Pumpkin carving templates
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100 Emoji Pumpkin Stencil
Three bold, brushstroke numerals spell out "100" in rounded, hand-lettered script, with two sweeping underlines below in the classic emoji style. The entire design is a single solid cut-out: all five shapes (the numeral strokes and both underlines) are pierced through so the candle glow outlines each curved form against the dark interior. Because the two underline bars are slender and float independently, cut them last so the surrounding pumpkin wall keeps them supported during the rest of the carve.
Airplane Pumpkin Stencil
A commercial jet airliner shown from a three-quarter overhead angle is rendered as one clean silhouette: swept wings, twin engines under each wing, a small T-tail, and a stubby nose all read instantly when lit. The entire plane shape is carved away as a single large negative space, so the pumpkin wall forms a crisp orange outline around the aircraft. Because the wingtip points are narrow and fragile, score those corners last and use a fresh blade to keep the tips from tearing.
Alabama Pumpkin Stencil
Alabama's state outline is rendered as a single solid cut-out shape: the mostly rectangular form with a distinctive notched bottom corner for the Gulf Coast panhandle and a small stepped indentation along the right side for the Tombigbee River border. Carving it removes the whole interior in one piece, leaving a glowing state-shaped window in the pumpkin wall. Thin your pumpkin wall to about a half-inch before tracing so the notched lower-left detail at the coast cuts cleanly without cracking.
Alabama State Shape
Alabama's tall, boxy outline gets cut clean through the pumpkin so the whole state shines as one bright window, from the straight northern border down to the little Mobile Bay tail at the southwest corner. Most of the perimeter is long straight runs, but that skinny coastal notch is what earns the medium rating; cut the tail last with a fine saw and support it with your free hand so the narrow strip does not tear.
Alien in Asteroid Pumpkin Stencil
A baby alien character sits inside a rough oval asteroid, hugging its knees: the alien's large oval head with dark recessed eyes pokes out the top of the rock, tiny three-fingered hands reach forward, and small star-burst shapes float to either side suggesting space debris. The jagged asteroid rim forms the outer boundary of the cut. Lit from inside, the alien face and hands glow within the rocky frame while the star shapes create a scattered secondary light. Cut the alien face details inside the head first before removing the large asteroid-rim opening, so the head structure is supported during the finer cuts.
Almond Eyes and Seven Teeth
A wide, low jack-o'-lantern face with sly almond-shaped eyes, a small triangle nose, and a long jagged mouth packed with alternating square teeth top and bottom. Everything is pierced through, and the horizontal layout suits squat, wide pumpkins. At medium difficulty the tooth row is the main work; cut the mouth's outer outline first, then remove the gaps between teeth one at a time so each block keeps support while you work.
Almond Eyes and Wide Cat Smile
A sly cat face with two swooping almond eyes, a small triangle nose, and an enormous curling grin that stretches nearly ear to ear. The eyes, nose, and mouth are cut fully through, and the thin rind strips inside the smile create the mischievous cat-lip curves. At medium difficulty, the tapering eye points need patience; finish each point with a short pull cut toward the corner.
Angry Eyes and Five Mouth Gaps
A grumpy jack-o'-lantern scowls with slanted, brow-slit eyes, a small triangle nose, angled cheek slashes, and a downturned mouth broken into square gaps. Every element is cut through, with the mouth's rind bridges creating the clenched, gritted-teeth effect. The thin brow and cheek slits earn the medium rating: make each slit with two close parallel cuts and pop the sliver out from inside the pumpkin, since pushing from outside can crack the narrow channel wider.
Angry Eyes and Slanted Brows
Two fierce glowing eyes under sharply slanted brows, and nothing else. The eye shapes are cut clean through while the rest of the pumpkin stays untouched, so all the menace comes from those two narrow slits of light. The thin points where each brow meets the eye are the only tricky part; cut toward the wide end of each shape so the tips stay crisp. A fast, dramatic carve when time is short.
Angry Jack-o-Lantern Face Pumpkin Stencil
A round jack-o-lantern face is carved within a jack-o-lantern, depicting a pumpkin-shaped head with a leering triangular eye, a jagged zig-zag mouth, and a bent stem on top, all surrounded by curling flame-like cuts along the exterior. The layered design creates an open-mouthed, angry pumpkin-face-within-a-pumpkin effect that reads as a bold silhouette when lit. Carve the curling outer flame cuts first, since they form the structural rim; leaving them for last risks cracking the thin outer edges after the interior is removed.
Angry Pumpkin Face Pumpkin Stencil
Two swept, blade-like eye shapes angle sharply inward with small notch cutouts at their inner corners, giving the jack-o-lantern an intense furious glare. Below them, a wide zigzag mouth with four sharp points runs the full width of the face. All five pieces are large and open, making this a fast, beginner-friendly carve where the lit pumpkin reads as pure aggression. Cut the two eye shapes before the mouth so you can judge the spacing while the lower pumpkin wall is still fully solid.
Angry Sawtooth Grin
A fierce take on the traditional jack-o'-lantern, this design pairs sharply slanted triangle eyes with a long sawtooth mouth that zigzags across the lower face. Both eyes and the jagged grin are pierced completely through the wall so the whole snarl blazes with candlelight. The narrow zigzag points make this a medium carve; cut each tooth with short strokes toward the point so the tips stay crisp instead of snapping off.
Angular Seven-Tooth Grin
A sharp-edged jack-o'-lantern face with slanted triangle eyes, an angular nose, and a wide jagged mouth broken into seven pointed teeth. Every shape is cut straight through the pumpkin wall, making a bright, high-contrast face that reads perfectly from the porch steps. It is a medium pattern because of the many small tooth points, so saw into each corner from both directions instead of twisting the blade to keep the tips sharp.
Anxious Round-Pupil Frown
A hilariously worried pumpkin face with two big round eyes topped by drooping eyebrow arcs and a deep upside-down frown. Each feature is a pierced opening, and the round pupils stay attached as tabs inside the glowing eyes to give it that anxious stare. At medium difficulty the pupil bridges are the key detail; cut toward each tab rather than away so you do not snap them off.
Apple Leaf and Four Holes
A plump apple with a stem and single leaf glows at the front, trailed by a diagonal line of four round holes like tumbling seeds. The apple body, leaf, and dots are all pierced through, with the stem notch left as dark shell between them. A great pick for classrooms and teacher gifts; punch the four small holes with a corer first, then saw the apple outline in slow curves.
Arched Black Cat Pumpkin Stencil
A Halloween black cat with its back dramatically arched and tail curling overhead covers this pumpkin stencil. The body is rendered with bold tribal-style linework: parallel flowing stripes run along the spine and haunches, leaving thin curved bridges of solid pumpkin wall between each cut channel. The face features large round eyes with pointed eyebrows and small whisker marks. Carve the eye circles early while the surrounding face structure is solid, then progress along the stripe channels from front to back so you don't weaken the frame before the detailed head is complete.
Arched Brows and Single Tooth
A wholesome grinning face with arched eyebrows, round eyes that keep their pupils as uncut dots, a small triangle nose, and a big open smile showing two square teeth. The brows, eye rings, nose, and mouth are pierced through while the pupils and teeth remain as attached pumpkin. Cut the eyes slowly so each floating pupil keeps a solid connecting bridge to the shell.
Arched Eyes and Seven Slots
This cheerful face pairs tall arched eyes, each with a round pupil left attached at the top, with a triangle nose and a huge grin broken by seven tooth slots. The eyes, nose, and mouth are pierced while the pupils and tooth bars remain as connected shell. The attached pupils are the trickiest part, so cut around each one carefully and leave a generous bridge so they stay anchored.
Arched Eyes and Six Freckles
A vintage-style pumpkin face with tall arched eyes, a triangle nose, a gap-toothed smile, and six little freckle holes dotted across the cheeks. The eyes, nose, mouth, and freckles all cut through, and each eye keeps a rooted pupil tab attached at the bottom for old-fashioned character. Drill or poke the freckles first with a small round tool, and cut toward each pupil tab's base so those thin anchors survive.
Arched Pupils and Twelve Rays
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.
Arizona Pumpkin Stencil
Arizona's outline is a study in near-perfect geometry: a large rectangle dominates the upper three-quarters, then the lower-left corner steps inward twice to form the staircase silhouette of the Colorado River border with California and Nevada. The right side is a clean vertical drop. The whole shape is removed as a single piece, casting a bold rectangular-with-steps glow on the pumpkin interior. Before cutting, score the two short horizontal notch lines on the lower left last, as those tight inside corners are prone to tearing if the blade drifts.
Arizona State Shape
The unmistakable outline of Arizona is cut clean through the pumpkin wall, with its straight eastern border and the stair-stepped notch along the Colorado River edge on the west. The entire state interior is removed, so it reads as one big glowing block of light. For this easy cutout, trace the jagged western edge in short segments rather than one long cut to keep each little step crisp.
Arkansas Pumpkin Stencil
Arkansas's outline has a wide rectangular top with a slightly irregular northern border, then the right side descends in a stair-step pattern where the Mississippi River traces a series of small notches and jogs down to the southeast corner. The bottom edge is straight and the lower-left corner drops into a narrow rectangular peninsula. Carved as a single open shape, the lit pumpkin glows with the complete state silhouette including every river-notch detail. Use a thin saw blade along the right-side Mississippi notches and make each step cut in one clean pass to avoid jagged edges.
Arkansas State Shape
This design carves the full outline of Arkansas straight through the pumpkin wall, leaving one big glowing state shape complete with the jagged eastern border traced by the Mississippi River and the small notch at the northeast corner. The overall form is simple, but those wiggly river edges bump it to a medium carve; work the eastern side in small sawing bites and do not worry about perfection, since the irregular edge is the whole point.
Avocado Face Pumpkin Stencil
An avocado half shown face-on has been given a funny mustachioed face: two swirled C-shaped eyes with circular pupils above, a double-curve mustache beneath them, and the large round pit as a center circle below the face. The outer pear-shape of the avocado is defined by two curved parallel lines (the skin edge), and the pit and face elements are all pierced through while the skin-line borders remain solid. Lit from within, the pit glows as the brightest element and the curly mustache reads as a warm squiggle above it. Carve the small circular mustache curves before removing the large pit circle, since the pit's large opening would otherwise flex the surrounding area.
Awareness Ribbon Pumpkin Stencil
An awareness ribbon rendered in clean, rounded-corner shapes: two upper lobes that cross at center and taper to two diamond-pointed tails below. The entire ribbon silhouette is pierced through as three distinct cut pieces, the left lobe, the right lobe, and the lower V-tail, separated by solid pumpkin bridges at the cross-point and the lobe tops. Lit from inside, the ribbon glows as three bright sections with a narrow dark cross at the center. The gap at the ribbon's top center is the most delicate bridge; cut outward from it rather than into it.
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.
Baby Footprints Heart Pumpkin Stencil
Two cartoon baby footprints sit side by side inside a swirling open-line heart outline on this easy hearts pumpkin stencil. The footprints are pierced through entirely, while the thin looping heart border and the zigzag crack detail beneath are left as solid bridges of pumpkin skin. The ten small toe circles are the trickiest cuts: carve them with a small round detail bit or the tip of a narrow blade, and do them before removing the larger foot cutouts so the surrounding wall stays rigid.
Baby Footprints Pumpkin Stencil
Two tiny baby footprints, complete with individual toe circles, sit inside a gracefully flowing open-line heart on this pumpkin stencil for expecting parents. The footprint soles and toes are all cut away while the elegant swirling heart perimeter stays as a solid pumpkin-skin border. Carve all ten toe circles before cutting the foot soles, since the toe holes are easiest to punch cleanly when the surrounding wall is still undisturbed.
Ballerina Pumpkin Stencil
A ballerina in a lateral leg extension is shown as a clean solid silhouette: one leg planted on pointe, the other raised and extended out to the side at hip height, one arm arching overhead and the other sweeping forward, and a short tutu skirt visible at the waist. The entire figure is one connected cut-out with no interior detail lines, so the lit pumpkin casts a crisp dancer outline. The extended side leg and arching arm reach close to the stencil edges, so place the figure centered on the pumpkin and score the outstretched limb tips last to avoid accidental tears.
Bare Tree with Forked Branches
A gnarled bare tree glows from a wide split trunk up through forked, twisting branches, the classic haunted-forest silhouette in reverse. The entire tree shape is cut through as one connected opening, so light traces every crooked limb. It rates easy because the cuts are bold, but the branch tips narrow quickly; cut from each tip back toward the trunk and remove the waste in small pieces so no limb snaps off.
Barred Cyclops Eye and Teeth
One huge round eye crossed by a vertical skin bar stares out above a stubby grin with two blocky teeth, giving this little cyclops a comically startled expression. The eye and mouth are cut through, with the center bar and both teeth left as standing strips of shell. It is an easy carve suited to smaller pumpkins; cut the eye as two half-circles on either side of the bar instead of one big circle, and the bar will never be at risk.
Barred Eyes and Cheek Tears
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.
Barred Eyes and Four Fangs
Slanted, sinister eyes are crossed by narrow uncut bars that read like glaring pupils, while the sneering mouth bares pointed fangs above and below the grin. The face is all pierced openings, and those slim bridges across the eyes are the make-or-break detail. Cut each eye in sections around its bar rather than in one pass, and save the fang notches for last so the thin points do not snap while you work.
Barred Eyes and Star Cheeks
Two huge sparkling anime-style eyes, each split by a vertical skin bar, beam above a tiny smile and heart-shaped cheeks, while dozens of little stars and dots twinkle across the whole pumpkin. The eyes, hearts, stars, and dots are all cut through, leaving the eye bars intact. The sheer number of small piercings makes this a hard carve; drill all the dots first, cut the stars with a fine detail saw, and save the big barred eyes for the very end.
Barred Eyes, Fourteen Leaves
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.