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Pumpkin Fairy House Jack-O-Lanterns

Modified: Jan 7, 2025 · Published: Oct 27, 2015 by Dannyelle Nicolle-Ramjist · This post may contain affiliate links · 4 Comments

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Pumpkin Fairy House Jack-O-Lanterns: this Halloween carve your pumpkins into fairy houses, and see the warm glowing light through the windows at night.

Pumpkin Jack-o-lantern fairy house.
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  • Pumpkin Fairy House Carving
  • Doors, Windows, and Steps
  • Fairy Garden Accessories
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Halloween is coming very soon, and this year I have the cutest idea for you, or any fairy loving children you might live with -Pumpkin Fairy House Jack-O-Lanterns.

how to make a pumpkin fairy house

They really could not be any sweeter.  And, I think I’ve seen a few fairies fluttering in and out of them tonight too, so they’re a hit all round.  If you're a fan of fairy gardens, then you will love putting together a fairy house pumpkin.

Pumpkin Fairy House Jack-O-Lantern

Pumpkin Fairy House Carving

It's always fun to put a carved Halloween pumpkin on your front porch on Halloween.  This year we created our own fairy pumpkin house village and the trick-or-treaters just loved them. The just might be our favourite cool Halloween crafts yet.

We started out with an assortment of pumpkins; some big pumpkins,  some small pumpkins, some orange pumpkins, some white pumpkins, some in-between.  We used real pumpkins to make our little houses.  Andy carving pumpkin will work to make a sweet pumpkin fairy house of any size.  

This would be an amazing project to do at a pumpkin carving party.  You will want a carving knife or kids pumpkin carving set for carving the pumpkins.  A bit of crafty advice, a small saw-type knife works well. Instead of cutting out the top of the pumpkin,  make your hole in the flesh of the pumpkin to scoop the pumpkin guts and pumpkin seeds out in the bottom, so it's less noticeable.

Pumpkin Fairy House
Pumpkin Fairy House tutorial

Doors, Windows, and Steps

We carved lots of different windows, some were had large windows, square windows, curved window frames, and one had a circular window.  Each little pumpkin house needed a front door.  We also added in window sills, and dormers, an arched doorway, and stairs -in every combination we could think of for adorable pumpkin fairy houses.

We used some little twigs to make our window frames.  Just snap some sticks to size and poke some small holes inside of the pumpkin window.  We also used some little cloves as fairy door knobs on some of the front doors.  Any natural materials would make a great addition, like pine cones, or acorn caps.  You could even use dried flowers to add a cool flower design.

?You can also snap off the pumpkin's stem and stack some pumpkins one on top of the other for a cool effect.

Fairy House Jack-O-Lantern

Some doorways got little sets of stairs and open doors, others received little ladders made of twigs and the hot glue gun.  We had a ball coming up with all these fun ideas.  This is a great project for the whole family to do together.

how to make a Pumpkin Fairy House

Fairy Garden Accessories

Once we had everything carved, we had fun with some fairy sized accessories creating a little miniature world for the fairies.  We found the sweetest little straw bales at the craft store, and my daughter Maddie made fairy sized pumpkins out of polymer clay, so the fairies could have a tiny faux pumpkin outside their door too.

fairy garden pumpkins polymer clay

The little brooms are from the craft store too, and we even found a fairy sized bike.  Look for cute little accessories to use in the dollhouse or fairy garden section of your craft store, or on-line.

fairy garden bicycle

We had fun setting up the little village.  I used a cute little outdoor chair and a bale of hay to give our adorable little fairy house collection some height.  This was great to because it was at a great height for little trick-or-treaters to see and admire all the fun details, or to welcome guests to a Halloween party.

Pumpkin Fairy House village

We added a little fence, and enough ladders to get the fairies from one level to the other…or of course they could fly. 😉

Pumpkin Fairy House Jack-O-Lanterns
DIY carved pumpkin fairy village with fairy house Jack-o-lanterns.

Pumpkin Fairy House Jack-O-Lanterns

Carve real pumpkins into fairy house jack-o-lanterns for Halloween.
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Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes minutes
Author: Dannyelle Nicolle-Ramjist

Equipment

  • serrated knife for carving
  • hot glue gun

Materials

  • pumpkin
  • twigs
  • cloves
  • hot glue
  • fairy accessories
  • battery powdered tea light

Instructions

  • Start by cutting out the bottom of your pumpkin and scooping out the pumpkin seed and guts.
  • Add a combination of windows, window sills, doors, and steps to your pumpkin.
  • Add details like twig window frames, and clove door knobs.
  • Create ladders with twigs and hot glue.
  • Add accessories like paths to the front door, miniature pumpkins, miniature hay bales, bicycle, ladders, and fences.
  • Turn on the battery powered tea light and put it into the finished fairy pumpkin house and enjoy.

It looked adorable and I thought it really couldn’t get any better, until...

Pumpkin Fairy House Jack-O-Lanterns: this Halloween carve your pumpkins into fairy houses, and see the warm glowing light through the windows at night. Add a few fairy accessories and you have the perfect Jack-O-Lantern.

it got dark out!  Our pumpkin fairy houses look so cute lit up.  You could use small votive candles to light up your fairy house jack-o-lantern.  But a great tip is to use a battery-powered candle.  They won't blow out on a windy Halloween night.  You could also add some fairy lights inside your fairy pumpkins, or on the mini fences as a great way to add some more glow.

Pumpkin Fairy House Jack-O-Lanterns for Halloween

These pumpkins are so much fun to create as a fall crafts project.  This is one of our best pumpkin carving ideas ever, and I think we may make different versions of this pumpkin fairy house village for years to come.  With Pumpkin Fairy House Jack-O-Lanterns, life really is a party!

More Inspiration

You might also like our pumpkin fairy garden.  Check out our Fall Fairy Gardens here.

how to make a fall fairy garden.

Also check our Shade Fairy Garden here.

You might also enjoy our Teacup Fairy Garden here.

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  1. Elizabeth says

    October 28, 2021 at 1:21 pm

    Love them all!!!

  2. dnr says

    October 28, 2015 at 12:39 pm

    Thanks Erika!

  3. Erika Letson says

    October 28, 2015 at 10:02 am

    What a cute idea. Love them all lit up!

  4. Heather says

    October 27, 2015 at 8:48 pm

    Totally awesome! So cute!! Love them

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