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Homemade Dragon Pumpkin Templates

These homemade dragon pumpkin templates are ready to print, trace, and carve tonight. Free to download. Print it at home and start carving.

Pick a favorite, hit print, and you'll have a glowing porch by sundown.

Cartoon Dragon Pumpkin Stencil
hard

Cartoon Dragon Pumpkin Stencil

A small cartoon dragon perches in a rounded frame in this hard pumpkin stencil, showing a round-headed wyvern with stubby wings fanned behind it, a curled foreleg, and a spiky crest along the top of the frame. The body and wing details are a mix of open pierced sections and thin solid bridges, so the lit jack-o-lantern reveals the creature's rounded features glowing warmly inside the frame. Carve the two small oval eye cutouts and the tiny claw details first before removing the larger background areas, to keep the stencil stable during the fiddly work.

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Dragon Pumpkin Stencil
expert

Dragon Pumpkin Stencil

A sinuous East Asian-style dragon coils from head to tail down the full height of this expert pumpkin stencil, with a horned head snarling at center, clawed feet gripping outward, a spine of dorsal spikes, and a long body that spirals in a tight S-curve to the bottom. Dense internal detail lines define scales and flame whiskers as narrow skin bridges throughout the figure. Carve the small head detail islands and claw tips first, then work down the body in sections, preserving the thin spine ridges that connect each body coil.

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Baby Dragon Pumpkin Stencil
hard

Baby Dragon Pumpkin Stencil

A round cartoon dragon chick with large round eyes, stubby clawed feet, and a toothy grin fills this hard dragon pumpkin stencil, its body encircled by a looping scaly tail. The large circular body void and the face features are pierced through, while the narrow tail arc and the skin between the eyes form the connecting bridges. Cut the small interior eye and teeth details before opening up the large body circle, so those tiny islands are still supported by the surrounding wall.

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Cartoon Dragon Pumpkin Stencil
hard

Cartoon Dragon Pumpkin Stencil

A cartoon-style dragon stands upright with a crested head, open toothy grin, round eye, segmented belly, and a curling tail, all rendered in a chunky outline style on this pumpkin stencil. The body outline, crest spines, and scattered limb shapes are pierced through, while narrow bridges at the belly segments and tail curl remain solid to hold the design together. Cut the largest body cavity first, then the outer wing and limb fragments; save the tiny belly-rib slits for last so the structure stays rigid while you finish the surrounding cuts.

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Eastern Dragon Pumpkin Stencil
expert

Eastern Dragon Pumpkin Stencil

A highly detailed Eastern-style dragon in a crouching, four-legged stance fills this expert pumpkin stencil, with a horned and whiskered head, rows of dorsal spines, a scaled underbelly rendered as oval cutouts along the torso, clawed feet, and a coiling tail with a spiral tip. An intricate network of thin bridges holds the isolated scale ovals and spine shapes in place. Work from the outermost tail spiral inward, and cut the tiny dorsal spine gaps only after all larger surrounding areas are removed, so the skin doesn't flex and crack prematurely.

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Cute Horned Monster Pumpkin Stencil
easy

Cute Horned Monster Pumpkin Stencil

A chubby, wide-eyed cartoon monster with curved horns, small bat-like wings spread to either side, a smiling mouth, and stubby feet sits inside a large circular opening on this easy pumpkin stencil. The circular background and small body details are pierced through, leaving the round monster figure itself as a solid silhouette at the center. Because the circular outer ring is cut away entirely, score and remove it in segments rather than one piece to keep control of the blade near the wing tips.

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Baby Dragon Pumpkin Stencil
hard

Baby Dragon Pumpkin Stencil

A round-bodied baby dragon with oversized round eyes, stumpy clawed feet, and membrane wings spread to each side crouches in a compact, almost circular composition. The eyes are large pierced circles, the wings are open negative-space shapes with thin bony rib lines left intact, and small spiky horns crown the head. Lit from within, the glowing eyes become the focal point while the wing membranes glow warmly around the solid orange ribs. Carve the large eye circles first so you can verify the round cuts are centered before committing to the surrounding detail cuts.

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Frequently asked

Can kids use these pumpkin templates?
Designs marked Easy or Kids are great for younger carvers with adult supervision. Plastic carving tools are safest.
Are these pumpkin templates free to download?
Yes β€” every pumpkin template on this page is free. Click the preview to download the PDF.
Do I need special tools to carve these?
A basic carving kit with a serrated saw, a poker, and a scoop covers 95% of pumpkin templates. Detailed designs benefit from an X-Acto knife.

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