Free Pumpkin Carving Stencils
Seven designs, three PDFs, no email. Two Halloween stencils from the paid library, plus a five-design starter pack. Click, print, carve.
Two free Halloween stencils
These are the same files that sell for $2.99 each. Both are marked Easy. Both are good first carves.
The five-design starter pack
Pets, animals and a dinosaur
- Five year-round designs in one PDF, one per page.
- In none of the five books and in none of the Halloween packs.
- Letter size. Print at 50% to 200% to fit the pumpkin.
- Includes the transfer and carving instructions.
Download the starter pack (PDF)
About 380 KB. Opens in any PDF reader.
Before you cut
- 1. Print on plain paper. Any home printer works.
- 2. Tape it on. Snip the edges so it lies flat on the curve.
- 3. Poke the outline. The black parts are the parts you cut out.
- 4. Take the paper off, then carve. Never carve through wet paper.
Three things that make it easier
A kit, a light, and gloves if you are using a real saw.
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Questions
- Are the stencils really free?
- Yes. Click the button and the PDF downloads. You do not need to give us an email address.
- What do I get?
- Two Halloween stencils, a classic jack-o'-lantern face and a sitting cat, plus a five-design starter pack of year-round animals. Seven designs, three PDFs.
- Can I print them more than once?
- As many times as you like, for you, your family, your class or your carving party.
- What size are they?
- Letter size, 8.5 by 11 inches. Print smaller or bigger to fit your pumpkin. Most printers scale from 50% to 200%.
- Do I need special stencil paper?
- No. Plain printer paper works. Tape it on, poke the outline, take the paper off, then carve.
- Why give them away?
- So you can see what the paid files look like before you spend anything. The two Halloween designs are the same files that sell for $2.99 each.
Want the whole library?
All 250 Halloween designs are $19.95. A fifty-design theme pack is $7.95. Any single design is $2.99.