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Sports Pumpkin Stencils

Sports pumpkin stencils cover footballs, basketballs, baseballs, soccer balls, hockey sticks, and goalposts, so fans can show their game on the porch through the whole fall season.

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  • Prints on letter or A4 at 100%
  • Carving guide with every stencil
Game Day Gridiron pumpkin stencilCorner Kick pumpkin stencilBasketball Seam Lines pumpkin stencil

32 sports pumpkin stencils

Game Day Gridiron pumpkin stencil, carvedFree PDF
Game Day Gridiron printable pattern

Game Day Gridiron

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Mixed technique

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Corner Kick pumpkin stencil, carvedFree PDF
Corner Kick printable pattern

Corner Kick

Intermediate See carving guide

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Basketball Seam Lines pumpkin stencil, carvedFree PDF
Basketball Seam Lines printable pattern

Basketball Seam Lines

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Grand Slam pumpkin stencil, carvedFree PDF
Grand Slam printable pattern

Grand Slam

Intermediate See carving guide

Mixed technique

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Crossed Hockey Sticks pumpkin stencil, lit at nightFree PDF
Crossed Hockey Sticks printable pattern

Crossed Hockey Sticks

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Match Point pumpkin stencil, carvedFree PDF
Match Point printable pattern

Match Point

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Gridiron Glow pumpkin stencil, carvedFree PDF
Gridiron Glow printable pattern

Gridiron Glow

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Volleyball pumpkin stencil, lit at nightFree PDF
Volleyball printable pattern

Volleyball

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Football pumpkin stencil, lit at nightFree PDF
Football printable pattern

Football

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Basketball pumpkin stencil, lit at nightFree PDF
Basketball printable pattern

Basketball

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Sticks and Puck pumpkin stencil, carvedFree PDF
Sticks and Puck printable pattern

Sticks and Puck

Intermediate See carving guide

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Lucky Catch pumpkin stencil, carvedFree PDF
Lucky Catch printable pattern

Lucky Catch

Intermediate See carving guide

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Ace Serve pumpkin stencil, carvedFree PDF
Ace Serve printable pattern

Ace Serve

Intermediate See carving guide

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Crossed Hockey Sticks and Puck pumpkin stencil, carvedFree PDF
Crossed Hockey Sticks and Puck printable pattern

Crossed Hockey Sticks and Puck

Intermediate See carving guide

Mixed technique

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Golden Goal pumpkin stencil, carvedFree PDF
Golden Goal printable pattern

Golden Goal

Intermediate See carving guide

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Hat Trick pumpkin stencil, carvedFree PDF
Hat Trick printable pattern

Hat Trick

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Game Day Football pumpkin stencil, carvedFree PDF
Game Day Football printable pattern

Game Day Football

Intermediate See carving guide

Shaded

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Buzzer Beater pumpkin stencil, carvedFree PDF
Buzzer Beater printable pattern

Buzzer Beater

Intermediate See carving guide

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Star Vault pumpkin stencil, carvedFree PDF
Star Vault printable pattern

Star Vault

Hard See carving guide

Mixed technique

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Tee Time pumpkin stencil, carvedFree PDF
Tee Time printable pattern

Tee Time

Hard See carving guide

Mixed technique

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Ninth Inning pumpkin stencil, carvedFree PDF
Ninth Inning printable pattern

Ninth Inning

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Shaded

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Hole in One pumpkin stencil, carvedFree PDF
Hole in One printable pattern

Hole in One

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Hail Mary pumpkin stencil, carvedFree PDF
Hail Mary printable pattern

Hail Mary

Hard See carving guide

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Gymnast in a Split Leap pumpkin stencil, carvedFree PDF
Gymnast in a Split Leap printable pattern

Gymnast in a Split Leap

Hard See carving guide

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Baseball & Crossed Bats pumpkin stencil, carvedFree PDF
Baseball & Crossed Bats printable pattern

Baseball & Crossed Bats

Hard See carving guide

Mixed technique

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Soccer Ball pumpkin stencil, lit at nightFree PDF
Soccer Ball printable pattern

Soccer Ball

Hard See carving guide

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Golf Cart pumpkin stencil, lit at nightFree PDF
Golf Cart printable pattern

Golf Cart

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Football Helmet pumpkin stencil, carvedFree PDF
Football Helmet printable pattern

Football Helmet

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Baseball pumpkin stencil, lit at nightFree PDF
Baseball printable pattern

Baseball

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Sports Balls pumpkin stencil, lit at nightFree PDF
Sports Balls printable pattern

Sports Balls

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Pond Hockey Night pumpkin stencil, carvedFree PDF
Pond Hockey Night printable pattern

Pond Hockey Night

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Shaded

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Soccer Player pumpkin stencil, lit at nightFree PDF
Soccer Player printable pattern

Soccer Player

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Carving guide

How to carve a sports pumpkin stencil

Most sports designs are a ball with its seams. Cut the ball as one large opening and leave the seams as uncut strips crossing it, attached at both ends. Equipment like bats, sticks, and goalposts are thin uncut strips against cut-through backgrounds; cut on alternating sides of each strip.

Sports pumpkins are perfect for a tailgate or a game-day porch. Carve one for each team and set them facing off.

Questions

Sports stencil questions

Do the sports stencils include team logos?+

No. The designs are generic balls and equipment with no league or team marks, so they are free to carve and legal to share.

How do I carve ball seams?+

Cut the ball as one round opening but leave the seam lines as uncut strips crossing it, each attached to the edge at both ends. Scrape the stitches along a football or baseball seam.

How long do sports pumpkin stencils take to carve?+

Check the individual stencil's carving guide for its time estimate. Preparation, pumpkin size, wall thickness and your experience affect the total; difficulty alone does not determine carving time.

Which sports pumpkin stencils are the easiest?+

8 of the 32 are easy, 10 of the 32 are intermediate, 12 of the 32 are hard, 2 of the 32 are expert. Compare the difficulty labels and carving guides to choose a design.

Pick a sports design, print it, and light up the porch.

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