All pumpkin stencils, A to Z
All 1,193 free printable pumpkin stencils in one list. Each pattern is a PDF template you can print at home, tape to your pumpkin, and trace for a Halloween jack-o'-lantern. Looking for a theme or skill level? Start at the pumpkin stencils hub.
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Sauropod Dinosaur Pumpkin Stencil
A chubby cartoon sauropod dinosaur faces left in this pumpkin stencil, its long curved neck arching upward to a round head with a tiny roaring mouth, while the body is covered in a cluster of pierced circular spots of varying sizes. Stubby legs and a long sweeping tail complete the outline silhouette. Cut the circular body spots from largest to smallest so the surrounding orange wall stays strongest while you work toward the smaller, more fragile dot cuts.
Sawtooth Scowler Pumpkin Stencil
A characterful jack-o'-lantern with heavy notched brows sitting over sly almond eyes, and a huge open mouth whose top edge is a row of jagged zigzag teeth above a broad curling lower lip. Eyes, brow slits, and the mouth are all pierced through for a bright, expressive glow. At medium difficulty, the key move is cutting each zigzag tooth point cleanly; slice into every corner from both directions instead of turning the blade.
Scarecrow Face Pumpkin Stencil
Two large round eyes with small eyebrow hooks above each, a pair of pointed teardrop nostrils, and a wide toothy grin with sharp downward-pointing fangs give this scarecrow face its slightly sinister character on this easy pumpkin stencil. All cut pieces are chunky and well-separated, making this a comfortable carve despite its spooky look. To keep the row of fang tips from chipping, make the two vertical cuts on each fang before the horizontal base cut that frees the piece.
Scarecrow Pumpkin Stencil
A friendly scarecrow stands arms-out in classic T-pose: a brimmed hat with a small torn-corner flap, a round face with X eyes and a stitched-line smile, a necktie, straw tufts poking from the sleeves and hem, and a central post below the body. The design uses a mix of open cuts for the background spaces and solid orange bridges that form the straw strands, clothing triangles, and facial features. When lit, the scarecrow appears as a warm silhouette with the straw tufts back-lit individually. Cut the small X-eye shapes and the stitched smile first, as these tiny marks are hardest to control once surrounding material is removed.
Scarred Sneer Pumpkin Stencil
A menacing sneer built from two uneven glaring eyes, a small skull-like nose, a crooked mouth of jagged teeth, and three claw-slash marks raking each side of the face. All shapes pierce through, and the mismatched features do the intimidating. A medium carve; cut the six narrow slashes first with single confident strokes, then work the mouth teeth before opening the larger eye shapes.
Scary Clown Pumpkin Stencil
A snarling clown jack-o-lantern face fills this hard-level pumpkin stencil, with wild flame-like tufts of hair radiating from both sides, a menacing brow ridge, swirling round eyes with small pupils, and a wide mouth packed with jagged triangular teeth. The dense ring of hair pieces are cut through while the circular eye centers and curved nose remain as solid orange bridges. Cut the central face shapes first, then work outward to the individual hair flames so each spike stays supported until the very end.
Scary Jack-o-Lantern Face Pumpkin Stencil
A grinning jack-o-lantern face carved onto a jack-o-lantern makes this a pumpkin-within-a-pumpkin design: a wide ovoid pumpkin shape with a stubby stem has a furious face of angled triangular eyes, heavy brow cuts, and two rows of large zigzag teeth separated by a thick horizontal lip band. All the face features are cut through as open shapes. Carve the inner tooth gaps first, since they sit between two rows that span the widest open area, then release the eye triangles and brow cuts last to keep the upper face stable.
Scary Text Pumpkin Stencil
The word "Scary" is rendered in a dripping, horror-movie hand lettering style and set inside a speech bubble outline made of jagged, claw-like strokes in this hard pumpkin stencil. The letter forms themselves are cut through while the speech bubble border stays solid, so candlelight glows through the word while the ragged bubble outline frames it in orange. The thin descenders on the letters, particularly the tail of the "y" and the base of the "S," are the most fragile bridges; cut those last after the letter interiors are already free.
Schnauzer Pumpkin Stencil
A side-profile schnauzer silhouette with a beard, bushy eyebrows, and perky ears stands as the main cut-through shape in this easy dog pumpkin stencil. A separate tail piece and a small heart cutout on the dog's side complete the design; the heart stays as solid pumpkin wall inside an open negative-space frame. The carved pumpkin shows the schnauzer in bold orange relief against a dark background. Cut the heart outline early while the pumpkin is still firm, since the thin wall forming the heart border is the most fragile element in the design.
Screaming Emoji Pumpkin Stencil
The screaming face emoji is translated into this jack-o-lantern pumpkin stencil as a wide circular head with two large oval eyes, a rectangular open mouth, two small cheek shapes at the sides, and a row of drippy stalactite shapes hanging from the top of the head. All cut elements are bold and rounded with generous spacing between them, making the design beginner-friendly despite the number of pieces. Cut the small cheek ovals before the large eye ovals so they are supported by the intact surrounding flesh when the blade passes close.
Screaming Face Pumpkin Stencil
A screaming man's face, rendered with wild tufted hair radiating outward in jagged spikes, fills this expert-level pumpkin stencil. The wide open mouth, squinting brow, and deeply shadowed cheeks are built from interlocking curved cut-through shapes separated by thin orange bridges that define the facial planes. The radiating hair spikes are particularly slender at their tips. Work the hair tips first with a narrow blade, then carve the facial features from the forehead down, saving the large mouth cavity for last so it doesn't weaken the surrounding wall prematurely.
Screaming Ghost Face Pumpkin Stencil
This ghost-face pumpkin stencil features a wide screaming mouth that dominates the lower half of the composition, flanked by two swept, comma-shaped eyes and a small heart-shaped nose. Small curved accent marks at the corners add a theatrically startled expression. The mouth is a single large open cut that glows intensely, while the eyes and nose are smaller pierced shapes separated by solid skin. Cut the nose and accent marks before the large mouth so you have a stable surface to brace against.
Scrolling Blossom Pumpkin Stencil
An expert-level layered blossom: five broad veined petals fan around a raised dotted center, wrapped in overlapping leaves and curling scrolls that spill toward the pumpkin's edges. It is entirely surface work, shaving the skin at many depths with nothing cut through, so it looks striking even in daylight on a fall porch. Sharpen your gouges and work from the deepest petals outward, layer by layer.
Sea Monster Pumpkin Stencil
A stylized deep-sea creature face stares from this pumpkin stencil, its triangular hooded head framing two bulbous, tentacle-ringed eyes and a beaked mouth below, with two sets of curved claw-like appendages at the bottom. The large triangular head opening is the primary cut-out that floods the design with candlelight, while the eyes with their frilled tentacle edges remain as detailed solid islands within it. Carve the eye tentacle frills with a fine blade before opening the surrounding triangle, so those delicate projections have wall support behind them.
Sea Turtle Pumpkin Stencil
A sea turtle viewed from above fills this pumpkin stencil, with four swept-back flippers and a dome-shaped shell covered in roughly twenty interlocking polygonal plates, each plate a separate cut piece separated by thin lines of uncut pumpkin. The resulting jack-o-lantern glows through every shell segment individually, mapping out the turtle's scute pattern in orange-framed light. Cut the smallest outer-edge shell plates first since they have the least surrounding support, then work inward toward the larger central scutes.
Sea Urchin Pumpkin Stencil
A stylized sea-urchin or crown-of-thorns creature gazes out from this hard-level pumpkin stencil, with five rows of triangular spines radiating above a cute wide-eyed face: two large round eyes accented by lash-like lines, two nostril dots, a small open mouth, and curved tentacle arms spreading at the bottom. Each triangular spine and the large rectangular tooth shapes are cut away so candlelight shoots upward through the spines while the eyes and mouth glow below. Pierce the tiny nostril dots and lash-line cuts first while the face is still fully rigid.
Seaside Fan Pumpkin Stencil
A fan-shaped scallop shell spreads seven glowing ribs from a hinged base, crowned by three small round dots floating above like sea spray. Each rib is its own cut-through opening separated by strips of intact wall, so the shell keeps its elegant ridged look when lit. Cut the center rib first and work outward symmetrically, keeping the dividing strips at least a finger-width so the fan stays strong.
Seaside Pup Pumpkin Stencil
A seal pup arches upward with its nose in the air, whiskers fanned, and tail flippers curled at the base of the design. It is carved entirely in continuous-wall shading, with the body shaved smooth and details like the eye, whiskers, and flipper creases etched as darker lines left in relief. Rated hard because of those layered depths, so establish the full body at one shallow depth first, then return with a smaller gouge to deepen the belly and neck curves gradually.
Seaside Scallop Pumpkin Stencil
Five elongated petal-shaped openings fan out from a point near the base, forming a glowing scallop shell topped by two small round dots below. Each opening is fully pierced, and the ribs of shell left between them create the fan effect. Keep those dividing ribs at least half an inch wide as you cut so the fan holds its structure, working from the center petal outward.
See-No-Evil Monkey Pumpkin Stencil
The see-no-evil monkey emoji is rendered as a wide face with two large hands pressed over the eyes and two banana-shaped ears flaring out, with a broad smile, round nose dots, and small cheek details visible below the hands in this hard pumpkin stencil. The overlapping hand fingers create a dense grid of narrow cut channels across the upper half of the design. Work the individual finger slots from the center outward so each completed cut is braced by uncut pumpkin on at least one side.
Semi-Truck Pumpkin Stencil
A classic eighteen-wheeler semi-truck cab shown in side profile fills this hard pumpkin stencil: a tall exhaust stack, a flat-topped sleeper cab with rectangular window cutouts, a step board, side mirrors, dual front headlights, and two large open wheel wells with small oval lug-nut details. The design reads as a cleanly geometric vehicle silhouette when lit, with the cab windows and wheel openings glowing brightest. Start with the cab window rectangles and the small mirror cutout before opening the large wheel wells, which would flex the lower pumpkin skin if cut first.
Sewer Snarl Pumpkin Stencil
A detailed rat rearing up on its hind legs fills this hard pumpkin stencil, posed with clawed front paws raised, mouth open in a snarl, and a long curling tail sweeping around the lower body. Unlike the simpler silhouette rat in this collection, this design uses internal cut lines to carve fur texture, claw separations, and an open mouth, leaving thin pumpkin ridges that define the anatomy when lit. Cut the individual claw slots in the front paws first so those delicate tips are still surrounded by solid pumpkin.
Shadow Stalker Werewolf Pumpkin Stencil
Print the Shadow Stalker pumpkin stencil with a numbered cutting pattern and step-by-step guide. Intermediate design; print at actual size.
Shadow Swoop Pumpkin Stencil
A wide flying bat spreads scalloped wings across the pumpkin, with two pointed ears rising from its round head at the center. The entire bat is a single pierced opening, so the glowing silhouette needs no interior bridges or fragile details. Follow the scalloped bottom edge of each wing with short curved strokes, letting the saw complete one scallop at a time for a smooth, even wingline.
Shaggy Cat Pumpkin Stencil
A sleek cat sits upright in this expert-level pumpkin stencil, its fur rendered in dozens of jagged, flowing cuts that create a shaggy, windswept silhouette from pointed ears to a curled tail tip. Narrow slivers form the whiskers and facial detail, while the body interior is laced with thin connecting bridges. When lit, the cat pumpkin carving glows with textured depth. Carve the whisker lines last and from the center outward, since they are the most likely to snap if the surrounding flesh shifts.
Shaggy Cyclops 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.
Shape Parade Pumpkin Stencil
Five bold glowing shapes scattered across the pumpkin: two stars, a circle, a square, and a triangle, like a preschool lesson turned into a lantern. Every shape is cut fully through with generous spacing, so there are no fragile bridges and each opening throws its own pool of light. As an easy design it is ideal for carving with little kids: let them pick the shape order and poke the transfer dots while an adult handles the actual cutting.
Sheldon the Turtle Pumpkin Stencil
A friendly turtle ambling along in profile, its domed shell divided into a mosaic of eleven plates, with a lifted head, dot eye, and stubby legs. This is a shading design: you shave the skin inside each shape so the pale flesh shows, leaving thin dark rind lines between the shell plates. Work plate by plate and keep the dividing ridges at least a knife-width wide.
Sheriff's Star Pumpkin Stencil
A six-point sheriff-style badge star with rounded ball tips glows proudly from the pumpkin in this tribute to law enforcement. The full star is removed as one big cutout, so the badge shines as a single bold panel of light. It is an easy carve despite the fancy silhouette; saw each point from its ball tip back toward the star body, and rotate the pumpkin as you go so every cut is at a comfortable angle.
Shooting Star Pumpkin Stencil
One big five-pointed star dominates the pumpkin with three small round dots arcing beneath it, like a shooting star leaving a trail. Both the star and the dots are straightforward cut-through openings, making this a perfect first stencil for young helpers with an adult on the knife. Drill or poke the three dots first as warmups, then saw the star point to point, backing out at each corner.
Shooting Star Trail Pumpkin Stencil
Four five-pointed stars in descending sizes sweep diagonally across the pumpkin, joined by a few small round dots that read like distant sparkles. Each star and dot is cut fully through, so the cluster twinkles convincingly once a candle goes in. The star points are what make this a medium carve; drill a starter hole at the center of each star and always saw from the middle out toward each tip to keep the points sharp.
Siberian Husky Pumpkin Stencil
A Siberian Husky portrait faces three-quarters left: the triangular ears with small interior cuts, the characteristic facial mask rendered as a series of floating light-and-shadow shapes, and the ruff of the collar all break the face into layered islands of pumpkin skin. The large negative circle framing the head creates a medallion effect when lit, and the mask shapes inside glow as warm orange ridges against the dark background. Work from the smallest inner facial shapes outward, leaving the outer framing arc until last so the structure stays rigid while the details are cut.
Side-Eye Salem Cat Pumpkin Stencil
Print the Side-Eye Salem Cat pumpkin stencil with a numbered cutting pattern and step-by-step guide. Intermediate design; print at actual size.
Silent Glare Pumpkin Stencil
Pure menace in four cuts: two big triangle eyes slanted inward in a hard glare, each topped by a thin detached brow slit angled the same way. All four shapes are cut through, and with no mouth at all the silent stare does the work. This is one of the easiest designs to carve and one of the most effective; keep the brow slits narrow and parallel to the eye tops so the angry angle stays sharp.
Silent Slither Pumpkin Stencil
A serpent winds across the pumpkin in three graceful S-curves, its head raised with a forked tongue flicking out and its whole body filled with a diamond scale pattern. The design is continuous-wall shading, so the snake is shaved into the skin at varied depths with no pierced holes. Rated hard because of the scales: peel the full body smooth first, then press in the scale texture row by row with a small gouge.
Silly Ghost Pumpkin Stencil
Two mismatched swirly ghost eyes sit above a drooping, blobby mouth on this easy Halloween pumpkin stencil, all three shapes floating as separate cut-outs that suggest a goofy, startled expression. The eyes are different sizes, one comma-shaped and one crescent, giving the face an off-kilter cartoon charm. Since the three pieces are not connected, tape the stencil very flat and cut the smaller eye first, then the larger eye, leaving the wide mouth cutout for last so the pumpkin stays rigid while you work the tighter shapes.