105 Best Crafts with Pumpkins for Kids

When my children were younger I was too scared to let them carve their pumpkins.

Instead, I came across these wonderful no-carve pumpkin painting ideas for toddlers and preschoolers.

Here are 25 easy pumpkin decoration ideas you do not need to carve for.

Wrapping yarn is one of my favorite preschool activities for every season.

It helps to develop your children's motor skills while crafting away.

Instead of crafting with pumpkins, your children can also try one of these fun pumpkin art projects.

They are easy enough for toddlers and preschoolers and make great classroom projects.

Eenjoy!

In case your children are learning their letters this handprint pumpkin craft is an ideal addition to your curriculum when it comes to the letter P.

Go check it out here:

Paper plates are one of our favorite craft items in the house.

As the following post shows you, you can even turn them into cute little pumpkins.

Are you preparing a fun fall party? Then do not miss out on this easy pumpkin treat bag tutorial.

Weather if they are for your classroom or the next children's birthday party, these pumpkin bags will be a showstopper.

They are super adorable for sure!

Working with beads will help your children and students improve their fine motor skills.

All you need is a pipe cleaner and orange and green beads big enough to fit over them.

Just in case the pumpkin treat bags above wasn't the right fit for you, the following handprint pumpkin gift bags are a little easier to craft.

What do you think? Which pumpkin bag craft did you like better?

My children love to make crafts we decorate the windows with for every season of the year!

This easy pumpkin suncatchers are the perfect toddler pumpkin craft to decorate your window with.

See the full instruction here:

Time for some pumpkin sensory play. No part of the pumpkin should be wasted

Use seeds to make pumpkin seed crafts or sensory bags, and the pumpkin top to stamp away.

In the following article you will find everything from science sensory and art pumpkin play ideas.

Your children learn their first letters and how to write their names.

Then check out this fun pumpkin craft and name activity next.

It will help your kids to recognize or even write your name easier.

Turn your student's handprints into a spooky pumpkin hand craft.

It is an ideal pumpkin craft pre-k project.

Learning colors and the color families can be fun.

Experiment with red and yellow colors whilst making a cute pumpkin Halloween craft.

Crafting with pumpkins can be messy. Not this mess-free pumpkin Halloween project.

With the help of a pumpkin and a zip log back there will be no mess for sure!

Let's lighten up the dark fall nights with this fun pumpkin Halloween craft.

Learn how to turn drinking cups into pumpkin luminaries here.

Turn Elmer's white glue into foam pumpkins.

It is super fun. Go get inspired in the link below.

If you didn't like the recipe above, go check out this homemade puff paint instead. The girl in the picture seems to love it!

What is your favorite pumpkin craft idea for toddlers? Forget not to share them with us in the comments below!

Popsicle sticks are great for crafting.

Here you can let your children mix and match pumpkin faces super easy.

This makes a great pumpkin Halloween craft for toddlers for sure!

Rip and glue tissue paper on this free printable pumpkin template and create a fun 3d look.

It is a super simple Halloween preschool pumpkin craft everyone will enjoy!

With help of paper, you have at home you can simply put together these adorable paper pumpkins.

They are festive and look super cute!

Jack-o-lanterns don't have to be spooky.

Fold your own paper pumpkins and give them silly or happy faces. It is up to you!

Get your free printable fall templates here and wave with paper to make charming pumpkins, acorns, or paper corns.

What do you think about these pre-k pumpkin crafts so far? Any favorite yet?

We love to craft with recycled materials. For this DIY pumpkin garland, the creator uses old news papers.

Cut and paint them to turn them into a fun Halloween party garland or decorate your classroom with it.

It makes such a fun pumpkin craft idea during autumn.

Did you buy your Halloween cards yet? There is no need for it.

Go check out this pop-up photo pumpkin card. You will adore them.

Matching Halloween Quotes and Messages for Kids can be found here.

This pumpkin looks like a hedgehog doesn't it?

Hammer some nails into them partly for your child and let them finish it.

I thought this is an amazing pumpkin activity to work on motor skills and life lessons.

If your children like to hammer, they will also enjoy our easy Hammer Painting project here.

We haven't tried it yet but this pumpkin pie playset looks pretty cool to me.

Mmaking your own playdough is really simple. You can also check out our Toddler-Safe Playdough Recipe Without Cream of Tartar here.

Improving your scissor skills is never wrong.

So why not use them to cut paper stripes to create a wonderful pumpkin such as this?

Create your own autumn pumpkin harvest sensory bin with only a couple of steps. It is a pretty simple set up but your children will love it!

More Fall Sensory Bin Ideas can be found here.

These book character pumpkins are fun to paint and display. Learn all you need to know about how to make one.

With just a few household items, your kids can create a little bit of fun with this how-to make a pumpkin tutorial.

See the full instruction in the link below.

Older children find painting pumpkins boring. Here are 70 easy pumpkin carving ideas for them to try instead!

Get festive with this pumpkin tie-dye shirt! It's easy to make and includes a free pattern to make the perfect pumpkin shape.

Time to learn about the life cycle of pumpkins.

Try this super fun pumpkin STEM experiment and see how pumpkins grow.

If you don't like to work with real pumpkins go check out this pumpkin paper craft project.

Fold some pinwheels with orange paper and craft pumpkins with them.

Did you use nail polish yet to decorate pumpkins?

I never did put will have to give it a try.

The instructions below look super easy!

We love to craft with recycled mason jars.

The following idea is even a great pumpkin craft to sell project for your next fall fair

Do you like to work with embroidery hoops? Then this dollar store pumpkin DIY is perfect for you.

It not only makes a perfect craft idea for children but also a great pumpkin craft for adults as well.

Let's create some fall decorations.

This adorable pumpkin wreath is perfect for autumn all the way through Thanksgiving.

Another great autumn decor for fall is these simple but stunning pumpkins out of fence posts.

With a little help of orange paint and sticks your old fence posts will look amazing on your front porch.

What do you think about our crafty pumpkin ideas so far? Have any better ideas? Share them in the comments below with us!

Are your children Disney fans?

Then download these Mickey Mouse pumpkin templates next.

All you need now is orange, green, and yellow paper and you are good to go!