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Monster Face Pumpkin Carving Patterns

These monster face pumpkin carving patterns are ready to print, trace, and carve tonight. Free to download. Print it at home and start carving.

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Silly Monster Pumpkin Stencil
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Silly Monster Pumpkin Stencil

A shaggy round monster with a small zigzag hair antenna on top, wide round eyes, a grinning row of rectangular teeth, and two outstretched hands with four or five digits fills this funny pumpkin stencil, with about eight to ten interior pierced slashes representing the fur texture along with the facial features and foot claws. The lit pumpkin reveals the entire creature in warm orange silhouette against a dark background. Cut the large central body void first, then work through each interior fur slash and claw detail, leaving the two floating hand cutouts for last.

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Funny Monster Pumpkin Stencil
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Funny Monster Pumpkin Stencil

A round-bodied cartoon monster with an oversized fuzzy head, two large circular eyes, a wide fanged grin, spiky hair tufts, stubby arms raised to the sides, skinny stick legs, and round feet fills this pumpkin stencil. The creature's oval eye circles and the spaces between the arms and body are cut through, while the chunky body silhouette stays as solid orange skin. Carve the two circular eye openings and the small round nose dot at the top before cutting the body perimeter, so you can brace the knife against solid material.

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Mummy Face Pumpkin Stencil
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Mummy Face Pumpkin Stencil

A mummy face fills this pumpkin stencil, built from horizontal overlapping bandage strips that cross the forehead, bridge over hollow oval eye sockets, and wrap beneath a grimacing mouth with small exposed teeth. The bandage layers are the solid orange pumpkin wall while the gaps between them are pierced through, so candlelight reads as stripes of light across a dark face. Cut the eye socket ovals first, then work upward through the bandage gaps from the chin to the crown, keeping each horizontal bridge intact until the cut on either side of it is complete.

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Round Cartoon Monster Pumpkin Stencil
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Round Cartoon Monster Pumpkin Stencil

A small round cartoon monster occupies this pumpkin stencil: a chunky body with two large circular eyes, a frowning row of square teeth, a curly stem-like antenna on top, sideways horns, stubby arm appendages, and splayed feet all carved as separate islands of light. The design has many floating cut-through pieces spread across the face of the pumpkin. Start with the two circular eye holes since they are the most central reference points, then position the surrounding appendage cuts relative to them.

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Cartoon Monster Pumpkin Stencil
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Cartoon Monster Pumpkin Stencil

A stocky cartoon monster stands arms-up with a wide open mouth full of jagged teeth, crescent-shaped eyes beneath rectangular brow bars, and a shaggy body outline. The design uses a dense scatter of mid-size cutouts rather than one large opening, so the lit pumpkin shows the monster as a bright orange silhouette surrounded by black negative space. Carve the rectangular brow pieces and the two tiny crescent pupils first, since they are the smallest islands and easiest to pop out while the wall is still fully supported.

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Werewolf Face Pumpkin Stencil
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Werewolf Face Pumpkin Stencil

A werewolf face in full-snarl fills the entire design with shaggy fur radiating outward in dozens of pointed spikes, wild round eyes, and a wide open mouth showing exposed fangs and tongue. The fur spikes are individually cut through and radiate from the face in all directions, creating an extremely dense, lacy pattern when lit. Work from the outer fur tips inward toward the face, cutting each spike cluster before moving to the face features; this keeps the many thin bridges between spikes intact and supported for as long as possible.

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One-Eyed Furry Monster Pumpkin Stencil
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One-Eyed Furry Monster Pumpkin Stencil

A round, furry one-eyed monster stands full-body on this hard pumpkin stencil: a small round head with two stubby antennae sits atop a wide spherical body edged with shaggy fur, two four-fingered hands extend to either side, and two thick legs end in rounded shoes at the bottom. The mouth is a wide toothy grin with individual tooth gaps cut into the lower body. Carve the large body outline first since the shaggy fur spikes are easier to cut when the surrounding pumpkin skin is still firm; save the small tooth gaps inside the grin for last.

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Cute Cartoon Monster Pumpkin Stencil
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Cute Cartoon Monster Pumpkin Stencil

A round, cartoonish little monster stands front-facing with two large curved horns at the top, wide oval eyes, small fangs, fuzzy legs, and stubby arms raised at its sides. Most of the body outline is pierced through, leaving the solid oval pupils and the narrow bridges between the arms and torso intact. Carve the large horn arcs first while the pumpkin wall has maximum strength, then work inward to the eyes and finally the jagged fur fringe around the legs.

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One-Eyed Horned Monster Pumpkin Stencil
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One-Eyed Horned Monster Pumpkin Stencil

A squat, wide-bodied one-eyed monster fills this hard pumpkin stencil from head to toe: a large circular head that doubles as the body, a single giant eye at center made of three concentric rings with a crescent cut-out pupil, two small curved horns at the top, three-clawed hands on short arms at each side, and a wavy skirt-like bottom hem. The three concentric eye rings are connected by thin skin bridges and are the most fragile element; carve the outermost eye ring first and work inward, letting each ring dry slightly before cutting the next.

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Imp Face Pumpkin Stencil
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Imp Face Pumpkin Stencil

A front-facing imp face fills this hard pumpkin stencil with layered detail: two curved horns at the top, heavy arched brow pieces over wide flame-shaped eyes, pointed ear flares on each side, a snarling open mouth with jagged teeth, and a chin medallion with a forked tip. The design reads as mostly open negative space on the pumpkin, with the narrow brow bridges and the gaps between each tooth being the most fragile elements. Carve the teeth last and use a very sharp detail blade to keep each pointed gap clean without breaking the thin skin separating them.

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One-Eyed Monster Pumpkin Stencil
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One-Eyed Monster Pumpkin Stencil

This one-eyed monster character has a round head ringed with wild hair, a single large circular eye socket, a wide grinning mouth, and a short stubby body with splayed hands and feet. The stencil mixes solid areas (the pupil island inside the eye, the hair fringe, the torso patches) with pierced cutouts for the eye socket, mouth, and body gaps. Lit from inside, the monster's oversized eye glows brightly while the hair and body details form a dark, shaggy border. Keep the small circular island inside the eye intact, losing it turns the design from a recognizable eye into a plain hole.

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Frankenstein Pumpkin Stencil
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Frankenstein Pumpkin Stencil

This Frankenstein pumpkin stencil takes a bold, graphic approach: a wide flat-topped head with jagged spiked hair cut as a top border, a dense row of small stitch cuts across the forehead, thick angular brow and wide nose, a broad mouth showing individual teeth, and square neck-bolt tabs on both sides. The cut shapes are chunky and widely spaced, letting abundant light pour through the tooth row and eye slots when carved. Cut the tight stitch row across the forehead first, keeping each tiny rectangle separate, before opening the larger eye and mouth areas.

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Frequently asked

Can kids use these pumpkin carving patterns?
Designs marked Easy or Kids are great for younger carvers with adult supervision. Plastic carving tools are safest.
Are these pumpkin carving patterns free to download?
Yes — every pumpkin carving pattern 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 carving patterns. Detailed designs benefit from an X-Acto knife.

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