Halloween Pumpkin Ideas

Spooky Season is soon approaching! Pumpkins are going to be very popular in October and I know you want your family pumpkins to be the best ones of the night! You can use mini pumpkins, white pumpkins or artificial pumpkins. We will show you the best Halloween pumpkin ideas to make sure you scare the socks off everyone.

Whether you are carving the family of pumpkins into a scary face or turning it into Pikachu. Let’s make sure your scary designs stand out from the crowd. So grab your Halloween pumpkins and let’s make them spooky!

Craving Pumpkin Ideas

Traditional Jack O’ Lantern

A basic but spooky pumpkin face is the best thing you need. All you need is an orange pumpkin and you’ll be ready to carve! The scary Jack O’ Lantern pumpkin face is great for kids. It’s quick and not too complicated for your Halloween night! Make sure to put a little candle in the pumpkin, then you’ll be the stars of the show.

A Cat Pumpkin:

Perfect for all you cat people! The pumpkin carvings of a cat are a great idea and it isn’t too tricky for kids! You can make the little ears from leftover pumpkins and attach them to the top. This awesome pumpkin is a nice change for Halloween but still is spooky for everyone to see.

A Vomiting Pumpkin

What a gross but creative idea! This not-so-charming pumpkin idea is an easy but creative way to enjoy Halloween. All you have to do is carve the eyes and mouth out with your carving knife. Then with the leftover pumpkin seeds scatter them outside the mouth. You’ve got your gross pumpkin carving for a spooky night!

Polka Pumpkin

Why not create a spotty pumpkin? All you need to do is carve 12-13 holes into the pumpkin and put a little candle inside. Simple and easy for everyone to enjoy, the entire pumpkin will be filled with holes. This adorable pumpkin idea is great for real or fake pumpkins. You can repeat this design on a family of pumpkins!

Writing on the Pumpkin

A quick and easy idea is writing on your pumpkin. Wanting to write Happy Halloween or scary messages? Then this adorable pumpkin idea will let the whole family get involved. All you need to do is buy a family of pumpkins then let everyone write their own messages on each one. This Halloween pumpkin idea can be scattered around the house and will show how you are ready for Halloween!

A Bat Pumpkin

Make your Halloween pumpkin really scary by carving a bat! This pumpkin carving idea is great for everyone to get involved in. You will definitely need your art skills here. You can carve a bat onto the pumpkin itself. Or you can paint the pumpkin with black spray paint and use white paint for the eyes.

If you don’t have black paint, you can always use black chalk paint or black acrylic paint. You can even add a black ribbon or to make the bat look funny you can add googly eyes! After this you need is to make the bat wings and your pumpkin is ready to fly.

These are great Halloween Pumpkin ideas so all your family can have fun on this day!

A Shocked Pumpkin

A simple yet fun idea. This awesome pumpkin idea is great all you need to do is carve out two eyes and the mouth shape must be round. All you need is a craft knife for your pumpkin design. This Halloween pumpkin idea is uncomplicated but charming which is made easy for you and your family.

A Skeleton Pumpkin

Let’s scare everyone by creating a skeleton pumpkin! Make sure to carve out the eyes and mouth as a skeleton! You’ll need your carving skills for this one. You’ll need a medium pumpkin to make sure you fit the whole evil smile on. Don’t forget to put a little candle inside the mouth too.

A Braces Pumpkin

Want to make a funny pumpkin with minimal carving? Then why not create a pumpkin with braces? This is a funny and imaginative idea for families to enjoy. All you need to do is make sure you carve the teeth inside the mouth shape. Then draw on the braces or even use some wire and screws. I think you’ll need to take this pumpkin to the dentist.

A Pumpkin Sweet Bag

Let’s turn your pumpkin into a Halloween treat. All you need to do is empty out the pumpkin and then fill it with sweet treats. If you’re feeling really creative you can use your carving skills and place a handle on the top of the pumpkin. Make sure to fill your pumpkin with enough sweet treats for trick or treating.

A Face Mask Pumpkin

two pumpkins with a face mask on and towels on the top

For all the girlie girls out there. Why not make your pumpkin look like a self-care girl? You can do this by carving out the mouth and eyes. After this place a face mask on top of the pumpkin’s face. Making the pumpkin look extra boujee. This fun idea will let the pumpkin have a bit of self-care and have good skin too!

A Pink Pumpkin

Not all pumpkins have to be orange pumpkins. Why not have a pink pumpkin and place fake eyelashes on the top? This is a great idea for girls to personalise their pumpkins for them. Don’t forget the red lipstick to make the pink pumpkin stand out more. Even if you don’t have a pink pumpkin, a bit of paint on an orange pumpkin will make this pumpkin girlie enough! This Halloween pumpkin idea is for all the girls to make their pumpkins girlie!

Now that we’ve shown you our best Halloween carving ideas. Are you ready to see what you can do with the leftover pumpkins?

Spicy Pumpkin soup
Vegan pumpkin soup
Pumpkin cupcakes
Halloween pumpkin cakes
Healthy Pumpkin pancakes
Pumpkin curry
Pumpkin pasta
Baked Pumpkin Fondue
A pumpkin and lemon zester cake
Pumpkin biryani

Have you found the perfect and enjoyed our Halloween pumpkin ideas for your family? Whether you are making a vomiting pumpkin or a girlie pumpkin. We hope you have found the right pumpkin designs for the family to carve for the scariest night of the year!

For more Halloween related blogs feel free check out the blogs! Find savvy tips and days out in our Cheap Things To Do This Halloween blog or check out our Family Halloween Costumes blog or find your local Halloween Events in our Halloween Events Near Me post.

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