EASY Pumpkin Rocks Halloween Craft

These daring painted pumpkin rocks are the perfect Halloween craft to make yourself or with kids!

With the first official day of fall being yesterday, I’m going full steam ahead with all the Halloween crafts and fall projects.

The pumpkin rocks I’m sharing today are an easy and quick craft for kids using supplies you probably already have!

Can you believe these pumpkin painted rocks can be completed in under 15 minutes (minus drying time)?

How to Make Easy Pumpkin Rocks

I originally made these pumpkins last year with my daughter’s kindergarten class, and they were a hit!

The kids were each so proud of their rock pumpkin!

I love how each pumpkin had its’ own unique shape, size, color, and look.

Cover your outside work area with cardboard or newspaper.

Spray paint the tops of your round rocks.

Let dry, then repeat for the back side.

Wait for the back side to completely dry, then repeat as necessary until the rocks are completely orange.

Kids can make their rock pumpkin faces one of to ways.

They can draw their face on their rock pumpkin with a pencil first to get an idea of what it will look like.

Or, they can just go for it and start painting right away!

Apply the paint one color at a time, then let the paint dry completely.

Then, add the next color to avoid paint colors mixing, and let that color dry completely.

Repeat this step, until the painted rock pumpkin is all finished.

Break or cut a twig into small pieces to look like stems.

Use hot glue to carefully glue a stem onto the top back of the pumpkin rock.

Do NOT let kids use the glue gun- this is an adult job!

Now stand by and marvel at your kids’ creativity!

These are the pumpkins that the kindergartners created last year.

Aren’t they just the cutest?!

Have a wonderful day!

This article was updated in September 2024 and was originally published in September 2014.