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Easy Halloween Pumpkin Carving Ideas

ByJo-Anna Rooney Posted Updated

5 Easy Halloween Pumpkin Carving Ideas! Simple, fun and kid-approved carving ideas…see how they look lit up at night too!

Every year I buy 5 pumpkins, 1 for each of us to carve for Halloween. This has become a tradition that the kids have come to look forward…and I look forward to it too! The most fun thing about it is seeing what each kid has decided to carve, then watching it come to life. Here are 5 fun and spooky carving ideas that we created last Halloween!

five carved Halloween pumpkins sit on a dual adirondack chair sitting in fall leaves

Unconventional Pumpkin Carving

I don’t seem to follow any rules when it comes to carving my pumpkin…I’ve been know to drag out my drill to make polka-dot pumpkins! This swirly pumpkin is one that I made last year, I just kept carving swirls into it until it looked the way I wanted it to, and I LOVE how it turned out…it looks especially great at night.

a large orange pumpkin with swirls carved into it

I didn’t even use a pen to make the swirls, I just used a small carving knife and went with the flow!

a large orange pumpkin with swirls carved into it. it is lit up orange in a dark black night

Razor Sharp Teeth Pumpkin

Can’t go wrong with a classic scary pumpkin carving! The sharper the teeth, the better. The greatest thing about this pumpkin is that there are no rules to make it.

a large orange pumpkin is carved with a wide jagged smile and X eyes

Spookalicious!

a large orange pumpkin is carved with a wide jagged smile and X eyes. it is lit up orange in a dark black night

Classic Pumpkin Eats Pumpkin

Hahaha! I think one of the kids (or my husband) recreates this pumpkin-eats-pumpkin idea at least once every couple of years. It never gets old.

a pumpkin carving with a large wide mouth. in the mouth is a small carved pumpkin

We actually didn’t have a mini-pumpkin to put in the mouth, so we used a small pattypan squash instead…you could also use a small gourd.

a pumpkin carving with a large wide mouth. in the mouth is a small carved pumpkin. it is lit up orange in a dark black night

Pusheen Cat Pumpkin Carving!

My youngest loves Pusheen cat so naturally he wanted to carve his pumpkin with it.  So cute.

an orange pumpkin has a Pusheen cat carved into it

Kids love being able to make their own creations…there are no wrong ideas for Halloween! If my kid wants Pusheen cat, then Pusheen cat he shall create.

an orange pumpkin has a Pusheen cat carved into it. it is lit up orange in a dark black night

Scream!

The Scream face never gets old, I mean it’s a classic Halloween look. In fact, last Halloween I made a Scream Pie and it was a big spooky hit!

an orange pumpkin withe the Scream face carved into it

If you want even more pumpkin carving ideas, make sure to check out my previous post here.

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Happy Halloween!

Hi I'm Jo-Anna Rooney, the creator, director, baker, maker and home decorator here at A Pretty Life in the Suburbs! I'm sharing a simple home life through fresh and easy recipes and uncomplicated home tips and home decor.

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