumpkins can be made with yellow paint and marker
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2. Design your pumpkins to look like animals!
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3. Drip paint over pumpkins for a unique design
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4. Decorate your pumpkin in gauze to look like a mummy
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5. Glitter and glow in the dark paint can make a galaxy pumpkin
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6. Try out a bedazzled and glitter pumpkin
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7. Mod podge can look great on a pumpkin
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8. Puffy paint and a heat tool can make something like this
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9. Try out glow in the dark paint
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10. Melted crayon design
11. These ‘donuts’ pumpkins are so cute!
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12. A great Stranger Things idea
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13. Washi tape pumpkin design
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14. Painted stripe pumpkins
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15. Use some left over spider webs for a no-carve idea
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16. Mickey Mouse with three pumpkins
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17. Ribbons make great no carve ideas as well
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18. This one is perfect for ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas’ fans!
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19. Nail polish sticks to pumpkins pretty well
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20. Glitter coated pumpkin
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21. This blogger used old nails to make amazing designs
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22. Flowers can make great pumpkin designs
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23. Lace over a pumpkin is an easy way to get a great design
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24. Painting a pumpkin and putting studs on it gets this spooky look
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25. Temporary tattoos are cheap and do stick to pumpkins!
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26. You can glue candy to pumpkins to get a fun idea like this
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27. Try out copper and silver markers when drawing on a pumpkin!
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28. Chalkboard paint can make a creative pumpkin chalkboard!
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