How to Make Witch Pumpkins

2 min read September 13, 2026 Haeley Giambalvo
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You can transform pumpkins into witches in minutes with this simple Halloween craft tutorial! Start with a faux pumpkin that you can reuse each year and turn it on its side so the stem can be the witch's nose. Add a hat, some cobweb hair, and spooky eyes and you have a witch! These pumpkins are more silly than scary making them perfect to display around younger kids. Check out how I incorporated them into my Witch-Filled Front Porch!

Project Time
30 to 40 min
Difficulty
Intermediate
Step
1

Start by painting the stem of a foam orange pumpkin with black acrylic paint and a foam brush. You can use painter's tape or masking tape to protect the pumpkin around the base of the stem.

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Step
2

To create a hat for the witch, paint a small wood craft ring and cardboard cone black. Once dry, insert the cone into the ring and secure with a bead of hot glue if needed.

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Step
3

Give the witch some hair made from a faux spider web. Secure the cobweb to the pumpkin with a bit of hot glue.

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Step
4

To finish the witch, give her some eyes with these spooky eyeball stickers and add the hat on top of the hair with more hot glue.

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Step
5

Add these fun witch pumpkins to your Halloween decorations this year. Like witch themed Halloween decorations? Check out the Bewitched Halloween Front Porch and Halloween DIY Witch Wreath.

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