Pumpkin Crafts, Pumpkin Painting And Easy Halloween Crafts

Years ago, the only thing you could do with pumpkins during the Fall was carve them for Halloween. Fortunately, Pumpkin Crafts are an important part of Autumn for kids of all ages...even grown-ups like me!

The most versatile of all the pumpkin crafts is Pumpkin Painting. By using the surface of the pumpkin as your artist's canvas, you can create the most vibrant and clever decorations.

The shape of a pumpkin lends itself most obviously to faces ... a silly, whimsical face, a witch's face, a scarecrow face, even a Frankenstein face.

But, pumpkin crafts, particularly pumpkin painting can span much further than the Halloween season. By painting fall flowers, fall leaves or even by turning a pumpkin into a turkey, beautiful and unique pumpkin crafts can be created well into the Thanksgiving season.

The best part of pumpkin crafts which involve painting is getting children involved. No cutting is required for pumpkin painting so even the youngest crafter can enjoy this fun activity.

The process of painting a pumpkin is really as simple as paint by numbers when you have the right patterns, supplies and accessories. Oh, and another great thing! Pumpkin painting doesn't take hours and hours (an important point for those with short attention spans!) In less than an hour, you can have your first pumpkin painted and sitting on your porch for everyone to admire.

Cyber-pumpkins unite! This is the coolest Halloween site. It allows you to carve an online pumpkin. So while you're keeping your pumpkins fresh and vibrant by painting them instead of carving, try this instead. Even kids can do it!