No-Carve Pumpkin Ideas

Sometimes you just don’t have the time or energy (or willingness to scoop out the insides) to carve a pumpkin! Check out these 25+ No Carve Pumpkin Ideas that will be a hit on your porch or in your home! No carve ideas including painting pumpkins, vinyl designs, using nature, glow in the dark pumpkins, and more!

You can use real pumpkins for these projects but if you want to reuse them over and over again, craft pumpkins are the way to go! You can find craft pumpkins in all shapes, sizes and colors! Here are a few places I love to grab them!

• JOANN Fabric & Crafts
• Michael’s
• Amazon
• Hobby Lobby
• Wal-Mart
• Target

Why go the No Carve Route?

• No need to dig out the pumpkin guts. Yay!
• No Carve pumpkins last longer
• You can use fake or real pumpkins
• No need to deal with sharp knives and cutting tools for smaller ones.
• You can get more creative with colors and accessories
• No need for an inside candle

No Carve Pumpkin Ideas

Cacti Pumpkins

Put your pumpkins in a Cactus costume! Add cactus arms, the flower and the prickles with your Cricut. These are adorable and I love the holographic vinyl for the prickles!

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Sprinkle Pumpkin

Sprinkles make everything better, even a pumpkin! You can even customize your sprinkle colors!

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Pun-Tastic Pumpkins!

Oh we all know I love a good pun so these are perfect! Paint them, apply vinyl and enjoy! I would definitely set these on my porch so my neighbors could enjoy also!

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Sloth Pumpkin

I mean is there anything a sloth can’t make cute? I think not! This hand-drawn sloth was applied in vinyl. You can get the SVG to make your own!

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Magical Unicorn Pumpkin

This pumpkin is darling! The white no carve pumpkin rocks the horn and flowers becoming the most magical unicorn!

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VSCO Girl Pumpkin

I mean how fun is this? Take that classic VSCO water bottle and turn it into a pumpkin!

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Duck Tape Mummy Pumpkin

This couldn’t’ be easier! Duck Tape, Scissors, Googly Eyes, done!

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Glow In the Dark Painted Pumpkin

That Beth at Kingston Home is pure awesomesauce. How cool is this glow in the dark painted pumpkin? That would look so awesome on your front porch!

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Pokemon Pumpkins

Calling all Pokemon fans! Turn pumpkins into Pikachu and the Pokemon ball with Heidi’s easy step by step instructions!

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Ghost Pumpkins

You know I love a good ghost craft and this Ghost No-Carve Pumpkin project is on point! Use black vinyl on white craft pumpkins for a ghoulish outcome!

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Vinyl Face Pumpkins

Get the customary Jack-O-Lantern effect without any of the mess using these awesome pumpkin face SVG files and some adhesive vinyl!

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Woodland Animal Pumpkins

With a few felt pieces, you can transform pumpkins from vegetables to the cutest forest animals! These guys are so adorable.

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Minion Pumpkins

How stinking cute are these guys?! She even made some Evil Minion pumpkins also! I love the mason jar rims for the glasses!

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Finding Nemo Pumpkin

Great way to capitalize on that orange pumpkin color by making the cutest Finding Nemo pumpkin! You have to click through and see the tail! So cute

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Cinderella Pumpkin

This Cinderella Pumpkin is Gorgeous! That glitter spray paint and butterfly accents are just perfect!

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Baseball Pumpkin

Where are my sports lovers? This baseball pumpkin is a homerun!

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Melted Crayon Pumpkins

This is a super fun way to use up old and broken crayons! Get the technique and tricks by clicking that link!

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Drip Art Pumpkins

These drip art pumpkins are beautiful! You can totally customize the colors and the kids will love this project

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Paint Dip Pumpkins

Paint was dripped above and now we are dipping here! The neon colors are on point and give these pumpkins a bit of punch!

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Mod Podge Polka Dot Pumpkins

This is a great project for the kids, especially class party crafts! Let them add the tissue paper dots and mod podge them on!

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3 Letter Monogram Pumpkin

These three-letter monogrammed pumpkins are perfect for the family! Make each person their own pumpkin!

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Family Monogram Pumpkin

Add a family name to your pumpkin and set it on your porch for a cute personalized porch display!

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Breast Cancer Awareness Pink Princess Pumpkin

Celebrate the princess in your life and also note breast cancer awareness in the month of October with this stunning stacked pumpkin display.

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Hot Glue Spiderweb Pumpkin

Using hot glue and glitter for the spiderweb is genius! You could use any color glitter you want or even a colored glue stick! Great way to decorate a pumpkin!

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Spray Painted Pumpkins

Who says you have to have orange? These spraypainted pumpkins can be customized to any color scheme!

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Mini Mummy Pumpkins

Mini Pumpkins wrapped in gauze make the most perfect Mini Mummy Pumpkins!

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Chalkboard Pumpkins

Another genius idea! Paint the pumpkins in chalkboard paint and then use chalk to draw on the faces!

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Silly Sticker Pumpkins

These no-carve pumpkins are perfect for little ones! No paint, no glue, just some silly face stickers that they can use to decorate!

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Nature Pumpkins

How stinking cute and CREATIVE is this Nature Pumpkin? Use what you can find in your yard or on a walk to decorate your pumpkin!

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Colorful Owl Pumpkin

This colorful owl looks so cute on a pumpkin body! Use some fun colors to decorate yours and those big googly eyes are awesome!

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No Carve Pumpkins with Duct Tape Faces

Cutting duct tape is a great way to create a face for a no-carve pumpkin! Get all the details on the link!

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