Easy Color Block Pumpkin

Decorating with mini pumpkins for the fall season is fun and easy to do by using different paint colours and creating the color block pumpkin.

DIY Color Block Pumpkin

There are many options to create a centrepiece for the tabletop during the fall season. Painted mini pumpkins are an excellent option for this purpose.

Painting color block pumpkin.

Painting the pumpkin is much easier than carving it. You can create the color block using two or multiple paint colours.

Supply To Make Painted Pumpkin

Any size pumpkins work great for this project. The larger pumpkin would need more paint to cover the surface.

Painted pumpkins on display.

Use acrylic paint or spray paint. The foam brush makes applying paint on the pumpkin much easier than the paintbrush.

  • Mini pumpkins or any size pumpkins
  • Acrylic paint, any colour. I use red, blue, turquoise, and purple.
  • Foam brush
  • Painter tape (optional)

Painted Color Block Pumpkin Tutorial

Clean the pumpkin’s surface from dirt using a paper towel or a dry towel.

Pumpkin and paint.

Wrap the pumpkin with the painter’s tape around the center circumference.

Wrapping pumpkin with painter tape.

Apply a coat of paint around the top part of the pumpkin.

Painting pumpkin with blue.

Let the paint dry. I let it dry for about 20 minutes.

Painting pumpkin with purple.

You can apply several coats of paint. Just make sure the paint is dry before adding another coat.

Blue and purple painted pumpkin.

Remove the painter’s tape carefully.

Blue and purple mini pumpkins.

Apply a different paint color on the other side of the pumpkin.

Painting pumpkin with dark blue.

Put the pumpkin upside down by positioning it on the paper plate or something that can hold it in the same position until the new paint dries.

Painting pumpkin with red.

Apply more coats of paint if needed. 

Drying painted pumpkin.

I keep the pumpkin stem on its original color, but certainly, you can paint it with a different color.

Painted pumpkins with red, blue, purple.

Gather more different sizes and shape pumpkins, then paint them with mix-and-match colors for a more fun decor theme.

Blue and purple pumpkins.

The blue pumpkin and this blue treat bag are great for the teal Halloween idea.

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Fun And Easy Color Block Pumpkin For Fall Season Decor 

Color block mini pumpkin on display.
Painted double color block pumpkin.

Easy Color Block Pumpkin Idea

Yield: 1
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Active Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes
Difficulty: Easy
Estimated Cost: $2

Decorating with mini pumpkins for the fall season is fun and easy to do by using different paint colours and creating the color block pumpkin.

Materials

  • Mini pumpkins or any size pumpkins
  • Acrylic paint, any colour

Tools

  • Foam brush
  • Painter tape

Instructions

  1. Clean the pumpkin's surface from dirt using a paper towel or a dry towel.
  2. Wrap the pumpkin with the painter's tape around the center circumference.
  3. Apply a coat of paint around the top part of the pumpkin.
  4. Let the paint dry. I let it dry for about 20 minutes.
  5. You can apply several coats of paint. Just make sure the paint is dry before adding another coat.
  6. Remove the painter's tape carefully.
  7. Apply a different paint color on the other side of the pumpkin.
  8. Put the pumpkin upside down by positioning it on the paper plate or something that can hold it in the same position until the new paint dries.
  9. Apply more coats of paint if needed.

Notes

There is an additional time of 40 minutes to dry each coat of paint.

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Project Type: halloween / Category: Autumn DIY