This painted fox pumpkin is a quick, no-carve fall project that’s easy enough for kids but cute enough to display as a centerpiece. It’s a fun way to spend an afternoon and makes a charming little touch for Halloween or any cozy fall day.
If you loved our Unicorn Painted Pumpkin Craft, you’ll have just as much fun painting this woodland version.
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Why We Love this Pumpkin Craft
This easy fox painted pumpkin fits right in with Halloween, fall decorating, or any afternoon you feel like making something cute.
All you need is a small pumpkin, a little paint, and a bit of hot glue to turn it into a fall decoration for your home or classroom.
Materials
Small Pumpkin
You can use real or artificial pumpkins. I used a real pumpkin, but the fake ones are nice because you can keep them for next year.
Acrylic Paint
You’ll need orange for the body, white for the face, and black for the fox's nose and lashes.
Hot Glue + Glue Sticks
For attaching the felt pieces to the pumpkin once your paint is dry.
Video
Watch this little fox pumpkin come to life in the video below.
How to Make a Fox Pumpkin (Step-by-Step)
Paint the Base
Start by painting the pumpkin white using white acrylic paint. Let the first coat dry, then add a second coat. Cut the stem short, if needed.
Once the base coat is dry, paint the top half of your fox pumpkin orange in “mask” shape on the front—this will be your fox’s face. Once it dries, add a second coat of orange paint.
Add Details
Once the white and orange paint are dry, paint a small black nose right where the orange and white meet. Then use a fine brush to paint two closed eyes with black lashes.
Cut out two orange ear triangles and two white inner ears. Glue them together. Then, cut a tail shape from orange felt and add a white tip for the fox's tail.
Attach the Felt Pieces
Use hot glue to attach the tail to the back of the painted fox.
Hot glue the ears to the top of the pumpkin.
Add a Felt Flower and Leaves
Cut scallops out of a strip of felt, then roll and twist it to make a tiny rose, using hot glue as neeed. Glue the rose in front of the stem to cover it.
Cut out two leaf shapes from green felt. Glue them near the stem around the rose for a little pop of color.
Top Tips
- Use two coats of acrylic paint for better coverage—the first coat may not want to stick as well to the pumpkin, but once it dries, your second coat should go on smoothly.
- Start with a white pumpkin if you want to avoid step one (painting the base).
- You can use thick paper or cardstock instead of felt for the fox's ears and tail if you don't have felt handy.
- If you’re doing this with kids, let them use paint markers for the face instead of paint.
- You can make a whole family of fox pumpkins in different pumpkin sizes for your Halloween table or porch.
- Try other woodland animals too (raccoon, owl, or bear, etc) using the same paint and felt design idea.
And that’s it! A cozy, easy craft that turns an ordinary pumpkin into the sweetest little fox.
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