Painting a pumpkin is a fun and easy way to decorate for Halloween and fall. Here are some easy ideas for painting pumpkins:

1. Puff Paint Design: Draw a design on your pumpkin using pencil, then trace your pencil lines with puff paint and let dry completely for a few hours. Cover the stem of the pumpkin with masking tape and spray your pumpkin with matte spray paint or chalk paint, and let dry. Repeat with a second coat if needed.

2. Black Cat Pumpkin: Paint mini pumpkins with two coats of black spray paint and let dry completely. Add rhinestones for eyes, embroidery thread whiskers, and pom-pom noses with hot glue. Cut out cat ears from velour paper and glue each.

3. Painted Floral Pumpkin: Paint flowers freehand on your pumpkin, continuing the pattern on a few different gourds for a cohesive design.

4. Painted Colorful Vine Pumpkin: Start by painting one long, looping vine all around the pumpkin. Next, use stencils to extend the design outwards with flowers and leaves.

5. Outlined Painted Leaves: Use a leaf-shaped stencil to paint fall-colored leaves on green, blue, or white pumpkins. Once dry, use a white paint pen to outline the leaves, add veining, and decorative details.

6. Plaid Painted Pumpkins: Choose two or three colors and use duct tape to create fine and thick lines. Pour over the pumpkin with a contrasting color and let dry.

7. Silhouette Pumpkins: Use adhesive stencils or free printable stencils to make orange bugs, birds, and creepy crawly snakes pop against a matte black paint finish.

When painting a pumpkin, you can use different types of paint such as chalk paint, acrylic craft paint, spray paint, tempera paint, or latex paint.