Pretty, No-Carve Pumpkins

Source: www.parents.com – By Taryn Mohrman

Move over Jack. This Halloween your kids can help decorate your home with these playful, no-carve pumpkin ideas.

Smashing Pumpkins

After you take the kids to the pumpkin patch to pick out the perfect gourd, break out your arts and crafts supplies and let the pumpkin decorating begin!

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Mummify Your Pumpkin

Turn your pumpkin into a mysterious mummy for Halloween by wrapping it in self-stick gauze.

 

Granny Gourd

Decorate your pumpkin up to look like a funny old lady using a lampshade, old reading glasses, and costume brooches.

 

 

Pumpkin Silhouettes

Apply a coat of white paint to your pumpkin and let it dry completely. Then, tape

on a Halloween stencil and paint the inside black for a spooky silhouette.

 

 

Pumpkin Centerpieces

Turn a pumpkin into a flowery arrangement for fall entertaining. Cover the gourd with your favorite (real or fake) flowers using a hot-glue gun.