Down by the patch, where the pumpkins grow

Cut outs and tissue paper.

In an attempt to stick with my promise to try as many things from my post about Halloween activities and recipes here is a post on how to decorate a pumpkin without carving it. While I do love carved pumpkins, in a small apartment it doesn't make the most sense 1) because of smell and 2) because no one is really going to see it. At least with a pumpkin you didn't carve it will last much longer. This activity takes about 30 mins, and would be great to do with a group of friends or with some little cousins, nieces, or nephews at Halloween or Thanksgiving.

What you'll need:

Post-cut

White pumpkin (orange may work too, but I didn't try it, you would have to use only darker colors)
Tissue paper (red, orange, yellow, brown)
Mod-podge
Paint brush

What you do:
Clean off your pumpkin with water and dry it with a paper towel.
Print out leaf outlines (I used this one, this one, this one, and this one).
Cut squares of different colors of tissues paper.

My helpful assistant

Stack them and divide into four groups (or more or less depending on how many leaf cutouts you printed).
Place the tissue paper behind the leaf cut outs and hold tightly while you cut out the leaf.
Repeat with the other leaf cut outs.
Using the paint brush, paint on a layer of mod-podge in a band around the pumpkin.
Place a tissue paper leaf down on the mod-podge, place another one so that it overlaps slightly (you might want to do a bit of planning ahead because mod-podge dries quickly).
Paint over the tissue paper with another layer of mod-podge.
Do the red tissue paper last because it will bleed.
Let dry and put in the window or outside on the porch.