There you have it mama! 10 mess-free, no-carve pumpkin decorating ideas that are quick, easy and tons of fun!
Fun pumpkin carving ideas for kids
With the leaves falling and the temperature dropping, the spookiest season of all is right around the corner! Whether you are tricking or treating this year, no Halloween season is complete without a superbly carved pumpkin .
As Autumn reaches Craigies Farm, the fields are full of pumpkins ready to be handpicked and turned into Halloween Jack-o-lanterns. Your little witches and warlocks can also enjoy a day of picking AND play at Little Farmers with a pick and play ticket followed by a warm hot cocoa with a pumpkin-shaped shortbread biscuit – all before heading home to decorate the new pumpkin.
Carve out some quality time for the entire family this Halloween with these fun pumpkin carving ideas that are perfect for kids – with the assistance of a grown-up of course!
Superhero Pumpkins
If the spooky season didn’t already have your spidey sense tingling, save the day this Halloween with a superhero pumpkin carving theme. Grab your stencil and etch your favourite hero’s face or symbol into the side of the pumpkin. No superhero is complete without their cape and gadgets! So don’t forget to accessorize with masks, shields, or swords, or even a Batmobile if space allows. From spiderman to Captain America, there is a pumpkin to please all of the little heroes in your life.
Painted Family Portraits
Do you think that you have the next Picasso on your hands? Find out by challenging the family to a pumpkin portrait painting competition. Why not turn your pumpkin into a canvas and bring out the paint set? Write everyone’s name on pieces of paper, and have each family member draw names out of a hat to determine who everyone will be painting. The best painting of Mum gets a prize!
No Carve Pumpkin Painting Ideas
You know that fall is near when you start seeing pumpkins everywhere you look.
Pumpkin spice lattes and Halloween Costumes seem to hit the shelves as soon as school starts these days.
If you have children you also know that this kicks off the season of them begging to carve a pumpkin every day.
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As a parent, you also know that a carved pumpkin will turn into a rotting mess of goo on your front porch in about 5 days.
I have found that painting pumpkins is the perfect no-carve, mess-free solution.
They give the kiddos the Halloween decorating fix they so desperately crave, without the mess and mold that comes with carving a pumpkin too early.
Mess Free Painted Pumpkins
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Since my kids were toddlers we have made the choice to decorate a few pumpkins at the beginning of October and then actually carve pumpkins the weekend before Halloween.
The kids love this because they are able to go through all the steps that they love about decorating for fall.
They are able to
- choose a pumpkin
- be creative and make it their own
- use it to decorate our home – which they look forward to almost as much as trick-or-treating.
This year we decided to do painted pumpkins after I discovered a product that I knew would be easy for the kids to use AND completely mess free.
Kwik Stix Solid Paint Sticks are quick-drying, solid tempera paints – just like you used in elementary school.
The difference is that they are in a tube like a glue stick – which makes them super easy to use and completely mess free. Also, they dry in 90 seconds! GENIUS.
No need for paintbrushes, covering the area with newspaper or putting on smocks. Just pop of the lid and get creative. You can order yours here.
