The best pumpkin decorating ideas for kids! These are easy, fun and age appropriate for both younger and older children.
Updated September 2023
We just bought a bunch of pumpkins, unable to resist the new displays of them popping up everywhere.
So we now have a tableful of big pumpkins, little pumpkins, orange pumpkins, and white pumpkins. Even a few funny-looking knobby gourds!
And since we can’t just leave them alone, here are some of the best pumpkin decorating ideas for kids. Some of the ideas are from The Artful Parent, and some are awesome ideas from around the web.
And the best part: they are all ideas that kids can actually do!
Pumpkin Decorating Ideas for Kids
1. Pumpkin painting
We recommend acrylic paint or Biocolor paint from Colorations, but you could also try watering it down for a watercolor effect (on Paper & Stitch).
2. Add glitter!
Take pumpkin painting a step further and make glitter pumpkins (on HGTV) (Note: They used spray adhesive, but you can make this project little-kid friendly by using regular glue, Mod Podge, or paint.)
3. Try pumpkin pounding
Try hammering golf tees or gold brads into a pumpkin. Kids love the chance to do some hammering and the effect is so cool!
4. Make ghost pumpkins
If you have white pumpkins, use a sharpie to make happy ghost pumpkins (on This Crafted Life).
5. Try squeeze painting
Use paint in squeeze bottles to make some beautiful drip art pumpkins (on The Imagination Tree).
Decorate your pumpkins with feathers and buttons (on TinkerLab)
8. Make tissue paper collage pumpkins (on Young House Love)
9. Carve a pumpkin fairy house
10. Try these glow in the dark pumpkins for an extra fun Halloween night! (on Color Made Happy)
Want to make your decorated pumpkins last longer?
Growing a Jeweled Rose shares some great tips for making carved pumpkins last.
Which are your favorite pumpkin decorating ideas for kids? Will you give one of these a try this year?
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