26 Cool Pumpkin Decorating Ideas for Kids

Looking for kid-friendly pumpkins to help inspire your own this year? Here are 26 cool pumpkin decorating ideas for kids of all ages – even adults may enjoy a few of these! There’s a little bit of everything: cute, glittery, character-inspired, interactive face decorations, animal-inspired, and more. I’m loving the TMNT double pumpkin idea and the grumpy cat one!

Cool Pumpkin Pumpkin Decorating Ideas for Kids

1. Cutest Cupcake Pumpkin

2. Rainbow Glitter Pumpkin Tutorial

3. Mix & Match Craft Foam Faces

4. Princess Puppy Decorated Pumpkin Idea

5. Drip Art Pumpkins

6. Mr. Pumpkin Head

7. Spaceship and Mini Aliens

8. Create-a-Face Pumpkin

9. Sensory Pumpkin

10. Cute Robot Pumpkins

11. Glow-in-the-dark Pumpkins

12. Mini Football Craft Pumpkins

13. Superhero Pumpkins

14. Grumpy Cat Pumpkin

15. Decorated like a Cute Dinosaur

16.Kids Decorating Pumpkins

17. Glitter Boo Pumpkin with Foam Stickers

18. Pumpkin Mummies

19. Pumpkin Decorated like a Penguin

20. Frankenpumpkin

21. Mini Pumpkin Friends

22. TMNT Raphael Pumpkin

Most ideas use inexpensive items such as paint, craft foam, crayons, washi tape, pipe cleaners, googly eyes and any other thing you might find lying around the house such as the broken tiara we used for my daughter’s princess puppy last year (Pictured in 1st photo).

Not Pictured:

23. Monster Pumpkin

24. Kid Painted Mini Pumpkins

25. Handprint Spider & Ghost Pumpkins

26. Melted Crayon Pumpkins

See also:

Kids Halloween Drinks

Kids Halloween Crafts

What pumpkin decorating ideas have you done in the past or hope to do this year? Share in the comments or head over to share on our Facebook page!

Amanda

Artsy Momma

Amanda is an ‘artsy momma’ to 2 kids who love making crafts just as much as she does. Follow their creative journey over on the blog titled Artsy Momma. Besides crafts, they share fun food ideas, hands-on learning activities, mommy DIY, + lots more! If you love handprint art, head over to their Fun Handprint Art blog where you will find hundreds of their projects all made with little hands and feet.