It’s getting very close to Halloween and we are having so much fun decorating and celebrating! Since learning some basic concrete pouring techniques, we have been trying to do a few projects to really get the hang of it.
When we spotted these plastic pumpkins at Walmart (for $1 each!) we were struck with the idea of turning them into concrete pumpkins. We made 5 regular pumpkins and one concrete pumpkin bowl – which is the perfect candle holder or candy bowl and make a wonderful gift! Here’s how to make your own DIY Concrete Pumpkins.
DIY Concrete Pumpkins
What you need:
- Concrete mix
- Water
- Bucket to mix concrete in
- Stir stick
- Pumpkin candy bowl mold
- Small jar or cup the size of the bowl within the pumpkin
See our whole spooky porch setup here!
What you do:
Mix your concrete according to the package directions. Add the concrete to the pumpkin mold.
Spray a cup or jar with cooking non-stick spray and insert into your mold to create the bowl. *Note – we created 5 regular, solid pumpkins for decor and one candle holder/bowl pumpkin for our boo kit. This step is optional*
Allow to cure – we let ours dry for one week.
Use a knife to carefully cut the plastic mold away from the concrete.
Get spooky because your concrete pumpkin is ready to go!
Let’s do Some Friendly Neighborhood BOO’ing!
To get in the Halloween spirit, we are teaming up with some other awesome bloggers to BOO our friends and family. BOO’ing is a fun way to get in the Halloween spirit. Our concrete pumpkin candleholder is the perfect gift.
When you aren’t using the pumpkin as a candle holder, it makes a fantastic candy bowl.
We picked up all of our goodies at our local Walmart.
How to make concrete pumpkins
Check out this super simple tutorial for how to make concrete pumpkin Halloween decor!
Materials
- Concrete mix
- Water
- Pumpkin candy bowl mold
Tools
- Bucket to mix concrete in
- Stir stick
Instructions
- Mix concrete and water according to instructions on the bag. We like to go for the consistency of wet peanut butter.
- Pour concrete into your pumpkin candy bowl.
- Allow to fully cure for several days.
- Carefully cut the plastic bowl away from the mold.
- Enjoy!
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Samantha k says
Whoa that is a great idea! I never would have thought to use concrete to make a bowl! (client)
Lisa Wilensky says
I cut plastic pumpkins in half tape back together. Wipe inside with cooking spray. Add concrete, let cure, paint orange with black eyes, nose, and mouth then after dry paint eyes nose at mouth with glow in dark paint.
Sean says
Lisa that sounds awesome! I’d love to see a picture! Just so you know, you don’t need to use cooking spray when pouring concrete into plastic. It’s won’t adhere to it and cooking spray can just discolor and stain the concrete, but if you are painting them then that won’t matter.
So fun!!
Alyson says
Love this! Though I used RapidSet Cement-All and the it was completely solid in within 24 hours. it was perfect for a weekend project!
Morgan says
That sounds awesome Alyson! Glad it turned out well!
Brenda says
How did you make the big ones
Sean says
Brenda what do you mean? They were all made the same way!