Do pumpkin ideas ever get old? This school year, my 5 year old is a Girl Scout.. and lucky me, I volunteered to be a Girl Scout Leader of the lucky 12-girl Daisy troop. 🙂 Fortunately I have a great leader that works alongside me, and we are going to our first field trip this weekend… the pumpkin patch for Halloween! With that said, we were trying to think of creative pumpkin ideas that wouldn’t require carving. Look at these great No-Carve Halloween Pumpkin ideas from Better Homes and Gardens. Can’t wait to try some of them out!

No-Carve Pumpkin Ideas and Halloween Decor

Fall Flowers

You don’t have to remove the pulp for these pretty pumpkins. Using a clay-loop tool (see below) allows you to design a cool look that lasts longer than conventional carved pumpkins. We love this floral design, which uses a different colored plug as the base, and etching for the petals.

Sketch your design with a washable marker. Use your thumb to stabilize your hand when cutting the design with a clay-loop tool. This easy carving technique is almost mess-free — no gutting required!

Boo-tiful Pumpkins

When illuminated, the apple corer holes emit an eerie glow. This big “Boo!” looks like it took hours, but with the help of a plunger-type apple corer, large letters are easy to knock out. Be sure you get the scary point across by using a serrated knife and a metal biscuit cutter to create a simple exclamation mark.

Use a plunger-type apple corer for double-duty decorating. Leave the holes open for a glowing look, or place the punch in a different colored pumpkin.

Candy Corn Painted Pumpkins

Too big to pop in your mouth, these candy corn-look painted pumpkins still look good enough to eat. Use cone-shape pumpkins and spray-paint to create these Halloween treats.

Caterpillar Pumpkins

Anything that makes your skin crawl is great fare for Halloween. Here, pumpkins go to great lengths to form a caterpillar. Paint pumpkins melon green, and paint their stems black. Decorate the body with adhesive-felt dots, and denote the head with a pair of googly eyes and curled pipe cleaner antennae. Arrange the pumpkins in a creepy, crawling S shape.

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