Painting creative pumpkin faces & pumpkin decorating ideas

Chelle  



Wow, those are great. I think my favorite is the stereo one Though I’m not thinking a whole lot about Halloween or carving pumpkins right now

Eren Mckay  



Hi Chelle- aren’t they cute?
I have more pictures but I’m still optimizing them so that they don’t take so long for the browser to open them up.
As soon as I get them all ready this page is going to be pretty huge -LOL
Blessings,
Eren Mckay

matblogger  



These ideas are really cool. I like the stereo one too. Think I shall try it one of these days for my kids

Maria @ Conversations with Moms  



Amazing creativity. These pictures gave me some great ideas.

Rose  



These are some creative ideas.

Mya the shih-tzu  



Woof Woof! Those look different from anything I have ever seen.

Eren Mckay  



@Matblogger – Yes this is a great idea for family fun. I’m thinking about buying some paint and painting pumpkins for thanksgiving this year. We might have a painting contest. I believe it’s a bit easier to do than pumpkin carving because carving requires knives which make me nervous to tell you the truth ….

@Maria – My kids loved just looking at this blog post and laughing at the pumpkins.

@Rose and Mya – They are really different aren’t they? Some are really cute but some are just terribly ugly- LOL

Lisa Marie Mary  



Wow – that’s a lot of pumpkins! And I think ‘decorating’ them instead of carving is really getting to be quite popular.

Some of the ones you have pictured are just hysterical!

Eren Mckay  



Thanks Lisa. My kids also loved just looking at these pumpkins. Decorating without carving makes it much easier to do and even little kids can chime in without having to worry about carving.
Thanks so much for stopping by
Eren Mckay

Marlo Schwalbach  



Do you have the decorating instructions for the “owl pumpkin”? My son has a decorating contest for school and would love to know what to use to make it.

Thank you for your time!

Sincerely,
Marlo

Eren Mckay  



Hi Marlo,
I don’t have the exact instructions but I can give you a notion of how to put it together:
You’ll need 2 small pumpkins: one for the body and one for the head.
It would be best to decorate each separate piece first before securing both pieces together with a thin metal (or wood) stick.
The eyes can be bought and then put on with toothpicks.
Use black paint for the outer part of the head and body.
Use a black permanent marker to draw the front chest design.
The face needs to be carved. If your child is too small then I would actually do this part myself.
The beak can be done with an almond and also using a thin piece of wood to secure it on.
The wings and headpiece can be cut out of black cardboard. All of these parts can be glued on with hot glue.
Hope this helps
Eren Mckay

Marlo Schwalbach  



Thank you so much Eren!! That definitely will help us with our owl!!

Marlo

Samantha McCain  



Hello Eren!! We are making the Samurai pumpkin and are wondering how you did the side pieces? Is that tissue, napkins, poster board….what is it? Please help!

Eren Mckay  



Hi Samantha,
Sorry I took so long to respond. My dad fainted in the middle of the street so I’ve been really busy. He’s much better now.
Now about the pumpkin: I didn’t make the Samurai pumpkin but I know that it’s made with crepe paper on the side of the pumpkin. You fold the crepe paper like a fan and then put scotch tape on the tip of it so that it will stick to the sides of the pumpkin.
The top fan is made with yellow stronger paper. Crepe paper is more flimsy and that’s what you make the side parts with. The hair is made with yarn.
Hope that helps,
Eren

Girish Chandran  



LOL, I like the Indian Pumpkin. Reading this post increases the creative urge. If so much can be done with a pumpkin, we are left with other beautiful things with which we can create wonders. Thanks Eren for making us feel this way

Eren Mckay  



Hey Girish, so glad you enjoyed the post.
Thanks for the compliments.
All the best,
Eren

Michelle  



Hey there are very cute pumpkin ideas up there. I was wondering if you had the directions for the elephant pumkin my mom is having a contest at her work and we both think its adorable. Anyway if you could be so kind to email the directions or post the directions I would really appreciate it!

Thanks for yur time

Michelle

jennifer  



i loved the im so cool pumpkin lol

terry  



what kind of paint do you use to paint on the pumkins?

Angie  



I am in charge of a pumpkin decorating contest for our fall festival coming up. any ideas on “categories” would be appreciated.

Thanks

CMarie  



Hello,
Great job! Could you please share how you did the elephant pumpkin? What materials did you use? My daughters would love to make it!

AudraS  



What kind of paints do you use? I’ve tried Sharpies and they didn’t work well.

Shannon (Living Life at Home)  



Eren,
these pictures are fabulous.They are great alternatives to the scary pumpkin carving stuff we see so much of. My kids are going to LOVE these ideas. Thank you for sharing them!

Leigha Baer  



Love these Eren! What fun. Going to show them to the grandkids and see which one inspire them.

We’ll be picking out our pumpkins this weekend.

edward  



can you please tell me what paints to use plese!!

Eren Mckay  



@Michelle – I don’t have the instructions for the elephant pumpkin.. sorry wish I could help you out there.

@Jennifer – Yeah too cute

@Terry – The best paint to use is acrylic paints and if there’s any mistake correct with a Q-tip. When it’s the way you want, spray the varnish on.

@Angie – Categories would be: Girliest, Funniest, Craziest, Ugliest, Most Creative.. Hope that helps

@CMarie – I don’t have instructions for the elephant pumpkin.. sorry. These are a collection of pictures of pumpkins but I didn’t create each one of them myself.

@AudraS – The best paints to use are acrylic and then spray varnish on it after you’re done.

@Shannon – Yes I’m not into scary stuff – lol – I guess that pretty much shows up on how I decorate this site I’m glad you can use these ideas with your kids.

@Leigha – Awesome! I’m sure they’ll have fun painting.

@Edward – I’ve found that acrylic paint works best and then spraying on a coat of varnish fixates the paint.

xoxo,
Eren

Pamela D. Ray (Agnew)  



I just love these pumpkins, my son is having a pumpkin contest too. We have to come up with something quick! And so with that said, I appreciate you and your creative site that you’ve created it has given us great idea’s. And I’m sure many other families too so THANK YOU! The one’s my son likes best, is: the Jack N’ the box pumpkin, the turkey pumpkin, the owl pumpkin and the stereo pumpkin… God Bless!

Marian  



Do you have directions for the dancing with the stars

Eren Mckay  



Hi Pamela,
Thanks so much!
I’m glad these ideas have helped your son. Creativity truly is a joy catalyst. It’s a great thing that you’re encouraging him to explore his artistic side.

Blessings,
Eren

Hi Marian,
I don’t have the directions sorry. I hope you find out how to do it.

Blessings,
Eren

Kaci  



I would like the instructions to the funny elf pumpkin if you have them. It is so cute but I cannot figure out what they used for the ears and mouth. Any help is appreciated. Thanks

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