Outdoor Thanksgiving Decorating with Pumpkins

Mini Pumpkins are just what you need to bring the Thanksgiving spirit to your outdoors. Be it a yard or a garden or the front porch steps, a couple of mini pumpkins placed among fall foliage will add easy and natural flair to your outdoor Thanksgiving decorations.

A Flash of Orange

Add these little orange delights to any part of your garden or lawn and liven it up. Look around and choose suitable spots where a flash of orange would bring holiday cheer.

Even the front steps can be decorated by placing little pumpkins on each step.

Hidden Spots

A walk around the garden will help you identify little observed secluded corners where you can add mini pumpkins near the foot of a tree or a thick bush. What a surprise for anyone who decided to walk around your garden while waiting for other guests to arrive!

Adding Fall Elements

You can 'spice up' things by introducing other elements such as fall flowers, dried flowers, crude 'Giving Thanks' plaques made using tree bark etc. but keep things simple and follow the 'natural and seasonal' theme throughout. Fallen leaves, a piece of tree bark, a dried branch, twigs etc. will all add to the rustic, fall look without seeming too made-up.

Pumpkin Luminarias at Night

At night, turn your miniature pumpkins into luminarias. Hollow the top center of mini pumpkins just to fit in votive holders. Place votives in the hollowed space and light the candles at night. Light up your pathway or just the steps. You can also keep these luminaria pumpkins somewhere near your porch railing to give them a shelter and protect the candle from getting blown out.

Thanksgiving Pumpkin Carving

That's right. Pumpkin Carving is not just for Halloween. If you can lay your hands on one of the larger pumpkins suitable for carving, carve fall and Thanksgiving patterns onto them. Motifs like fall leaves, turkeys etc. will look beautiful. Light candles inside the carved pumpkins just as you would do for Halloween. You can decorate with these illuminated pumpkins inside out.