The first Harry Potter novel hit shelves more than 20 years ago, but fan loyalty to the wizarding world is still strong. If you are a real fan of the story about the boy with the lightning-shaped scar, then you will love these ideas for thatupcoming Halloweenjust love it! Browse through the picture gallery and discover many ideas for a cool Harry Potter pumpkin! Afterwards you can also try decorating your Halloween pumpkins yourself with the most popular motifs from the Harry Potter universe!
Carving Harry Potter Pumpkin – Popular motifs and carving templates from the magical world
In the Harry Potter universe, October 31st is known not only as Halloween, but also as the day Lord Voldemort is defeated for the first time by baby Harry. To honor the 40th anniversary since this event, we have collected here many ideas for a Harry Potter pumpkin for this year's HalloweenThe hearts of all fans beat fasterlet. If Halloween and pumpkin carving are the same for you, then take a look at the following ideas with templates and make your own carved pumpkins with Harry Potter motifs!
Harry Potter – The Boy Who Lived
Hardly anyone can confuse the disheveled hair, the round glasses and the lightning-shaped scar. If you want to carve a Harry Potter pumpkin this Halloween, then of course the boy himself is one of the best ideas. Attach the stencil to the pumpkin and transfer the outlines of the black parts to it. Then cut these out.
Who would rather have one?simpler motifFor example, if you want to try it, you can only wear round glasses and carve a lightning bolt over them. And how cute is the addition of the little decorative pumpkin decorated like the snowy owl Hedwig?
Dobby the house elf
Harry is best friends with the house elf Dobby, who has saved his life more than once. The elf is one of the favorite characters from the Harry Potter world and would therefore be another great idea for themed pumpkin carving.
The Hogwarts School of Wizardry and Witchcraft
A pumpkin lantern with the Hogwarts castle would add a magical touch to your Halloween decorations. Use the template below to carve the majestic castle into a pumpkin.
Idea for Harry Potter Pumpkin - The Sign of the Deathly Hallows
The Deathly Hallows symbol is another easy Harry Potter themed pumpkin carving idea. It consists of a triangle (for the Invisibility Cloak), a circle (for the Resurrection Stone) and a vertical center line (for the Elder Wand) and can also be traced and carved without a template.
The Stag Patronus versus the Dementor
There are many scary creatures in the world of Harry Potter and the Dementors are without a doubt the worst of them. The only thing that helps against this is the difficult Patronus spell, which calls up a magical protective creature. This cool pumpkin carving template features Harry's stag patronus driving away a terrifying dementor. You can decide for yourself whether you cut out the dementor or the deer. If you choose the second option, you can paint the Dementor's figure black to make it stand out better.
Carve or engrave Harry Potter pumpkin - templates for the Hogwarts houses
Which Hogwarts house do you belong in? If you don't yet have an answer to this question, you can find numerous tests and quizzes online that will do the sorting hat job and sort you into one of the four houses. And then you can carve your house's coat of arms! Or why not all of them?
Slytherin house crest
Gryffindor – Harry Potter’s house
Hufflepuff crest carving template
Ravenclaw house template
Or why not carve the Hogwarts crest?
Severus Snape and the Doe Patronus
“After all this time?” - "Always." If you always feel special when you hear or read this saying, you are not alone. This template is perfect for all Severus Snape fans. To do this, use the following legend: black areas – cut out; gray areas – engrave; white areas – leave it like that.
The Marauders – carving template for elongated pumpkins
You can also carve Moony, Crown, Paw and Wormtail or the Marauders for short into your Halloween pumpkin.
Harry Potter lettering template
If you want to carve Harry Potter's name, use this carving template to make the lettering look exactly like it does in the movie.
Paint Harry Potter pumpkins and decorate your house and garden
Another way to make a beautiful Harry Potter pumpkin yourself would be toto paint this. This is best achieved with acrylic paints, as they cover and hold well. Just don't forget to prime the pumpkin first.
The Golden Trio and Hedwig as decoration for the entrance to the house
If you want to make a child-friendly Halloween decoration yourself, you can paint the pumpkins for the entrance to the house like Harry Potter and his friends. You have to pay attention to the most well-known features of each character. Harry is known for his round glasses, black hair, green eyes and scar. For Ron Weasley, paint red hair (or none at all if the pumpkin is orange anyway), blue eyes and freckles. Hermione Granger, on the other hand, has brown eyes and brown, bushy hair. You can paint the lower part of the pumpkins in the Gryffindor colors - red and yellow.
A favorite magic saying as a motif for the Harry Potter pumpkin
Another option would be to paint the pumpkin a bright color and write your favorite spell on it. This decoration is easy to make and looks very beautiful.
