Looking for creative no carve pumpkin painting ideas for kids? This list has 35 painted pumpkins that the entire family will love.
You may have young kids and carving with them isn’t an option yet because of the sharp objects involved in the process. Or maybe, after years of carving pumpkins, you want to try something new.
Decorating pumpkins is so much fun.
I have already shared 25 painted pumpkins and we are back with even more ideas. Because we can’t get enough and there are so many unique and cute pumpkin painting ideas for kids out there.
Let’s grab the paint and get creative!
Monster Inc. painted pumpkins
If Mike Wazowski and Sully are your kid’s favorite monsters, use acrylic paint to turn a couple of pumpkins into the blue and green creatures.
Sponge Bob
For an easy experience, spray paint a pumpkin yellow, wait for the paint to dry out completely, and then use paint markers to draw the face and details.
To make the fingerprint art pop, make sure to use white pumpkins instead of the regular orange ones.
Angry birds
You may have watched the movie or your kids love playing the game, either way, these pumpkins will look adorable in front of your house.
A whole family of colorful sharks: baby shark, mama shark, daddy shark, grandma shark and grandpa shark.
Harry Potter and Hedwig
These pumpkins would still be a success with my almost teenager boys. Once a Harry Potter fan, always a Harry Potter fan.
Ghost pumpkin
How cute look those glasses on the ghost? The bow tie is a nice addition, too.
How adorable are these space pumpkins? Just mix up colors and the whole family can participate in creating them.
Sloth pumpkin
If your kids are into animals, this pumpkin will be a hit.
Ghosts and Jack’O’Lantern pumpkin
It’s a ghost gathering – watch out!
Ghost pumpkin
Another cute idea for a ghost pumpkin.
Hot air balloon pumpkin
Upcycle the inside of a lampshade to create the frame and place it inside an olde basket.
This painting idea is perfect for small pumpkins.
Day at the spa pumpkin
This one is very funny.
Caramel apple painted pumpkin
Use Halloween colored sprinkles and place the pumpkin on a coffee filter.
Clown pumpkin
Use half of a styrofoam ball for the nose and colorful yarn for the hair.
Inside Out pumpkin
Make Anger or any of the other emotions.
The Incredibles pumpkin
The baby from the Incredibles makes a cute painted pumpkin idea.
Beehive pumpkin
If you have a butterfly and bee flower garden, this pumpkin is for you!
Floral pumpkin
I love the floral patterns of this pumpkin.
Strawberry pumpkin
What are fruits would you turn a pumpkin into?
You have to check out the other colorful eyeball pumpkins, they all look amazing.
Cute ghost pumpkin
One of my friends painted a similar pumpkin and it turned out so adorable. Give it a try!
Kids will love helping you make these pumpkins.
Stellar pumpkin
Stars and ghosts – who would have thought this is such a nice combo?
Pink slime skull pumpkin
A creepy addition to our collection of pumpkin painting ideas for kids.
Use bright green paint and a big terracotta pot for this adorable cactus pumpkin.
If you start with a white pumpkin, all you need to make this pumpkin is a black marker.
Make Poke Ball and Pikachu with paint, cardboard and a hot glue gun.
Nail polish marbling is an interesting painting technique that you can use with big and small pumpkins.
Made with masking tape, the chevron pattern may take a little time and effort to create, but the outcome is beautiful.
M&M characters
Which is your favorite M&M?
Trick or Treat? pumpkins
Start with a stripe or circle pattern baseline and then use a black marker to write.
I created this pumpkin when my boys were going through the Dog Man phase.
I love the colors and designs for the Day of the Dead and it’s a reacurrent theme for our Halloween. I made these pumpkins a couple of years ago and this year my hubby and I will have Day of the Dead costumes.