Sometimes you just don’t have the time or energy (or willingness to scoop out the insides) to carve a pumpkin! Check out these 25+ No Carve Pumpkin Ideas that will be a hit on your porch or in your home! No carve ideas including painting pumpkins, vinyl designs, using nature, glow in the dark pumpkins, and more!
![Collage of No Carve Pumpkin Projects - Vertical](https://www.thatswhatchesaid.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/No-Carve-Pumpkin-Project-Roundup-700x467.jpg)
You can use real pumpkins for these projects but if you want to reuse them over and over again, craft pumpkins are the way to go! You can find craft pumpkins in all shapes, sizes and colors! Here are a few places I love to grab them!
- JOANN Fabric & Crafts
- Michael’s
- Amazon
- Hobby Lobby
- Wal-Mart
- Target
Why go the No Carve Route?
- No need to dig out the pumpkin guts. Yay!
- No Carve pumpkins last longer
- You can use fake or real pumpkins
- No need to deal with sharp knives and cutting tools for smaller ones.
- You can get more creative with colors and accessories
- No need for an inside candle
No Carve Pumpkin Ideas
![Pumpkins turned into cacti with paper arms and flowers and adhesive vinly prickles](https://www.thatswhatchesaid.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Make-a-cactus-out-of-a-pumpkin-1-9.jpg)
Cacti Pumpkins
![Pumpmkin painted white with adhesive sprinkles](https://www.thatswhatchesaid.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Cricut-Halloween-Pumpkin-Sprinkles-1-700x467.jpg)
Sprinkle Pumpkin
![Pumpkins that have been painted and then puns added in adhesive vinyl](https://www.thatswhatchesaid.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/DIY-Pun-kins-4-600x900-1.jpg)
Pun-Tastic Pumpkins!
![](https://www.thatswhatchesaid.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Sloth-Vinyl-Pumpkin-SVG-2-700x700.jpg)
Sloth Pumpkin
![White pumpkin turned into a hunicorn with horn and flowers](https://www.thatswhatchesaid.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Unicorn-Pumpkin-final.jpg)
Magical Unicorn Pumpkin
![VSCO Girl pumpkin: Aqua painted pumpkin with vsco stickers](https://www.thatswhatchesaid.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/VSCO-Girl-Pumpkin-700x789.jpeg)
VSCO Girl Pumpkin
![](https://www.thatswhatchesaid.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/DIY_Mummy_Pumpkin_with_thatswhatchesaid.net__thumb-650x650.jpg)
Duck Tape Mummy Pumpkin
![Pumpkin painted in glow in the dark paint with a black cat in black vinyl](https://www.thatswhatchesaid.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/GITD-cat-pumpkin.jpg)
Glow In the Dark Painted Pumpkin
![](https://www.thatswhatchesaid.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Pokemon-Pikachi-and-Pokeball-Pumpkins-700x466.jpg)
Pokemon Pumpkins
![White pumpkins with black vinyl ghost faces](https://www.thatswhatchesaid.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/DIY-Ghost-Pumpkins-700x467.jpg)
Ghost Pumpkins
![Faces made with adhesive vinyl on pumpkins](https://www.thatswhatchesaid.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Halloween-quick-pumpkins-cricut-faces-set-finished-jen-goode.jpg)
Vinyl Face Pumpkins
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![Small pumkins with felt accents to resemble woodland creatures](https://www.thatswhatchesaid.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Woodland-Pumpkins-1-Edited-675x450-1.jpg)
Woodland Animal Pumpkins
![Pumpkins painted to resemble Minions](https://www.thatswhatchesaid.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/despicable-me-minion-no-carve-pumpkin-decorating1.png)
Minion Pumpkins
![Pumpkin decorated like finding nemo](https://www.thatswhatchesaid.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Nemo-3.jpg)
Finding Nemo Pumpkin
![Cinderella Pumpkin. Pumpkin spraypainted blue glitter and gold accents added](https://www.thatswhatchesaid.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/DIY-Butterfly-Cinderella-Pumpkin.jpg)
Cinderella Pumpkin
![Pumpkin made to look like a baseball](https://www.thatswhatchesaid.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Baseball-Pumpkin-Closeup-MagicBrush-700x980.jpg)
Baseball Pumpkin
![white pumkin with melted crayons dripped down](https://www.thatswhatchesaid.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Melted-Crayon-Pumpkins.png)
Melted Crayon Pumpkins
![Pumpkins that have been dripped in paint](https://www.thatswhatchesaid.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/pumpkindriparttext.jpg)
Drip Art Pumpkins
![Pumpkins that have been painted white and dipped in neon paint](https://www.thatswhatchesaid.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Neon-Paint-Dipped-Pumpkins-61.jpg)
Paint Dip Pumpkins
![Pumpkins with polka dots added with tissue paper and modpodge](https://www.thatswhatchesaid.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Polka-Dot-Mod-Podge-Pumpkins-700x465.jpg)
Mod Podge Polka Dot Pumpkins
![3 letter monogram on painted pumpkin](https://www.thatswhatchesaid.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Everyday-Party-Magazine-DIY-Pumpkin-Monogram-8-700x523.jpg)
3 Letter Monogram Pumpkin
![White Pumpkin with Pink B and last name in black vinyl.](https://www.thatswhatchesaid.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Pumpkins1.jpg)
Family Monogram Pumpkin
![Pink breast cancer awareness pumpkin](https://www.thatswhatchesaid.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/pink-glitter-pumpkins-and-mod-podge1-700x1050.jpg)
Breast Cancer Awareness Pink Princess Pumpkin
![A pumpkin with hot glue and glitter spiderwebs](https://www.thatswhatchesaid.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Glue-Stick-Spider-Web-Pumpkins.png)
Hot Glue Spiderweb Pumpkin
![pumpkins on a porch that have been spraypainted non traditional solid colors](https://www.thatswhatchesaid.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Pumpkins-Painted-with-Spray-Paint-Mad-in-Crafts_thumb.jpg)
Spray Painted Pumpkins
![Halloween-Kids-Activity-Mummy-Pumpkin.jpg](https://www.thatswhatchesaid.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Halloween-Kids-Activity-Mummy-Pumpkin.jpg)
Mini Mummy Pumpkins
![Pumpkins painted in black chalkboard paint and faces drawn on with chalk](https://www.thatswhatchesaid.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/chalkpaint-pumpkins.png)
Chalkboard Pumpkins
![Pumpkins with silly faces using stickers](https://www.thatswhatchesaid.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/silly-sticker-pumpkins-700x1050.jpg)
Silly Sticker Pumpkins
![A pumpkin given a face with things from nature](https://www.thatswhatchesaid.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Nature-Pumpkin-1-700x700.jpg)
Nature Pumpkins
![A pumpkin painted and accents added to resemble an owl](https://www.thatswhatchesaid.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/no-carve-owl-pumpkins-6.jpg)
Colorful Owl Pumpkin
![Pumpkins with faces added by using contact paper](https://www.thatswhatchesaid.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Pumpkin-STickers.jpeg)
No Carve Pumpkins with Duct Tape Faces
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![Collage of No Carve Pumpkin Projects - Horizontal](https://www.thatswhatchesaid.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/25-No-Carve-Pumpkin-Projects-700x1073.jpg)
Comments & Reviews
Mindy says
Nice! Thanks
Cheryl Spangenberg says
You’re welcome, Mindy!
Sue says
Lots of
great ideas Thank You So Much!
Cheryl Spangenberg says
You’re welcome, Sue!