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Grab some stickers and Halloween craft supplies to make your own no-carve monster pumpkins for Halloween!
When we went pumpkin picking at my brother’s, the boys couldn’t help but pick a bunch of unripe, green pumpkins.
Not exactly your traditional jack-o-lanterns, but it’s what they wanted.
I love decorating for Halloween. To me, that means pumpkins everywhere!
Make your own no-carve pumpkin man (or woman) for the front porch!
When I asked if they’d like to decorate some pumpkins for inside, Henry said only the green ones.
So we decorated those.
No-Carve Monster Pumpkins for Halloween
And they ended up kind of monster-ish. Really, anything can be a monster, right?
I love how these no-carve monster pumpkins turned out. And green ended up being the ideal color!
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To make your own pumpkin monsters, you’ll need:
- Pumpkins, any color and size
- Craft supplies: stickers, foam shapes, feathers, gems .etc.
- Googly eyes
- Glue, if needed
- Glitter (optional)
We just used what we had on hand in our craft cupboard.
Some sticker googly eyes (affiliate link), foam stickers, and some self-adhesive gems (affiliate link).
A few pom poms got glued one, and lots and lots of feathers (affiliate link) for hair. We even threw a few underneath the pumpkins as table decoration.
I set out glue in a dish with a cotton bud to swab over the pumpkin. George would have liked to paint the entire pumpkin in glue, I think!
Make Halloween Decor Easy for Little Hands
With little kids at home, carving pumpkins are not always a great idea. All those sharp knives and small, curious hands!
Find more ideas for no-carve pumpkins that are perfect for every age!
So, right now, we are focusing on no-carve pumpkin ideas, like this monster pumpkin. It allows every child to be involved in decorating for Halloween.
Plus, everyone stays safe!
Last year we made an entire family of pumpkin mummies that were so adorable for the season!
How have you decorated (non-carved) pumpkins?
BeerusS says
Those zits are cracking me up!!! Very cute!
Andree says
When I click on the no carve mummy pumpkin the no carve monster one actually loads. I get the idea of the mummy one but was wondering what you used for the wrap? Any other details to know? I click the monsters one to see if they were switched but that loads what it’s supposed to. Thanks ????
Tabitha Lightfoot says
Hi Andree! Here is the link for the mummies – https://handsonaswegrow.com/halloween-craft-pumpkin-mummies/
The used gauze to make them! The bigger the pumpkin, the easier it is!
Hannah says
I like that your boys went for green pumpkins! I wouldn’t have predicted the feathers, but they add something extra monster like I think!
Megan @ Coffee Cups and Crayons says
Those zits are cracking me up!!! Very cute!