How to Decorate a Pumpkin Without Carving

No Halloween party can be truly complete without a well-carved and decorated scary pumpkin. Although pumpkin carving is generally a common trend on this holiday, there are other ways on how to decorate a pumpkin without carving it in the first place.

Pumpkin Decorating Ideas

Fabric

Well, for this decoration idea, you need to have stripes of fabrics of your choice, and some soft-board pins. Cut out wedges of fabric and pin it on to the pumpkin, by means of the pin. For the eyes you can cut out small circular pieces of a black fabric and pin it. In case you don't want to pin the fabrics, you can simple superglue it to the pumpkin. Place a hat on top of the pumpkin and a few straws of dry grass for hair.

Veggie and Fruit

This is a very simple pumpkin decoration idea that makes use of some fruits and veggies in your kitchen. You need some pins or toothpicks for this one. For the eyes, just spear black olives onto the stick and press the stick in the pumpkin, to create scary, bulgy eyes. In case you want to have bloodshot eyes, you can use baby tomatoes for the eyes too. A carrot can be great for a crooked nose. And as for the toothy smile, you can just draw an outline with a marker and use diced radish, or even corn kernels to make the teeth.

Glow-in-the-dark

This is a great idea for decorating a pumpkin without carving. Get a set of glow-in-the-dark colors and spray your pumpkin with the colors of your choice. To make the eyes, nose and the toothy smile, you can either use the paint or you can simply get some glow-in-the-dark stickers to make eyes nose and teeth! This Halloween decoration idea looks great and is easy to create for children.

Pirate Themed

All you need to do is get some pirate accessories and a black marker pen. Get a marker pen with a slightly thick tip, so that when you draw onto the pumpkin, the lines and markings are clearly visible. Draw the eyes nose and a toothy smile with the black marker. Now strap on the eye-patch to your pumpkin. Place a pirate hat on top. And surround your pumpkin pirate with some treasure chests and maps! Voila! There's your pirate pumpkin ready for Halloween!

Warty Pumpkin

Well, for people who would like their Halloween pumpkin to be really scary with repelling warts, this is the idea for you! You need rubber balls of various colors and pins or toothpicks to spear them. First do the eyes with rubber balls of your choice - black, red or green can make the eyes stand out prominently. Now create nose and toothy smile. Once you are done with these basic features, cover the entire pumpkin in rubber balls of a contrasting color like yellow, gray, or any other color, which will allow other features to stand out!