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Emojis aren't just reactions to your friends’ texts, Instagram posts, or Facebook updates. These days, you see them everywhere—on clothing, hats, even beach balls, and come Halloween, on your pumpkins, too!
After you've picked the perfect haul of pumpkins from your local pumpkin farm, make your pumpkin decorating ideas super expressive this year with these creative emoji pumpkin decorating ideas. Show off your artistic skills with pumpkin carving ideas, or go for a less-mess approach and opt for painted pumpkins instead.
Besides just being down-right adorable and on-trend, the beauty of an emoji-decorated pumpkin is that, just like a creative DIY Halloween costume, it's a fun way to express yourself—happy (😁smiling emoji), funny (😂laughing-crying emoji), cheeky (😉winking emoji), and cool guy (😎you know, the one with sunglasses?).
Although face emojis might be the most popular picks for your pumpkins, don’t forget about other fitting options—I mean, who couldn’t use a good ol’ positive thumbs-up right now 👍? Other cute graphics include the ghost 👻 and even the slightly inappropriate (but we admit it, funny) poop emoji💩.
So go ahead and express yourself this Halloween with these adorable and easy emoji pumpkin carving and painting ideas.
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Carved Heart Eyes Emoji Pumpkin
Keep the carving simple with this popular emoji idea. The basic heart-shaped eyes and smile are easy to re-create.
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Smiley Face Emoji Pumpkins
Very little craftiness is required for this pumpkin idea! Simply draw on eyes and a sly smile with a permanent marker, and you're done!
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Kissing Face Emoji Pumpkin
Make your creation stand out by carving a white pumpkin instead of the usual orange. It'll glow especially bright at night.
See more at @carolyncarter.
This kit comes with everything you need to turn pumpkins into emoji masterpieces, including paint, paint applicator, and stickers.
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Tongue Out Winking Emoji Pumpkin
Show off your carving skills by emulating this cheeky tongue-out winking emoji. It'll make first time trick-or-treaters feel at ease!
See more at @justinbreton.
Your littles not ready for paint or carving? Let them loose with this roll of emoji stickers to decorate their very own real or faux gourd.
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Winking Emoji Pumpkin
Mix and match classic and contemporary carving ideas. It'll make your front porch look traditional yet totally on-trend.
See more at @coach.steph_swim.
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Sunglasses Emoji Pumpkin
How precious are these pint-sized pumpkins? Kids will especially enjoy showing off their painting skills with this kid-friendly idea.
Get the tutorial at My Incredible Recipes.
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No-Carve Paper Emoji Pumpkin
The possibilities are endless with this super clever no-carve option. You can easily assemble a new expression as many times as you want throughout the season!
Get the tutorial at Brit + Co.
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Carve and Paint Pumpkin Emojis
This paint-carve hybrid is a creative approach to Halloween jack-o'-lanterns. Here, the mouth and eyes offer up easy carving opportunities, while the bright paint brings the designs to life. Bonus: they'll look great day and night.
Get the tutorial at Bespoke Bride.
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No-Carve Foam Emoji Pumpkin
These faux pumpkins will never rot, so you can design them once and display in your fall decor year after year! Want a new design? Just paint over it for a totally new look.
Get the tutorial at Fun Money Mom.
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Tongue-Out Emoji Pumpkin
How cute is this teeny-tiny tongue-out gourd? The small size will make it a great addition to your fall mantel, too.
See more at @ccbjohnnie.
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No-Carve Felt Emoji Pumpkin
After spray-painting the base yellow, use pieces of felt to form your favorite faces. Tip: if you want the stem to stay natural, cover it with painters tape.
Get the tutorial at Cutefetti.
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'The Emoji Movie' Pumpkin Carving Templates
Did your family get a kick out of The Emoji Movie? This blogger has free carving templates—and coloring pages!—of the characters.
Get the tutorial at Crafty Mama in Me.
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No-Carve Mini Emoji Pumpkin
Crafting these itty bitty pumpkins can definitely serve as a kid-friendly activity this fall.
Get the tutorial at Made With Happy.
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Crazy Emoji Pumpkin
Take a cue from this carver and create inset eyes. It might be a little harder but it adds depth for a more interesting jack-o'-lantern.
See more at @edotterj.
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Laughing-Crying Emoji Pumpkin
Show off your sense of humor by adorning your front porch with this chuckling decoration. You could use regular paint and a brush for the base, or make things even easier with spray paint.
See more at @prettykreationz.
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Kissing Face Emoji Pumpkin
Use a classic carving techniques to cut out this friendly faces that will delight trick-or-treaters on Halloween night.
Get the tutorial at The DIY Mommy.
Jennifer Aldrich
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Jennifer Aldrich was the editorial assistant for CountryLiving.com.
