Are you obsessed with The Nightmare Before Christmas? Are you firmly in the “it’s a Halloween movie!” camp? Then you’ve got your perfect pumpkin decorating idea: Jack Skellington on a pumpkin!

These Jack Skellington pumpkin ideas help you turn your pumpkin into a perfect Jack Skellington specimen.

I especially love Jack Skellington Jack o’lanterns because his head is already shaped like a round pumpkin. So the cartoon character is the perfect choice for a pumpkin carving or painting.

Here are a whole bunch of Jack Skellington pumpkin ideas to transform your Halloween pumpkin into the perfect Pumpkin King.

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Jack Skellington Carved Pumpkins

A simple Jack Skellington jack o'lantern
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Sally and Jack Skellington pumpkins, carved and lit up.
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Many people like to use a white pumpkin for their Jack Skellington pumpkin carvings to really mimic the real Jack. They look amazing! I love how this pumpkin carver uses a blue light to illuminate their Jack.

Some pumpkins from last year. Jack skellington looks amazing with a white pumpkin
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Here’s a great video showing a Jack Skellington carving on a white pumpkin.

This fantastic Jack Skellington pumpkin features Jack as he is in the beginning of the movie, inside the pumpkin!

I wanted to carve Jack Skellington, but I didn’t want it to be simple. After looking for ideas, I found a picture that sparked an idea for myself! Jack, in the pumpkin that he had on at the beginning of the movie! I would like to see yours 🙂 Thoughts?(Last pic isn’t mine, it’s the original idea)
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Jack Skellington Pumpkin Stencils

There are lots of Jack Skellington stencils out there for the perfect Skellington Jack o’Lantern! With pumpkin stencils, you can either copy it by hand onto your pumpkin with a water-based marker (so it’s easy to wipe off mistakes and wipe off any residue after you’ve carved your pumpkin.)

Or, you can print out the stencil and tape it to your pumpkin, then use a plastic poking tool to poke holes into your pumpkin. Remove the paper and carve the pumpkin where you scored the pattern.

Nightmare Before Christmas: Jack Skellington (Free Pumpkin Stencil – Pumpkin Pattern – Pumpkin Template – Jack-o-lantern stencil)
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Links to more Jack Skellington stencils:

Jack Skellington Pumpkin Painting Ideas

A pile of Jack Skellington pumpkins is painted and on display for purchase.
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I love these painted Jack and Sally pumpkins!

This Jack Skellington pumpkin is made with glow-in-the-dark paint. So cool!

Bonus: If you’re a die-hard Nightmare Before Christmas fan, you’ll probably appreciate this pumpkin mosaic made from over 10,000 pumpkins and squashes. It even set a new world record!

More Jack O’Lantern Ideas

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