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Carved Pumpkin

10 - 15 minEasy7 × 7 × 9
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About Carved Pumpkin

The Small Carved Pumpkin is a fun decorative Minecraft build shaped like a classic carved jack-o'-lantern, complete with a jagged face and stem. It's compact enough to drop into almost any base or build without taking over the space around it, making it perfect for adding a bit of Halloween atmosphere to your world, or just keeping things festive year-round if that's your style. Despite its small size, the pumpkin packs in enough detail to read clearly from a distance. GorilloBuild's interactive 3D guide lets you rotate the model to see exactly how the face, curves, and stem come together block by block, which is especially helpful for getting the rounded shape right on a smaller scale. This build works great as a seasonal decoration for Halloween-themed bases, spooky villages, or haunted builds, but it fits just as well as a permanent feature in gardens, farm areas, or market stalls. Players looking for a quick Minecraft Halloween build, pumpkin decoration, or simple base detail can place a few of these around a world to add character without any major building commitment.

Carved Pumpkin is a small Minecraft build, 7 by 7 blocks across and 9 blocks tall. It uses 149 blocks of 13 different kinds, placed over 56 steps in the 3D guide. The main blocks are 21 orange terracotta, 18 acacia planks, 16 orange concrete, 15 orange concrete powder and 15 orange wool. It is rated easy to build and takes about 10 - 15 min following the guide.

Carved Pumpkin, a finished Minecraft starter build

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What's included

Interactive 3D guide

Step through the build step by step in a full 3D viewer. Rotate, zoom and see exactly where every block goes.

Material list

Every block counted and sorted, with checkboxes and progress tracking so you always know what to gather next.

Schematics

Paste the build straight into your world with WorldEdit, or project it block by block with Litematica.

World downloads

Walk around the finished build in-game, with world files for both Java and Bedrock (PC and mobile).

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How to build Carved Pumpkin in Minecraft

  1. Open the 3D guide

    Press the 3D guide button to load Carved Pumpkin block by block. Rotate and zoom with the mouse, and switch between building it layer by layer or following the ordered step-by-step route.

  2. Gather the materials

    The material list counts every block in the build and sorts it, with checkboxes as you collect. Your progress saves, so you can close it and come back.

  3. Build it, one step at a time

    Each step highlights only the blocks it adds, so you always know exactly where the next block goes. Completed layers stay visible underneath for reference.

  4. Or paste it straight in

    Prefer not to place it by hand? Download the schematic for WorldEdit or Litematica, or the ready-made world for Java or Bedrock and walk around the finished build.

Common questions

Do I need to be good at building to make Carved Pumpkin?
No - Carved Pumpkin is rated easy, one of the gentlest builds on the site. The 3D guide shows every block in place before you put it there, over 56 steps, so following it is a matter of copying what is on screen. If you can place a block, you can build this.
How long does Carved Pumpkin take to build?
About 10 - 15 min following the guide: it is 149 blocks, placed in 56 steps. That estimate assumes every material is already collected and in a chest nearby; it does not include gathering them, which is usually the slowest part. Pasting the schematic in instead takes seconds.
What blocks do I need for Carved Pumpkin?
Mostly 21 orange terracotta, 18 acacia planks, 16 orange concrete, 15 orange concrete powder and 15 orange wool, plus 8 other kinds of block. The material list counts every one and ticks them off as you collect.
How big is Carved Pumpkin?
7 by 7 blocks across and 9 tall - a small build. Leave a block or two around it on your plot so there is room for paths and the edges.
Can I download Carved Pumpkin as a schematic?
Yes. Every build comes with a .schem file you can paste with WorldEdit or project block by block with Litematica, plus ready-made world downloads. Downloads for this build need a VIP membership.
Does this work on Bedrock, or only Java?
Both. World downloads are provided for Java and for Bedrock, so it works on PC and mobile (on a console, upload the world to a Realm and load it from there). The 3D guide itself runs in the browser and needs no mods at all.
Do I need any mods to follow the guide?
No mods, no launcher, nothing to install. The guide is a web page. Mods only come into it if you choose to paste the build in with WorldEdit or Litematica instead of placing it yourself.
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