Hands down, the absolutely BEST decorations for fall are pumpkins.
Whether you carve them or just sit them on the porch for goods looks – they are a must {am I right?!} I repeat – they are a MUST. In my opinion anyways…
Another must? Involving my son in the holiday decorating process. After – all, he’s a boy and in a few years he’s going to scream “but MOM!” and I’m going to miss the times he just “went along with it.” Plus I just like having the keepsakes for years to come.
So last week I purchased some mini pumpkins/gourds at the grocery store. When we got home I brought out my paint collection and brushes. Lil Man and I then set up shop on the dining room table and we gave those pumpkins a unique look. {Loved that we could do it together!} I absolutely love how they turned out and wish I could save them for future years. Maybe next year I will buy fake pumpkins to paint. Till then, I will just admire the ones we decorated.
As you can see, it was pretty easy.
Just squirt some paint on a paper plate and grab some brushes. Just note – the brighter the colors, the more vibrant your pumpkins will look. Once your done with your pumpkin masterpieces, set aside to let dry completely before displaying proudly.
I originally had glitter set out for us to use, but decided to wait. Since I have our pumpkins sitting on the tv stand for now, Lil Man likes to grab them and play with them. No sense of having glitter all over the place this year ;)
Are you decorating/carving pumpkins this year? I’m still researching to see when we will head to Colorado to a local pumpkin patch. I’m still determined to carve a few pumpkins as well.
Ann says
love this! Thank you for all of the pics and description! I want to do this for my daughters first birthday party, for all the little babies he will be coming. Do you remember how long it took for the paint to dry on the mini pumpkins? I’d like the children to be able to take them home at the end of the party.
Stacey says
I would give it a good hour for the paint to dry. You can always have plastic baggies on hand to place them in, so parents can take them home safely.
Paula says
What type of paint would you use?
Siarra says
I was wondering what kind of paint you’d recommend? I want to do a project like this in a preschool room I am working in and can’t decide what sort of paint to buy! They have tempera paint but we all worry that paint will flake off, my next best guess was acrylic? Any input would be appreciated!
Bailey says
DO NOT USE TEMPERA!!! we painted pumpkins in my class and i used that because we have a bigger variety of tempera and it was awesome until they dried over the weekend and i came back to the paint all flaked off of the pumpkin…but today i washed off the flakes and we did it again but with acrylic and it worked well. the only bad thing is that its not too washable so make them wear paint shirts and wash hands when they’re finished. good luck!!
Emily Webb says
I did this with Crayola finger paints and it worked great!
Gina H says
Cute! I’ve gotta try it with my 14 mo. old. These would make great gifts for grandparents.
Diana says
Hello! Great post!
Do you mind if I feature you on my blog? I am compiling a list of pre-school autumn activities.
Thanks!
-Diana
Kaylee says
Love this idea for my little!!