Right up until the snow starts to fall in December and the ground freezes up cold enough that we can’t display them anymore, you’ll find us making fantastic pumpkin crafts all autumn long! They’re our absolute favourite seasonal thing and we love getting as much done with them as we can before the season ends for another year. In fact, sometimes we even make pumpkin projects that we’ll keep indoors long into winter just so we can keep enjoying them to the bitter end. That’s why we actually prefer pumpkin painting to pumpkin carving! Leaving the pumpkin whole rather than cutting into it helps it last longer on display without wilting or rotting.
Just in case you’re as in love with pumpkin painting as we are, check out these 15 adorable designs that you can either recreate or use as inspiration to come up with your own painted pumpkin designs!
1. Black shapes with white spots
Halloween might be long over, but that doesn’t mean that we’ll shy completely away from orange and black colour combinations for the entire rest of the year. We actually find black paint on an orange pumpkin quite versatile for the whole season up until you start decorating for Christmas as long as there’s some white in there to visually break things up a little and give things some contrast. We love the way
2. Scarecrow pumpkins
If you’re going to paint a pumpkin, are you looking for an idea that really lets you get creative with your paint? We love the idea of getting practice our hand painting and artistic skills in a seasonal way that’ll give us some bonus décor! In that case, we think you might find this fully painted scarecrow pumpkin idea from
3. Polka dotted monogram pumpkins
Did you like the idea of black and white colour schemes and polka dots in your painted design but you’d rather personalize your pumpkin a little bit rather than just featuring colour blocked shapes? Then we’d suggest taking a look at this cute painted monogram idea from
4. Rainbow dotted patterns
Are you still quite intrigued by the idea of polka dots and dotted patterns but you’d rather get a little more creative with your colours and designs than just blocked out shapes and black and white colour schemes? Then we have a feeling this polka dotted rainbow swirling idea from
5. Minion pumpkins
Are you intent on getting you kids in on the fun when it comes to this year’s pumpkin painting but you’re worried they won’t stay interested in the project if you just try to make them paint dots and letters? We think they might have more fun if you help them pick a movie or cartoon and recreate a character they love! We can’t get enough of how cute these funny Minions pumpkins from
6. Up! themed pumpkin
Are you very intrigued now by the idea of painting a pumpkin themed after a cartoon move favourite but you’re just not a huge Minions fan? Well, browsing the pumpkin painting posts on
7. Monsters Inc pumpkin
Just in case you’re still laughing over how much fun the idea of painting character pumpkins sounds but you’re not quite settled on any of the ideas we’ve shown you yet, here’s another adorable design from another classic kids’ movie! We can’t get enough of this cute Monsters Inc pumpkin design from
8. Funny face pumpkins
Perhaps you’re ahuge fan of the cartoon pumpkin idea but you’d rather make your own little characters than copy or recreate ones that already exist in TV and film? Then we think you should check out these adorable funny-face pumpkins instead. We love the way
9. Lion King pumpkin
Are you still thinking about the idea of making painted movie pumpkins but you’d rather set a scene than re-paint a character or face? Then maybe this lovely painting of Pride Rock from The Lion King will stir up some inspiration in you!
10. Silver leaf pumpkin
Okay, we know that we said this post was all about pumpkin painting designs, but there was just something so cool about this silver leaf idea from
11. Angry Birds pumpkins
What if you love the idea of making character pumpkins but your favourite little cartoon buddies aren’t actually from a movie? Well, who said you can’t paint cartoon characters from absolutely whatever you want? We love the idea of painting characters from games too! That’s why we thought these fully painted little Angry Birds pumpkins were such a funny idea. Check out how each layer and shape was done on
12. Finding Nemo pumpkin
What if you have a character painting in mind for your pumpkin but its shape isn’t quite right when you stand it up the way you normally would? Well, who says you can flip it onto its side and paint it that way instead?
13. Ninja Turtles pumpkin
We know we’re talking a whole lot about pumpkins painted like cartoons right now but, really, can you blame us? It’s just so much fun to turn something 3D and seasonal into something you love from pop culture! It also makes your finished product more versatile in case you want to leave it out on into December if the weather allows. This awesome Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles pumpkin from
14. Super hero pumpkins
If you’re going to start getting into awesome pop culture designs with your pumpkin painting then there are innumerable awesome design ideas at your disposal! In our house, every child (and more than on adult) is a total comic book fanatic, so it’s only a matter of time before family pumpkin painting night yields at least one super hero. That’s why we could related so hard when we found this painting tutorial from
15. Mickey and Minnie Mouse pumpkins
Are you a massive Disney fanatic absolutely any time of year? Then we have a feeling you’re going to think that we saved the best for last! Check out how this user on
Have you painted other adorable pumpkin designs this year that you’ve got displayed proudly on your porch but you don’t see any similar designs to your on our list? Tell us about yours or link us to pictures in the comments section!
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