37+ DIY Fall Pumpkin Craft Ideas
Get crafty this fall with our collection of 37+ DIY pumpkin craft ideas! Perfect for adults and kids, these creative projects will bring joy to your autumn season.
I love pumpkin crafts, don’t you???. They are fun, colorful and so seasonal! No greater symbol of fall than a pumpkin right? These ladies are awesome making all sorts of crafts recreating pumpkins!
As the weather gets cooler and the leaves turn beautiful colors, it’s a great time to be creative and try new things. During Fall, we feel comfortable and a bit nostalgic. We can make cool things with pumpkins.
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If you’re an adult who wants to decorate your home in a fun way or a parent who wants to do crafts with your kids, we have lots of creative ideas for you to try.
Making things with your hands has always been a favorite hobby for me. Besides what we can see or touch, it provides a safe place for our thoughts and feelings.
It feels really good to use basic things to make something special and pretty. When we start to be creative, we imagine things without limits. When we paint or decorate things, it makes us feel better and helps us relax from the stresses of daily life.
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Benefits of Crafting
Doing crafts is good for our feelings and our mind. Art helps us express our ideas and emotions in a way we can see and touch. This means we can make pretty things and feel happy even if they are really basic.
Making things can help people feel better when they are stressed or worried. It can be like meditating. Doing these projects which involve doing the same thing over and over again while paying careful attention to it can make us feel calm and focused on the present moment.
Crafting can help people come together and form strong relationships. It connects people when they spend time together. They can have fun, make good memories, and share jokes around a table with loved ones.
It’s an opportunity to cheer for creating things and help each other with their ideas. These ideas for making crafts, like painting pumpkins and working together on projects, are fun ways to spend time with people you care about and make your relationships better.
So let’s get our paintbrushes, gather our things, and start making DIY Fall Pumpkin Crafts.
Collection of DIY Fall Pumpkin Craft Ideas
Use your creativity to make these ideas come alive and add a fun and cozy vibe to your fall season. Get excited to make things that are more than just pretty decorations. They show what’s important to us on the inside.
Have fun creating things, my friend.
Common Supplies:
- Wood
- Hot Glue gun
- Paper
- Fabric
- Mason Jars
- Twine
- Burlap
- Paint
- Toilet Paper Roll
- Yarn
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1. Rustic Fabric Pumpkins Diy (Easy)
This quick and easy rustic fabric pumpkins DIY project is perfect for the Fall season. See how to make fabric pumpkins with or without a sewing machine, and add a few pumpkins to your fall season decor.
2. DIY Easy Paint Pour Pumpkins
Have fun with this DIY painted pumpkin idea. Kids & adults of all ages will be able to have doing a paint pour in their favorite colors.
3. Upcycled Farmhouse Style Tin Can Pumpkin Craft
Upcycle a tin can into cute fall decor with this pumpkin tin can craft.
4. How To Make a Paperback Book Pumpkin
Discover the art of creating a sophisticated Paperback Book Pumpkin by repurposing an old book and adding a touch of craft paint. This enjoyable upcycle project not only brings joy but also transforms into a beautiful farmhouse-style home decor item.
5. Paper Towel Tube Pumpkin Craft For Toddlers
These paper towel tube pumpkins are the perfect cute and easy craft! They are a great way to celebrate the change in season.
6. Mini Rainbow Melted Crayon Pumpkins
Add a colorful touch to your Halloween with these Mini Rainbow Melted Crayon Pumpkins. Choose the perfect color combination, add some heat and watch as your create a pumpkin masterpiece.
7. Paper Pumpkins
Make adorable mini pumpkins from paper and glue. This craft is perfect for small kids!
8. How To Make A Pumpkin Door Knob Hanger
These rustic pumpkins are a great way to use up scrap fabric. Perfect for hanging on a doorknob or wall for the fall season.
9. Cutest Pumpkin Patch Craft with Driftwood
This pumpkin patch craft with driftwood is a great example of where your creativity can go when you have the right supplies and fun imagination.
10. Unbelievably Easy Pumpkin Craft for Kids
With just a few simple supplies, you can make your own pumpkins! Check out the tutorial here
11. Easy Painted Pumpkin Mason Jar Craft
These cute pumpkin Mason jars are easy to make for adults and kids alike! Gift them full of candy or light them up to make a lantern!
12. DIY Yarn Pumpkins
Add rustic charm to your fall decor with these easy DIY yarn pumpkins.
13. DIY Fabric Pumpkins
What’s great about these easy-to-make DIY Fabric Pumpkins is that you can choose whatever fabric you like. You can have fun with the colors and patterns and create a look of your very own.
14. Foam Pumpkin Craft Ideas: Yarn Pumpkin DIY
With just a few simple craft supplies you probably already have in your stash you can make some really cool yarn pumpkins! The entire project comes together in about 30 minutes. Different colors, shapes and sizes can make for an interesting coffee table pumpkin patch.
15. Mickey Mouse Pumpkin Craft For Kids
Disney fans will love recreating the iconic Mickey Mouse pumpkin from the park with this craft. It’s an easy paper craft they’ll want to make every year!
16. DIY Toilet Paper Roll Pumpkin Craft
This DIY toilet paper roll pumpkin is an inexpensive and easy way to decorate for fall or Halloween. It’s a great way to put some of your recyclables to use and it super easy to create.
17. Paper Pumpkin Craft
This fun paper pumpkin craft is perfect for a light-hearted Halloween decoration – but we enjoy fall pumpkins right through Thanksgiving.
18. Easy Dollar Tree Fall Decorating Ideas
Create a stylish fabric pumpkin using supplies from Dollar tree.
19. How to Make an Easy Origami Pumpkin
for Betty Boiron Learn how to fold paper jack-o-lanterns with this step-by-step origami pumpkin tutorial. You can make them into a garland or a pumpkin patch and get your kids in the fall spirit.
20. Easy DIY Tissue Paper Pumpkin Favors Craft
This easy tissue paper pumpkins craft is fun to make and super cute for fall! Fill these with your favorite small candies and treats.
21. Easy Hydro Dipped Painted Pumpkins
Spray paint marbling is the perfect way to give a new look to faux pumpkins. This easy Fall decor idea is so much fun and can be done for less than $5!
22. Easy Lace Pumpkin with Mod Podge
This lace pumpkin decor craft is an easy alternative to painting. Learn how to make your own Mod Podge pumpkins with this tutorial.
23. Mummy Pumpkin Halloween Craft
for Betty Boiron Get ready for Halloween with this adorable and not-so-spooky mummy pumpkin craft. With only a few supplies, your children will adore these mummy pumpkin friends
24. DIY Fall Clothespin Wreath {How to Make the Pumpkin}
Kids of all ages will love making this! Using inexpensive items from the local dollar store, this craft comes together in an afternoon. There are so many possible variations in color and accents…the only limits are your imagination.
25. Jack O’ Lantern Pumpkin Pillow Cover
Make this Jack O’ Lantern Pumpkin Pillow Cover in just a few minutes! Easy and completely no sew. Free template for jack o’ lantern face included.
26. Pretty Pumpkin And Leaf Cinnamon Ornaments: Fall Craft For Kids
Kids and adults will enjoy making this cinnamon pumpkin craft! They make your home smell so good and make a lovely homemade decoration.
27. Make Rustic Wood Pumpkins Using Reclaimed Wood
Get creative and make these fun rustic fall wooden pumpkins from reclaimed wood, some scrap wood and sticks from the yard!
28. 7 Simple Pumpkin Knitting Patterns
Beginner patterns that kids & adults will enjoy! These handmade pumpkins create the perfect cozy home fall vibes!
29. How to make DIY wooden pumpkins
Have you ever tried making wooden pumpkins? It’s easier than you might think! Gather scrap wood along with this unique stencil kit, and customize yours for fall!
30. How to Carve Your Address into a Pumpkin with a Hot Knife
Instead of carving a scary or Jack-O-Latnern face on a pumpkin, why not carve your house address numbers into the pumpkin so that on Halloween night the numbers are aglow.
31. How to Draw a Pumpkin | Easy Pumpkin Art
Learn how to draw a realistic pumpkin in just a few, easy-to-follow steps.
32. BLACK GLUE PUMPKIN CRAFT
Have fun using black glue and watercolor paints to create a cute pumpkin craft
33. DIY Pumpkin Mason Jars
These Pumpkin Jars will make the cutest gifts and they are also perfect for centerpieces for Thanksgiving. Ready to take a look? They are so much fun!
34. Glitter Monogrammed Pumpkin
This Glitter Monogrammed Pumpkin was a simple project that added some rustic glam to my front porch decor…I am just in love with it! The best part – it only took 20 minutes!
35. Painted Junky Pumpkins
36. BURLAP & BOOK PAGE PUMPKINS
37. Crushing On Velvet Pumpkins
38. Easy DIY Pumpkin Craft With Mason Jar Lids!
Here’s a fun fall craft that just about anyone could do! The cost is minimal and it would make a perfect fall mantle decoration.
39. Easy patterned paper pumpkins {kids can do it!}
Find easy to follow instructions for making adorable paper pumpkins from strips of card stock or construction paper. This is a fun, quick Halloween craft for kids or adults that doubles as holiday decor.
40. Fall Decor-Framed Pumpkin
It doesn’t get much easier than this Framed Pumpkin! Such a fun fall decoration, and it takes just minutes to make!
41. Make A No Sew Fabric Pumpkin
42. 4×4 post striped & polka dot pumpkins}
Just so you know, I’m totally obsessed with stripes. And polka dots. I’m giddy over these Striped & Polka Dot 4×4 Wood Pumpkins, and they are fall decor perfection!
by Old Salt Farm – formerly Simply Kierste Design Co.
43. GLITTER GLAM PUMPKINS
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Ooooh Aren’t these pumpkin crafts awesome???? Aren’t you super inspired already? What do you think???
Til’ next time…
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