Easy step-by-step tutorial for how to make a no-carve Unicorn Pumpkin. This DIY idea is so adorable you'll want to keep it up year-round!

Easy step-by-step tutorial for how to make a Unicorn Pumpkin. This DIY idea is so adorable you'll want to keep it up year-round!

It’s fall, and that means pumpkins! What little prince or princess wouldn’t love to create a DIY Unicorn Pumpkin? This adorable masterpiece is simple and inexpensive to put together. Plus, it's perfect for decorating the front porch or for adorning your playroom!

No need to get out the carving knife and create a mess all over the kitchen. This DIY is kid-friendly and so darn cute!

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Supplies Needed to Make a Unicorn Pumpkin
How to Make a Unicorn Pumpkin

Supplies Needed to Make a Unicorn Pumpkin

Faux White Pumpkin
Gold Glitter Paper
Glue Gun
Pink Paper
White Paper
Black Sharpie
Pencil
Pink Marker or Paint
Paper Flowers (in your choice of colors)
Scissors

Most of these supplies can be sourced from Amazon or Michaels.

Tip: Because of the use of the hot glue gun, kids will need to be supervised in the making of this project.

How to Make a Unicorn Pumpkin

With a few craft supplies and these how-to instructions, you can create your own DIY Unicorn Pumpkin for kids. It’s so cute. You might want to keep it up year-round!

Step 1 - Make Your Horn

Take a piece of gold glitter paper and cut an arch at one corner. Glue the edges together to form a cone for the horn. Glue this onto the top of the pumpkin. Our's fit right over the stem.

cone to make a unicorn horn — cone to make unicorn horn

As an alternative, you can use a styrofoam cone to create your horn. Just cover it with the glitter paper.

gluing a horn on a unicorn pumpkin — gluing the horn

Step 2 - Create Your Ears

Take your white paper and pencil and draw an ear—make sure there is a little space at the bottom to fold over and attach to the pumpkin. Cut it out. Use that ear to trace the second ear so the ears match and cut it out.

Take one of your white ears and trace it on the pink paper folded in half to create the pink inner ear. Cut it out slightly smaller than the larger white ear. Attach with hot glue.

Ears for a unicorn pumpkin — cut out unicorn ears

Step 3 - Glue On Your Flowers

Next, start gluing your flowers around the horn and ears at the top of the pumpkin. When it feels full and to your liking, it’s probably enough for the flower crown.

Tip: Use a few different colors and sizes of flowers to give the crown some dimension.

Flower crown on a pumpkin unicorn — flower crown

Step 3 - Add the Face

We find it most helpful to take your pencil and draw your eyelashes on your pumpkin. Once they look the way you’d like them to, trace them with a black Sharpie. For the nose, place two pink dots in the center of the face, slightly lower than the eyes, with either a pink pen or pink paint.

pencil drawn eyelashes on pumpkin — pencil drawn eyelashes

sharpie drawn Eyelashes on pumpkin — sharpie drawn eyelashes

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DIY Unicorn Pumpkin

This adorable no-carve DIY Unicorn Pumpkin is the perfect fall project for kids.

Active Time 20 minutes

Total Time 20 minutes

Difficulty easy

Materials

Faux White Pumpkin
Gold Glitter Paper
Pink Paper
White Paper
Pink Marker or Paint
Paper Flowers (in your choice of colors)

Tools

Glue Gun
Black Sharpie
Pencil
Scissors

Instructions

MAKE THE HORN: Take a piece of gold glitter paper and cut an arch at one corner the size you want your horn. Glue the edges together to form a cone for the horn. Glue this onto the top of the pumpkin. Our's fit right over the stem.
CREATE THE EARS: Take your white paper and pencil and draw an ear—make sure there is a little space at the bottom to fold over and attach to the pumpkin. Cut it out. Use that ear to trace the second ear, so the ears match and cut it out. Take one of your white ears and trace it on the pink paper folded in half to create the pink inner ear. Cut it out slightly smaller than the larger white ear. Attach to top of pumpkin with hot glue.
GLUE ON THE FLOWERS: Start gluing on your flowers around the horn and ears at the top of the pumpkin. When it feels full, and to your liking, it’s probably enough.
ADD THE FACE: We find it most helpful to take your pencil and draw your eyelashes on your pumpkin. Once they look the way you’d like them to, trace them with a black sharpie. For the nose, place two pink dots in the center of the face with either a pink pen or pink paint.