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15 Adorable Pumpkin Carving Ideas

Need some inspiration in picking a pumpkin carving to use this year? Here are 15 of the cutest and most unique ideas I found for Halloween.

Carving pumpkins is one of the most fun fall traditions there is! I really enjoy it and think it’s great for getting people together and talking while being creative! Coming up with a design to carve into your pumpkin can be hard though. So I have compiled a list of all the best things you can carve into your pumpkin this year. Each of these pumpkin carvings is adorable and will add that pop of fall to your front porch this October.

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1. Harry Potter Pumpkin

Harry potter pumpkin carving
This cute Harry Potter themed pumpkin was found on Instagram!

2. Simba Pumpkin

Disney themed pumpkin carving
This is from the blog family.disney.com

3. Friendly Ghost Pumpkin

Friendly Ghost Pumpkin Carving
This one is mine from a few years ago! Best pumpkin ever.

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4. Mummy Pumpkin

unique mummy pumpkin carving
This one is from Woman’s Day. It is so unique!

5. Cat in the Stars

cat and stars pumpkin carving
I can’t find the original, but I found it on pinterest!

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6. Sea Turtle

Sweet sea turtle pumpkin carving
This adorable sea turtle also kind of looks like a skeleton of a turtle. What’s better for halloween!! Inspiration Site.

7. Jail Pumpkin

hilarious jail pumpkin carving
How fun is this! I love this pumpkin idea from Pinterest!

8. Puppy Paw Print

pet themed pumpkin carving
For all you pet lovers out there like me this one from yodoggydog.com is very cute!

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    9. Pac Man!

    Throwback pumpkin carving
    This blast from the past is a fun one that should be easy to carve! This is another one from Pinterest!

    10. Mouse Pumpkin

    adorable mouse pumpkin carving
    This cute mouse is from Better Homes and Gardens!

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    11. Sunflower Pumpkin

    Girly Sunflower pumpkin carving
    This cute fall themed pumpkin is from Inspira Spaces.

    12. Hedgehog Pumpkin

    cute hedgehog pumpkin carving
    This adorably unique hedgehog pumpkin is from Pinterest!

    13. Smiley Face

    funny and simple pumpkin carving
    I think this funny smiley face from tumbler might be the funniest pumpkin I’ve ever seen.

    14. Nautical Anchor

    anchor and other sea themed pumpkin carvings
    I always love a good sea theme. This one is from coastalliving.com

    15. A Funky Face

    Goofy face pumpkin carving
    There is nothing wrong with doing a fun traditional pumpkin. This one is from Readers Digest, AND they have 30 other free stencils.

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    Pumpkin Carving Traditions

    I really love the tradition of carving pumpkins and I really love all of halloween. It is one of my favorite holidays to decorate for, plus the fun of dressing up AND of course all the fun themed foods! Fall is also my favorite season fashion wise. A sweaters with leggings and tall boots is my go to basically for the entire season!

    Feel free to show us all your favorite pumpkin carvings and traditions in the comments! I hope you have a happy holiday. We are going to be in Italy until October 30th this year so I am not going to have much time to prepare! Last year we were in Bali, October is a great time to travel but it really gets in the way of my fall celebrations. I’ll have to make due with the time I can get for now.

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    1. Such cute ideas for pumpkin carving! My bf and I had a pumpkin carving date night last year to celebrate our first halloween together and we had a lot of fun with it! We cut out the bottom of the pumpkins instead of the tops because I read somewhere that the pumpkin will last longer if the stem is kept attached. And for some reason that small change inspired him to have the great idea of putting our diffusers inside the pumpkins to make them glow spooky colours instead or just candlelight! It made for some really cool pictures!

      1. Rachel

        That sounds so fun! Such great ideas and tip! I have also seen pictures of smoke bombs in pumpkins so the smoke spills out the holes. There are so many fun unique ideas.

    2. Emily

      I’ve always loved that pumpkin with the tiny face! Apparently, some office like Disney (or similar brand) had a pumpkin carving contest and that one won over others that were super detailed and probably took hours!

      1. Rachel

        If that is true that is awesome! I seriously died laughing when I found it.

    3. Trina

      How cute are some of these! I love the mummy & pac-man one! Might have to give these a try.

      1. Rachel

        I’m glad you liked them! Thanks for reading.

    4. Bryanna

      I love the Simba one!! So cute! And the dog paw would be adorable for those with fur babies!

      1. Rachel

        My thoughts exactly on the paw one! And Simba is perfect with the live action movie having just come out recently.

    5. Patty

      I wish it was October already so I could test out some of these cute ideas! I know my son will want to do the pac man pumpkin:)

      1. Rachel

        It will be here before we know it! Be sure to save it for later if you want to find it again.

    6. Trent Peek

      I am always challenged to find a new way to carve a pumpkin. Thanks for the ideas.

      1. Rachel

        Of course! It is so fun to have a unique design and I hope this helped!

    7. Carl

      For this Halloween i found a new way for carving a pumpkin, Thank you Rachel!

      1. Rachel

        Glad to have helped! Can’t wait to see the finished product.

    8. claire lees

      Thanks rachel my kids will love this their last halloween next week so this will be their design for this year YAY!

      1. Rachel

        Yay! I’m glad you found on you liked. Have so much fun together!!

    9. Ava

      OMG THE HARRY POTTER ONE AHHHH

    10. Mary Anna Davis

      Love the ideas for carving. I’ve always done a cats head and used the cut out pieces of eyes for the ears. Instead of candles I always cut a hole in the back and used a light bulb instead. Worked great.

    11. Lilly Davis

      I like the one that had small eyes and face. So cute!

    12. Crymson Beeler

      The paw print and small face are soooooo cute!!!!!! :);)

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