Carving pumpkins is a Halloween tradition, but it’s not terribly little-kid friendly. Plus you need to wait until practically Halloween Eve if you want your Jack-o’-lantern to look good for the big night.
These process art pumpkin decorating ideas are different.
They are great for little kids (and big!), look great, and are long lasting since they are no carve. So it’s a big win all around.
You can start decorating your pumpkins as early as they become available in the pumpkin patches, stores, and farms, get into the Halloween spirit, and have great Halloween decorations all month long.
Plus, these process art pumpkin decorating ideas for kids make for great seasonal art invitations as well as party activities and family art sessions.
I encourage you to choose 1 or 2 of the dozen ideas here and give them a try!
12 Kids Pumpkin Decorating Ideas Using Process Art Techniques
1) Pumpkin Painting
Paint your pumpkin with a brush or with your fingers. Black and white look especially striking on pumpkins, but you can use any colors.
We especially like BioColor paint for painting on pumpkins as it adheres well and dries shiny, but tempera paint will work too.
Use stationery store stickers such as hole reinforcement stickers, circle stickers, or mailing labels (try cutting some into triangles!) to decorate your pumpkins.
3) Sticker Resist Pumpkins
If you like, do a sticker resist by painting over the stickers and pumpkin, then removing the stickers to reveal your sticker design.
Note: Use tempera paint rather than the BioColors I mentioned earlier for this one. The stickers will be easier to remove.
4) Scribble Drawing Pumpkins
Scribble, doodle, and draw all over your pumpkin with Sharpie permanent markers, crayons, or oil pastels.
It includes supplies for fall arts & crafts (including the best paper leaves for painting!), autumn toys, Halloween ideas, and picture books about autumn.
Plus, we have lists of the best kids art supplies, open-ended toys, children’s games, and more!
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Plus a bonus of 10 Halloween-themed drawing prompts!
Thank you! I need something simple and not too messy (we will have children of all ages) for our church’s annual fall weenie roast. I can’t wait to try many of these!
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Sherry
October 11, 2019 at 3:06 pmThank you! I need something simple and not too messy (we will have children of all ages) for our church’s annual fall weenie roast. I can’t wait to try many of these!