If you're looking for a fun way to entertain the kids at your neighborhood fall festival, carving pumpkins can be daunting option. This easy and creative no-carve pumpkin decorating station is filled with fun, interactive options that are safe for all ages. Not only is this DIY station full of ideas for decorating real pumpkins, it's full of unique pumpkin crafts such as DIY squishies. Set out this fabulous mix of craft supplies and wait for the fun to begin!
To create the centerpiece for the pumpkin decorating station you'll need 4 large pumpkins (real or faux). If you're using real pumpkins, be sure to carve out the inside of the pumpkins. Using a pencil trace the outline of "F", "A", "L", "L" marquee light-up letters onto the pumpkins (one letter per pumpkin).
Cut out the outline of the letter into the pumpkin using a craft knife or pumpkin carving tools. The surface of the pumpkin is not flat so you may need to cut the outline slightly larger than what you traced for the light to fit snugly. Test & cut until it fits.
Once the letter shape is cut out, spray paint the pumpkins a dark green. I used Italian Olive spray paint. Paint the remaining pumpkin stems with metallic rose gold paint.
Next, paint the marquee letters pale pink or blush. Let dry then insert the lights and batteries.
Place the battery pack inside the pumpkin and push the letters into the pumpkins.
Place three 13" FloraCraft® Decorative Hay Bales in the center of the table and drape with a napkin. Place the completed marquee letter pumpkins on top of the hay bales. Set sprigs of fall leaves in front of the hay bales and use Fall Foam Pumpkins, Artificial Acorns and Small Clear Hurricane Candle as decorative accents.
Next, paint all the DIY Ceramic Mini Pumpkins coral and the stalks a metallic rose gold.
Create individual decorating place settings by putting the pumpkin on top of a Halloween Book of Stickers and adding a Candy Corn Ring Lollipop.
Now it's time to add fun decorating supplies onto the table! Place Sharpies® into a Square Craft Basket, glue sticks into Chipwood Baskets and a range of Pumpkin Decorating Craft Kits into a bushel basket. We also added Woodland Animal Pumpkin Decorating Craft Kits, Goofy Jack-O-Lantern Face Stickers and Small Pumpkin Face Craft Kits to cover all shapes and sizes of pumpkins. Don't forget to add a selection of paints. We added Watercolor trays,Acrylic paints, Glow in the dark puffy paint, and Pumpkin Paints.
Give the kids various crafting options and add DIY Halloween Slow-Rising Squishies for them to color or paint. These were one of the most popular additions to our decorating table! Add another craft tray of Unicorn Pumpkin Self-Adhesive Shapes for kids to use or take home as is.
Make sure to provide Hand Sanitizer and Glovies® Disposable Kids Gloves at your crafting station for an added level of safety.
Let's give em' pumpkin to talk about! Time to get creative and start decorating! Wipe or spray down craft supplies that are not individual packs (such as acrylics, puffy paints and Sharpies®), between families. For more ideas and inspiration be sure to check out the full Fall Block Party along with tutorials for a Color Blocked Backdrop and a DIY Pumpkin Checkerboard Set.