Free Printable Pumpkin Carving Stencils & Templates for Halloween
Last updated: July 17, 2024 by the Homemade Gifts Coloring Team
The air is getting cooler. The nights are getting spookier. It’s the best time of the year - Halloween spooky season. I love all things Halloween, from carving pumpkins to picking apples to dressing up. If you’re as excited as I am, you might already be thinking about how to carve up your pumpkins. Well, we’ve got just the thing. Our free pumpkin carving stencils and templates will help you create an incredible Jack-o’-lantern that you can display for Halloween!
On this page you'll find lots of free, printable pumpkin carving templates to get your started, with free printable pumpkin carving stencils to suit everyone from beginners to advanced carvers. From spooky Jack-o'-lantern faces to friendly pumpkin faces for little kids, we hope you find a free pumpkin carving stencil that you like! Plus you'll find lots of spooky pumpkin carving templates, including bats, ghosts, witches on broomsticks, spiders, and more!
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Free Pumpkin Carving Stencils & Printable Designs
In this section you'll find lots of free printable pumpkin carving templates, ideas, and printable stencils to help you make this Halloween the spookiest one yet! From traditional pumpkin carving stencils with easy shapes to carve out, to hard pumpkin carving designs, we hope you find one that you like!
If the pumpkin face pattern isn't the right size for your pumpkin, scale the size of the stencil up or down in your printer settings, or use a photocopier to shrink or enlarge the template.
How to Carve a Pumpkin for Halloween
Carving your pumpkin is a big part of getting ready for Halloween! Whether you've purchased your pumpkins at the store or picked them directly from the pumpkin patch, it's time to find the perfect free printable pumpkin carving pattern to suit each pumpkin's shape and start creating your Halloween masterpiece!
- First, buy a pumpkin carving kit with a mini saw and other tools to help you carve your design, or simply use what you have in your kitchen drawer. A serrated knife, large spoon, a pointy tool like a toothpick, and a sharp paring knife are all that you need, plus a big bowl for the pumpkin goop.
- Start by cutting a circle around the stem of the pumpkin using a serrated knife, and remove this piece. The hole should be big enough that your hand will fit through easily.
- Next, remove the pulp and seeds (which my children call the "guts") of the pumpkin. If the flesh of the pumpkin is really thick, you can scrape a spoon around the inside of the pumpkin to thin out the flesh before you carve.
- Tape your chosen free pumpkin carving stencil onto the outside of your pumpkin.
- Use a toothpick or sharp pointed tool to push through the paper onto the pumpkin's surface along the lines of the template. When you remove the printed pumpkin carving template, you will see a line of dots showing where the template has been transferred onto your pumpkin.
- Cut along the dotted line using a serrated or paring knife to create your spooky masterpiece!
- Once you're finished carving, place a candle (or several, depending upon size) inside the pumpkin, and put your Jack-o'-lantern out on your porch for everyone to see and admire!
Printable Bat Templates & Outlines
Grab one of our free printable bat templates to help you create Halloween crafts in minutes! On this page you'll find a great range of bat shapes and sizes for all your spooky creations! With blank outlines and black bat shapes to choose from, plus super cute vampire bat templates to color in too, we hope you find the perfect printable!
Free Printable Pumpkin Decorating Templates
We hope you found lots of free pumpkin carving stencil ideas on this page! If you're looking for more pumpkin craft ideas, take a look at our free pumpkin templates & outlines page. Use them as coloring pages or for fun fall crafts and activities.
Pumpkin Coloring Pages
Looking for more pumpkin activities to do this Halloween? Our free printable pumpkin coloring pages are fabulous for Thanksgiving, Halloween, or Fall-themed activities! On this page you'll find a huge range of pumpkin images, from simple pumpkin outlines to spooky carved pumpkins, and more intricately-patterned designs for big kids and adults to color in too!
And while you're in the mood for all things pumpkin & spooky, check out our massive collection of the best Halloween Jokes, Skeleton Puns, and Spider Puns.
Halloween Coloring Pages
For more spooky coloring sheets, take a look at our full collection of Halloween Coloring Pages, Candy Coloring Sheets, and Sugar Skull Coloring Pages, plus check out our Halloween jokes and Halloween word searches.
