5 Pretty No-Carve Pumpkin Ideas

on October 1, 2008 at 12:04 PM

Do you dread the task of carving Jack o' Lanterns with the family? Do your kids make you scoop out all the sticky mess, spend three minutes carving, and leave the rest for you to cut out?

Well, maybe this is the year you "just say no" to carved pumpkins. Forget the scary (rotting) Jack o' Lantern this year. There are lots of fun ways to decorate pumpkins that don't require carving.

Here are several fresh ideas for decorating with pumpkins without the mess:

Want more ideas? We have 9 More No Carve Pumpkin Ideas (with photos!) for you.

Got a cool no-carve option to share? Share it below. You can also upload a photo of your idea to CafeMom and give us a link below in the comments.

About the author Sheri Reed

is a writer and the Entertainment, News & Sports editor for The Stir. She watches lots of good TV and follows Ryan Gosling's every move because she has to -- for work.

Filed Under: crafts, halloween, holidays

Comments (29)

kaytee17

on Oct 7, 2008 at 4:03 PM

They're so pretty! Thanks for sharing the ideas!

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DawnK21227

on Oct 7, 2008 at 6:32 PM

Great ideas.

Cafe Kristen

on Oct 7, 2008 at 8:58 PM

Wow. The sequins down the seams of the pumpkin look dressed up but still a little Halloween-creepy. There's no way I'm carving when I can use a glue gun.

Kristen

workenmom

on Oct 8, 2008 at 9:48 AM

very clever ideas thanks for sharing.

denmar29

on Oct 8, 2008 at 6:55 PM

Thanks for sharing these idea. You saved me alot of mess this year.

tealadyd

on Oct 9, 2008 at 5:49 PM

Thanks for some great ideas! Wow, I'm gonna try some of these. You can also purchase some vinyl embellishment faces from Uppercase Living and simply rub those on your pumpkins. Yes, they stick! I've tried them on real pumpkins and the fake ones from Michaels. Very quick and easy project. I'll try and get a photo to you this week.