How to Make Glittered Pumpkins

Shake up your Halloween decor with these colorful glittered pumpkins. A great project for kids, creating these sparkling pumpkins is quick, easy and fun. Plus, since the pumpkins remain whole, they'll last much longer than carved ones.

Glitter Pumpkins

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3 More No-Carve Pumpkin Design Ideas

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Decorate your Halloween pumpkin without the mess of carving with these ideas from Julia Wycliff.

By: Layla Palmer

Materials Needed:

pumpkins
colored glitter
spoon
spray adhesive

small paintbrush
brown craft paint
roll of craft paper
newspaper

Prepare Work Area

Put down a layer of newspaper topped with a sheet of craft paper to protect the work surface. Then select pumpkins of various sizes and colors, and decide which ones will receive which color glitter.

Creative Glitter Pumpkin Step 1

Put down a layer of newspaper topped with a sheet of craft paper to protect the work surface. Then select pumpkins of various sizes and colors, and decide which ones will receive which color glitter.

Pumpkins Pre-Glitter Step 1b

Put down a layer of newspaper topped with a sheet of craft paper to protect the work surface. Then select pumpkins of various sizes and colors, and decide which ones will receive which color glitter.

Apply Adhesive and Glitter

Spray the top and middle portion of a pumpkin with spray adhesive. While the glue is still wet, use a spoon to sprinkle glitter over the sticky surface of the pumpkin. Allow to dry.

Tip: Unless you want to glitter the stem, try not to spray it with adhesive. Cover it with painter's tape if necessary.

Spray the top and middle portion of a pumpkin with spray adhesive. Tip: Unless you want to glitter the stem, try not to spray it with adhesive. Cover it with painter's tape if necessary.

While the glue is still wet, use a spoon to sprinkle glitter over the sticky surface of the pumpkin. Allow to dry.

Add Adhesive to Pumpkin Step 2

Spray the top and middle portion of a pumpkin with spray adhesive. Tip: Unless you want to glitter the stem, try not to spray it with adhesive. Cover it with painter's tape if necessary.

Sprinkle Glitter Step 2b

While the glue is still wet, use a spoon to sprinkle glitter over the sticky surface of the pumpkin. Allow to dry.

Remove Excess Glitter

Pick up the pumpkin and shake off any glitter that didn't fully adhere. Set the pumpkin aside and fold the craft paper to funnel the excess glitter back into its original container.

Great Glitter Pumpkin Step 3

Pick up the pumpkin and shake off any glitter that didn't fully adhere. Set the pumpkin aside and fold the craft paper to funnel the excess glitter back into its original container.

Save Excess Glitter Step 3b

Pick up the pumpkin and shake off any glitter that didn't fully adhere. Set the pumpkin aside and fold the craft paper to funnel the excess glitter back into its original container. After removing glittery pumpkin from paper, carefully fold sides of paper into funnel shape and dump excess glitter into cup for later use.

Glitter Bottom of Pumpkin

Place the pumpkin back on the craft paper, tipping it to the side so you can apply spray adhesive to the bottom. Spoon on glitter until the entire surface of the pumpkin is covered. Allow adhesive to dry, then shake off remaining excess glitter.

Optional: Skip this step and only cover the top of the pumpkin, if you'd prefer.

Shake off Excess Glitter Step 4

Place the pumpkin back on the craft paper, tipping it to the side so you can apply spray adhesive to the bottom. Spoon on glitter until the entire surface of the pumpkin is covered. After covering pumpkin with orange glitter, pick up pumpkin and shake, getting excess glitter off. Be sure to catch glitter in piece of paper. Optional: Skip this step and only cover the top of the pumpkin, if you'd prefer.