Easy Patterns to Carve on a Pumpkin
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70 Fun Pumpkin Carving Ideas to Put Your Creativity and Halloween Spirit to the Test
Easy, funny and scary designs for any beginner or expert crafter.
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Other than binge-watching the best Halloween movies of all time and decorating your home with spooky decor to entertain your guests, nothing beats the fun that comes along with pumpkin carving. It's a creative and engaging family activity that brings tons of Halloween spirit for those of all ages. That's why we've rounded up some of the silliest, ghostliest and wickedest pumpkin carving ideas for this holiday and season.
There's no shortage of ideas when it comes to pumpkin carving. You can go for scary looks (such as zombies, witches, ghosts and monsters), or playful arrangements, including candy corn and faux flowers. If you want to keep things simple and save time, fun faces are always the best ideas you can easily do on your own. Once you're done with your Halloween decor, dress them up on your mantel, add them to your front porch or dinner table, and make October 31 one to remember. And if you're looking for even more ideas that your kids can join in on, try these easy Halloween crafts and Halloween games.
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Black Cat
This idea doesn't require as much carving as the others. Cut out almond-shaped eyes, spray paint your pumpkins and add cat ears that you can DIY using toothpicks.
Get the tutorial at Crafts by Amanda »
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Goofy Grin
Make your own funny-faced pumpkin by tracing your face design with a marker before carving it out. Use discarded pumpkin circles for the eyeballs and add a tea light for a nighttime glow.
Get the tutorial at Woman's Day »
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Monster Candy Bowl
Kids will love seeing this monster candy bowl instead of the typical dish of treats. Make sure to give it a toothless grin, googly eyes and a trick-or-treat sign so everyone knows to grab some sweets.
Get the tutorial at Persia Lou »
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Lamp Jack-o'-Lantern
After gathering your best three pumpkins, turn them into glowing silhouettes of vintage lamps. Don't worry, you don't have to be the best painter to make these look good.
Get the tutorial at Country Living »
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Scarface
Draw out the eyes, mouth and scar before carving them out. Cover the scar with Q-tips and use olives for the monster pumpkin's eyeballs.
Get the tutorial at Woman's Day »
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Tree and Moon
Stack three pumpkins on top of each other and try your best at painting a tree. Poke out holes to represent stars and carve out a crescent moon at the top.
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Glass Bead Jack-O-Lanterns
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Hungry Jack
Fill your carved out eyes with squash and place a sad-faced apple in your pumpkin's mouth. As the saying goes, an apple a day keeps the doctors away — bogeymen and ghosts included.
Get the tutorial at Woman's Day »
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Kitten Pumpkin
If you want to do less carving but still have a show-stopping pumpkin, then this Kitten pumpkin is pur-fect!
Mini Kitten Pumpkins: Take your mini pumpkins and spray paint them black with two coats of paint. Add rhinestones for the eyes, thread for the whiskers and pom pom noses with a hot glue gun. For the ears, you can cut out triangles from velour paper, attach toothpicks to them with a hot glue gun, and stick the ears into the tops of the pumpkin.
Main Pumpkin: Begin by carving a circle on the top of your pumpkin and taking out all the seeds. Fill the pumpkin with crumbled newspaper and nestle the kitten pumpkins on top. Take water tubes and fill them with water for the fresh flowers and place them inside the pumpkin.
SHOP WATER TUBES
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Spider Pumpkin
This spooky spider pumpkin will look great on your front porch or anywhere in your house! Simply carve out a circle on the face of the pumpkin, spray paint it (inside and outside) black, and poke 12-13 holes along the edge where you carved. Then, thread a needle with a metallic string and tie a knot on the end. Start from the inside and pull the thread through the first hole, then through another hole directly across the pumpkin (poking the pumpkin from the outside) and tying it off inside. Repeat this step until you have all your holes filled. Take a length of string and start by tying it to one of the crisscrossed strings you just created about 1 inch from the outside of the hole. Continue making a spiral by knotting as you hit the crisscross that is already there, continuing in a circular swirl. For the final touch, add a spider to your web!
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Drilled Pattern Pumpkin
Decorate your house with simple, yet elegant pumpkin designs. Start by carving a hole in the bottom of your pumpkin. Then, you can use a piece of paper to draw a pattern that you like or print a design template to lay on your pumpkin. Use a toothpick or awl to poke holes as a guide to where you need to drill. Finally, use whatever drill bits you'd like and get drilling! You can even add a candle inside if you want your pumpkin to glow.
SHOP AWL
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Pumpkin Diorama
Add drama to your carved pumpkin by filling it with everything from reindeer moss and twigs to mini headstones. Complete the over-the-top design with a full moon (a Ping-Pong ball that you can easily hang from a thin string).
SHOP REINDEER MOSS
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Spots and Dots Pumpkin
It may look elaborate, but this polka-dot pattern is fairly easy. Sketch your pattern with a marker, leaving enough space between dots so holes won't overlap. Punch it out with a power drill and various bits. Finish it off by placing LED string lights inside to bask in your handiwork's glow.
SHOP STRING LIGHTS
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Starry Fright Pumpkin
Use a rubber mallet or a dishcloth-covered hammer to gently pound a cookie cutter into a hollowed pumpkin. Remove the cut-out pieces and repeat as desired.
SHOP COOKIE CUTTERS
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Candy Holder Pumpkin
Craft a unique — and useful — front porch display with a large real or faux pumpkin. First, mark a hole on the top half of the pumpkin and carefully cut along the line with a pumpkin carving set. If you opted for a fake pumpkin, sand down any rough edges. Paint the entire pumpkin with black chalk paint and let dry. Before the festivities begin, fill it with candy and write a message with chalk.
RELATED: How to Carve the Perfect Pumpkin
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Candy Coated Pumpkin
Can't figure out what to do with all of that candy corn? Put your extra Halloween candy to good use by decking out your pumpkin's carved face.
SHOP CANDY CORN
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Twisting Vines Pumpkin
Here's a pro trick for nailing this glowing 3D effect: Use a lemon zester, clay loop, or linoleum cutter to carve into — but not through — the top layer of pumpkin skin.
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Monster Pumpkin
When all else fails, go for an oh-so-scary monster look with white paint, a zipper mouth and a forehead scar.
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Carved Pumpkin Bowl
Cut a large pumpkin in half and scoop the insides out of the bottom portion. Fill with ice and decorate it with faux spiders, and you've got the spookiest drink display on the block.
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Smiling Pumpkins
Keep it simple — but still fun — by having each family member carve out their best Halloween face on pumpkins of different sizes.
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Zombie Skeleton Pumpkins
The walking dead are rising up — in your lawn, that is. Carve life-size bony limbs into stacked pumpkins to really make a statement (especially if you place them around a faux gravestone).
Amanda Garrity Amanda Garrity is a lifestyle writer and editor with over seven years of experience, including five years on staff at Good Housekeeping, where she covered all things home and holiday, including the latest interior design trends, inspiring DIY ideas and gift guides for any (and every) occasion.
Monique Valeris Senior Home Editor, Good Housekeeping Monique Valeris is the senior home editor for Good Housekeeping, where she oversees the brand's home decorating coverage across print and digital.
Mariah Thomas Assistant Editor Mariah Thomas is an Assistant Editor at Good Housekeeping, where she covers home decorating ideas, gift guides and DIY projects.
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