20 Unique Pumpkin Carving Ideas (2024)

My favorite part of seeing back to school supplies out in stores is knowing that Halloween stuff is next! Ha! Who is with me? This list of unique pumpkin carving ideas has something for everyone including a pumpkin with braces and even Nemo. Check out these 20 creative pumpkin carving ideas and other fun ways to decorate pumpkins this Halloween.

Funny Pumpkin Carving Ideas

1. Hungry pumpkin

Amanda carved this very hungry pumpkin! Simply carve a scary face into a large orange pumpkin. Then, add a smaller pumpkin inside of the larger pumpkins mouth. Be sure to use the smaller pumpkins stem as the nose so that it will fit inside the mouth of the larger pumpkin.

2. Puking Pumpkin

This is such a simple, but genius pumpkin carving idea! Best part? You don’t even waste the seeds!

3. Eyeball pumpkin

Bee Moon Sketches created this amazing eyeball pumpkin by carving a large oval in the orange pumpkin. Next, paint an eyeball on a white pumpkin and place it inside the orange pumpkin. So clever!

4. Nerdy Pumpkin

The nerdy pumpkin takes some serious carving skills, but it’s worth it! It doesn’t get much better than a pumpkin with braces and glasses.

5. Toothy grin pumpkin

Turn the pumpkin on its side and use the stem as a nose! This pumpkin is creepy perfection. (Picture found via Curious Bird.)

6. Pumpkin hamburger

It doesn’t get much better (or easier) than a pumpkin cheese hamburger!

7. Man eating pumpkin

Carve a pumpkin and add a slice of pool noodle covered in the bottom of jean leg. Add a sock and shoe and you’ve got a man eating pumpkin!

8. Hungry pumpkin

Here’s another version of a hungry pumpkin!

Cute Pumpkin Carving ideas

9. Piggie and Elephant Pumpkins

If you’re a Mo Willems fan, these pumpkins are for you! All you need is a little card board, spray paint, and a hot glue gun to make these Piggie and Elephant pumpkin masterpieces.

10. Ice cream cone pumpkin

It doesn’t get much cuter in the world of pumpkins than this pumpkin turned ice cream cone! Marra crafted this ice cream beauty with wait for it… insulating foam and a terra cotta pot! (Psst… You can buy the easy to use spray insulation foam here on Amazon.)

11. Nemo Pumpkin

Bring Nemo to life with a little duck tape, vinyl and toothpicks!

12. Cookie monster pumpkin

It doesn’t get much cuter or easier than a cookie monster pumpkin. Cookie monster has minimal carving too. A simple “U” shaped smile is all you’ll have to carve on this pumpkin, but don’t forget to add the cookies!

13. Pumpkin diorama

I bet you’ve never seen a pumpkin diorama before! Carve out the front of the pumpkin and add moss, rocks, greenery, and twigs as trees to create this wolf howling at the moon pumpkin diorama.

14. Tacky Pumpkins

Who would have thought office supply worked so well to decorate pumpkins? Bonus, it’s also really easy!

15. Henna pumpkins

Give your pumpkins a chic facelift with a little puff paint! Find the full tutorial at Alisa Burke.

16. Mod Pumpkins

A little paint, tape, and paintbrushes goes a long way. Find the full tutorial at Happy Mundane.

17. Spooky fancy

Just add lace! Preferably black spider web lace for this modern black and white pumpkin look. Find out more at Starshine Chic.

18. Sea glass smile

This might be the easiest pumpkin carving idea yet. Carve 3 simple triangles and a largemouth shape, then use sea glass as teeth! So cute and simple. Found via Intimate Weddings.

19. Tree

There is less pumpkin carving and more pumpkin stacking going on here. Transform three real or fake pumpkins into a tree for your patio. Check out the complete tutorial on Simpsonized Crafts.

20. Honey Bear

Now, here’s a beary cute pumpkin carving idea! Don’t forget the pot of pumpkin honey!

21. Duck tape pumpkins

Who knew you could use duck tape to make such awesome pumpkin faces?

Which unique pumpkin carving ideas is your favorite?

Oh and if you’re looking for more Halloween ideas, don’t miss these:

21 Ways to decorate a pumpkin
39 DIY adult Halloween costumes
29 DIY kid Halloween costumes

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