Here, we’ve rounded up our favorite painted pumpkin ideas in the hopes that they’ll inspire you to create something truly special with your family this October.  Carving pumpkins pumpkins for Halloween is a favorite fall past time, but it’s not the only pumpkin decorating technique by any means. For folks who’d rather keep the DIY and decorating process a little easier (and much, much cleaner!), these cute painted pumpkin ideas are sure to fit the bill. We’ve gathered our best pumpkin painting ideas, and they couldn’t be cuter. Try a simple design, like writing messages on your pumpkins, or exercise your creativity by embellishing them with jewels and confetti.

16 Amazing Pumpkin Painting Ideas - Pumpkin Painting Ideas, Pumpkin Ideas, No-Carve Pumpkin Decorating, No-Carve Pumpkin, DIY pumpkin

1. Drip Painted Pumpkin

 

16 Amazing Pumpkin Painting Ideas - Pumpkin Painting Ideas, Pumpkin Ideas, No-Carve Pumpkin Decorating, No-Carve Pumpkin, DIY pumpkin

2. Painted Pumpkin Polka Dot And Stripped

16 Amazing Pumpkin Painting Ideas - Pumpkin Painting Ideas, Pumpkin Ideas, No-Carve Pumpkin Decorating, No-Carve Pumpkin, DIY pumpkin

 

3. Pretty Painted Pumpkins

 

16 Amazing Pumpkin Painting Ideas - Pumpkin Painting Ideas, Pumpkin Ideas, No-Carve Pumpkin Decorating, No-Carve Pumpkin, DIY pumpkin

4. Space Pumpkin Craft

 

16 Amazing Pumpkin Painting Ideas - Pumpkin Painting Ideas, Pumpkin Ideas, No-Carve Pumpkin Decorating, No-Carve Pumpkin, DIY pumpkin

5. Marbled Indigo Pumpkins

 

16 Amazing Pumpkin Painting Ideas - Pumpkin Painting Ideas, Pumpkin Ideas, No-Carve Pumpkin Decorating, No-Carve Pumpkin, DIY pumpkin

6. Spray Painted Pumpkins

 

16 Amazing Pumpkin Painting Ideas - Pumpkin Painting Ideas, Pumpkin Ideas, No-Carve Pumpkin Decorating, No-Carve Pumpkin, DIY pumpkin

7. Plaid Painted Pumpkin

 

16 Amazing Pumpkin Painting Ideas - Pumpkin Painting Ideas, Pumpkin Ideas, No-Carve Pumpkin Decorating, No-Carve Pumpkin, DIY pumpkin

8. DIY Painted Pumpkin Baseball

 

16 Amazing Pumpkin Painting Ideas - Pumpkin Painting Ideas, Pumpkin Ideas, No-Carve Pumpkin Decorating, No-Carve Pumpkin, DIY pumpkin

9. Donut Painted Pumpkins

 

16 Amazing Pumpkin Painting Ideas - Pumpkin Painting Ideas, Pumpkin Ideas, No-Carve Pumpkin Decorating, No-Carve Pumpkin, DIY pumpkin

10. Floral Painted Pumpkin

 

16 Amazing Pumpkin Painting Ideas - Pumpkin Painting Ideas, Pumpkin Ideas, No-Carve Pumpkin Decorating, No-Carve Pumpkin, DIY pumpkin

11. Cactus Painted Pumpkin

16 Amazing Pumpkin Painting Ideas - Pumpkin Painting Ideas, Pumpkin Ideas, No-Carve Pumpkin Decorating, No-Carve Pumpkin, DIY pumpkin

 

12. Aztec Inspired Painted Pumpkin

16 Amazing Pumpkin Painting Ideas - Pumpkin Painting Ideas, Pumpkin Ideas, No-Carve Pumpkin Decorating, No-Carve Pumpkin, DIY pumpkin

13. Constellation Inspired Painted Pumpkin

 

16 Amazing Pumpkin Painting Ideas - Pumpkin Painting Ideas, Pumpkin Ideas, No-Carve Pumpkin Decorating, No-Carve Pumpkin, DIY pumpkin

14. Black & White Chess Painted Pumpkin

 

16 Amazing Pumpkin Painting Ideas - Pumpkin Painting Ideas, Pumpkin Ideas, No-Carve Pumpkin Decorating, No-Carve Pumpkin, DIY pumpkin

15. Coastal Painted Pumpkins

 

16 Amazing Pumpkin Painting Ideas - Pumpkin Painting Ideas, Pumpkin Ideas, No-Carve Pumpkin Decorating, No-Carve Pumpkin, DIY pumpkin

16. Galaxy Painted Pumpkins