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AlaskaParent.com fall 2025 alaska parent 39%u2022 Hammer metal cookie cutters into a hollow pumpkin and then pop out the shapes to make your own unique design.%u2022 Instead of a candle, put a glow stick in your carved pumpkin for an eerie, neon effect.NO-CARVE PUMPKIN IDEASIf you want your pumpkin to last through the season or you don%u2019t want to deal with the mess of carving a pumpkin, there are plenty of fun no-carve options:%u2022 Paint the pumpkins %u2013 no rules! Perfect for young kids, it%u2019s an easy and creative way to decorate pumpkins. All you need are washable paints, brushes (or fingers!), and pumpkins.%u2022 Make a nail-art pumpkin. Draw a design on your pumpkin then hammer nails (or long golf tees) into the design. Either leave the nails as is or decorate with thread and make a string-art pumpkin.%u2022 Create pumpkin people that represent favorite book or movie characters. For example, one big pumpkin and two small gourds on the side could be Princess Leia, or paint a pumpkin green to make Yoda. Pinterest has many examples. Are you a sports lover? Paint a basketball, volleyball, soccer ball, or softball pumpkin.%u2022 Transform pumpkins into adorable little creatures (owl, cat, pig, etc.). Glue on googly eyes. Attach pipe cleaners for whiskers or tails. Cut out ears or wings from construction paper. Use markers to add details like spots, stripes or facial features.%u2022 Leave the stem, then add white paint and glitter. Poof! The pumpkin becomes a unicorn.PUMPKIN PLAYCreative pumpkin games make any get together or party a blast. Try one of these or convert a favorite game into pumpkin play.%u2022 Bowl with pumpkins. Set up water bottles as pins and use small pumpkins as bowling balls. (Fun tip: Color the water orange or purple with food coloring or put green glow sticks in them for glow-in-the-dark bowling!)%u2022 Play pumpkin putt-putt. Use pumpkins to make an obstacle course. With miniature golf clubs, putt around the pumpkins, or make one big pumpkin that has a wide-open mouth to putt into. Make the game even more challenging by using a tiny pumpkin as the golf ball.%u2022 Play pumpkin checkers. Draw a large checker board on roll out craft paper and play checkers using mini pumpkins. Use white pumpkins as checkers on one side and orange on the other.