If you have very young children, or if you just don’t like the mess of pumpkin carving, why not try painting pumpkins? This is great idea, because not only is it safer and less messy, it is much easier!
Materials needed:
- Pumpkin
- Paint
- Paintbrush
- Newspaper
Step one: Lay the newspaper on your work surface.
Step two: Set out the pumpkin and paint.
Steph three: Paint fun or scary faces on the pumpkin!
You can even use the pumpkin carving patterns from the previous post, painting inside the spaces instead of carving the pumpkin. An added benefit of this method of decorating pumpkins is that because you don’t cut into the pumpkin it won’t rot as quickly as a normal jack o’lantern, and you will be able to enjoy your work more! If you apply a paint sealer before and after you paint your pumpkin, it lasts even longer.
