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25 Toothy Grin Pumpkin Faces

Explore 25 distinct toothy grin pumpkin faces from the stencil library.

  1. 1. Long Pupils and Triangle Grin

    Long Pupils and Triangle Grin pumpkin carving stencil

    A mischievous jester face topped with an arcing crown of small diamond cutouts, tall eyes with long slit pupils, diamond accents on each cheek, and a huge grin lined with pointed triangle teeth. Every diamond, eye, and tooth gap is pierced through, so the whole face sparkles like carnival lights. As an expert pattern full of tiny repeated shapes, cut all the small diamonds first with a narrow saw before opening the large mouth, which weakens the wall.

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  2. 2. Twenty-Two Ray Smiling Sun

    Twenty-Two Ray Smiling Sun pumpkin carving stencil

    A beaming sunburst face with closed happy crescent eyes, a small triangle nose, and a huge picket-tooth grin, all encircled by a radiating ring of alternating teardrop and triangle ray cutouts. Every ray, tooth gap, and feature pierces through, and the sheer count of small openings makes it an expert carve. Cut the outer rays in sequence around the circle first, rotating the pumpkin as you go, before opening the large mouth.

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  3. 3. Smiling Arches and Leaf Ring

    Smiling Arches and Leaf Ring pumpkin carving stencil

    A mischievous crescent-eyed grin packed with individual teeth sits inside a full ring of diamond and leaf-shaped cutouts, with dozens of small dots sparkling between them. Every element is pierced through, and the sheer number of tiny openings is what earns the expert rating. Drill all the dots first, then saw the border shapes, saving the big fragile mouth for the very end.

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  4. 4. Hanging Pupils and Eight Bays

    Hanging Pupils and Eight Bays pumpkin carving stencil

    An elaborate theatrical face with knowing eyes whose pupils hang from the upper lids, framed by ornate teardrop flourishes across the brow and temples, above a huge grin packed with long individual teeth. Dozens of small cut-through openings build the pattern, with slim rind bridges holding every tooth and swirl in place. Number your openings and remove the smallest flourishes first, saving the big mouth bays for last so the web of bridges keeps its strength.

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  5. 5. Double Bars and Zigzag Teeth

    Double Bars and Zigzag Teeth pumpkin carving stencil

    An elaborate jack-o'-lantern face built from layered geometry: triangle eyes barred with double rind strips, arched claw-like brows, diamond accents down the cheeks, and a wide zigzag mouth of interlocking teeth flanked by curling flame flourishes. The many openings are cut through around a lattice of thin surviving rind. This expert design demands a sharp fine-tooth saw and a plan: cut from the center outward, finishing the outer flourishes last while the wall is still strong.

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  6. 6. Triangle Ring and Jagged Grin

    Triangle Ring and Jagged Grin pumpkin carving stencil

    An ornate expert-level face framed by a full ring of small triangle cutouts circling the pumpkin, with chevron-crested brows, barred flame-shaped eyes, a diamond nose, and a huge jagged grin holding fourteen zigzag teeth. Everything pierces through, so the finished lantern sparkles from every angle like carved lace. Plan your order: punch the border triangles first while the wall is rigid, then work inward, saving the long fragile grin for the very end.

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  7. 7. Vintage Arches and Round Grin

    Vintage Arches and Round Grin pumpkin carving stencil

    Arched triple line brows curl above big eyes divided by rind bars, a long triangle nose drops between them, and a huge grin shows a full row of rounded teeth with dotted curlicue accents swirling at each cheek. All the openings are cut through in a cheerful retro style straight off an old holiday postcard. Rated hard for its many small dots and thin brow lines, it rewards a fine detail saw and a drill for the dots.

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  8. 8. Star Crown and Four Tooth Grin

    Star Crown and Four Tooth Grin pumpkin carving stencil

    A crown of small four-point stars sparkles around the top of this face, while two big playful eyes with attached pupil tabs sit over a wide grin lined with little teeth. Everything is cut through, and the pupils survive as tabs rooted to the top of each eye opening. Carve the star crown first while the wall is strongest, then cut each eye around its pupil tab in small strokes so the tabs stay put.

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  9. 9. Wrinkled Eyes and Uneven Teeth

    Wrinkled Eyes and Uneven Teeth pumpkin carving stencil

    A mischievous scowling face with arched eyebrows over round glaring eyes, small wrinkle slits fanning from each eye's outer corner, diamond accents dotting the cheeks, and a sweeping smile packed with uneven square teeth. Every cut pierces through, so light streams from all the details at once. A hard carve where the wrinkle slits are the fussy part; cut those hairline slivers with a detail saw before opening the large eye holes beside them.

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  10. 10. Four Teeth and Notched Tongue

    Four Teeth and Notched Tongue pumpkin carving stencil

    Arched brows curve over squinting eyes while a huge open mouth shows four top teeth and a notched tongue lolling below, with short laugh lines radiating from each cheek. The face is all pierced cuts, and it rates hard because the tongue and teeth stay attached by narrow tabs inside the big mouth opening. Cut the mouth outline first, then carefully notch around the tongue tab last so it does not break free.

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  11. 11. Unequal Eyes and Tongue Grin

    Unequal Eyes and Tongue Grin pumpkin carving stencil

    This mischievous face pairs one big round eye with a smaller sly one under arched brows, above a sprawling grin full of gapped teeth and a tongue-shaped opening lolling out below. Clusters of drilled dots frame each cheek like a glowing gridwork of freckles. It is all cut-through work with many narrow tooth bridges, so use a fine saw, cut the dots first, and support each bridge as you free the mouth pieces.

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  12. 12. Goofy Pupils and Twelve Dots

    Goofy Pupils and Twelve Dots pumpkin carving stencil

    A freckle-faced goofball with lifted eyebrow cuts, big eyes crossed by full-width pupil tabs, a round nose, twelve freckle dots, and a huge open grin with mismatched teeth. The openings are cut through while the pupil bars, teeth, and surrounding freckle rind stay intact. It rates hard because those wide pupil tabs span the entire eye: cut each eye as separate top and bottom windows, drill the freckles with a small round bit, and save the eyebrows for last.

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  13. 13. Barred Triangles and Grid Grin

    Barred Triangles and Grid Grin pumpkin carving stencil

    A grinning classic face where each triangle eye is split by a vertical bar of rind, the diamond nose sits between rows of small diamond cheek cutouts, and the huge smile is divided into a grid of rectangular tooth windows. Everything is pierced through, creating a lantern that flickers from dozens of openings. Rated hard because those rind bars and grid struts are fragile; cut away from each bar and never twist the blade near them.

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  14. 14. Arched Pupils and Twelve Rays

    Arched Pupils and Twelve Rays pumpkin carving stencil

    This pumpkin is absolutely thrilled to see you: arched eyes with hanging pupil tabs sit above a giant grin packed with separated square teeth, while short rays burst from each cheek like cartoon sparkle lines. All the shapes cut through, and the many thin bridges between teeth and rays are why it rates hard. Cut the small ray slits first while the wall is strongest, then do the teeth, always sawing away from the narrow bridges.

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  15. 15. Barred Eyes, Fourteen Leaves

    Barred Eyes, Fourteen Leaves pumpkin carving stencil

    Big round eyes split by vertical rind bars sit over a button nose and a huge grin packed with square teeth, while clusters of petal shaped leaves fan out from each cheek. Everything is cut through, and the fourteen petals plus the tooth gaps are why this rates hard. Carve from the center of the face outward so the delicate petal clusters are handled last, when the wall is lightest.

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  16. 16. Wink and Five Rounded Gaps

    Wink and Five Rounded Gaps pumpkin carving stencil

    One eye is a jaunty upswept crescent wink while the other stays a wide triangle, set over a small diamond nose and a lopsided grin broken into five rounded gaps by chunky teeth. The eyes, nose, and mouth gaps are cut through, leaving the tooth shapes as attached skin between them. A medium carver should cut the five mouth gaps individually rather than one big mouth, which keeps every tooth solidly connected and the crooked smile intact.

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  17. 17. Winking Seven-Tooth Grin

    Winking Seven-Tooth Grin pumpkin carving stencil

    A goofy winking jack-o'-lantern with one wide round eye, one squinting wink, a triangle nose, and an enormous grin broken up by a jumble of square and pointed teeth along both lips. Every feature is cut clean through so the mismatched expression beams from the whole face. At medium difficulty the mouth is the main event; cut the grin outline first, then shape each tooth individually, alternating sides so the lip strips stay supported.

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  18. 18. Cyclops Eye and Five Teeth

    Cyclops Eye and Five Teeth pumpkin carving stencil

    A goofy cyclops with one giant round eye under a curly brow, a small triangle nose, freckle dots on each cheek, and a huge laughing mouth with five stubby teeth. The features are cut through, and the pupil stays in place as an attached tab hanging inside the enormous eye. That pupil bridge is the medium-level test; cut both sides of the tab before freeing the rest of the eye circle.

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  19. 19. Wink and Barred Square Grin

    Wink and Barred Square Grin pumpkin carving stencil

    One huge round eye stares while the other squeezes into a curled wink above a giant open grin packed with blocky square teeth, and freckle dots sprinkle each cheek. The eyes, mouth, and freckles all cut through the wall, with skin bridges left in place to form the teeth. Cut the mouth's outer outline first, then remove the gaps between teeth one at a time so each block stays anchored.

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  20. 20. Sloping Eyes and Two Teeth

    Sloping Eyes and Two Teeth pumpkin carving stencil

    Two steeply sloping eyes scowl above a crooked grin holding two chunky square teeth, one notched into the top lip and one into the bottom. The eyes and mouth are pierced through, with the blocky teeth left as shell inside the mouth opening. Cut the outline of each tooth before clearing the rest of the mouth, and the asymmetry of the design means small wobbles only add to the attitude.

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  21. 21. Round and Square Eyes

    Round and Square Eyes pumpkin carving stencil

    A goofy lopsided face with one big round eye and one square eye, a small triangle nose, and a huge open smile interrupted by two buck teeth hanging from the upper lip. All shapes are cut fully through, and the mismatched eyes do all the comedic work. An easy, forgiving carve for kids and beginners; cut the smile last and leave the two tooth tabs of rind attached so they dangle into the glow.

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  22. 22. Oval Eyes and Eight Cheek Dots

    Oval Eyes and Eight Cheek Dots pumpkin carving stencil

    Big oval eyes sit under arched brows above a round button nose and a broad smile showing four blunt square teeth, with four freckle dots sprinkled on each cheek. The eyes, brows, nose, mouth, and dots are pierced through while the tooth bridges stay connected. Poke the eight small cheek dots first, then cut the large features, leaving the tooth bars until the end so they keep support.

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  23. 23. Curved Horns and Diamond Chin

    Curved Horns and Diamond Chin pumpkin carving stencil

    A devilish face with two curved horns sprouting from the brow, narrow slanted eyes glaring beneath them, a wide grin studded with square teeth, and a diamond goatee stamped under the chin. Every piece is cut through so the whole sinister face burns bright. A medium carve with lots of payoff; cut the horn tips slowly since their curved points are the thinnest cuts, and finish with the easy diamond chin.

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  24. 24. Barred Eyes and Cheek Tears

    Barred Eyes and Cheek Tears pumpkin carving stencil

    A goofy clown face with big round eyes crossed by horizontal rind bars, teardrop shapes dangling from each cheek, a button nose, and a huge grin with three chunky teeth. The eyes, tears, nose, and mouth are all cut through, while the eye bars and teeth stay as attached rind bridges. Those bars make it a medium carve: cut each eye as an upper and lower opening on either side of the bar, supporting the bridge with a finger as you finish the strokes.

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  25. 25. Three Eyes and Four Teeth

    Three Eyes and Four Teeth pumpkin carving stencil

    Three round eyes of different sizes line up above a small rectangular nose and a wavy grin broken by four square teeth, giving this mutant jack-o'-lantern a delightfully goofy personality. The eyes, nose, and mouth are all cut through, with the teeth left as tabs, and tiny freckle dots may be etched shallow on the cheeks. A medium carve mainly for tooth care; cut into the grin from between the teeth so each square tab keeps its corners.

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Pick one, print it, carve it. 25 toothy grin pumpkin faces should be enough for any porch.

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