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Round Cartoon Bat Pumpkin Stencil pumpkin carving stencil
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Round Cartoon Bat Pumpkin Stencil

A round-bodied cartoon bat fills this Halloween pumpkin stencil, its wide goggle eyes left solid orange while the large circular head, fanned wing panels, and small ear tufts are all pierced through. The design reads instantly as a friendly yet spooky bat jack-o-lantern, with bold open shapes that glow warmly at night. Cut the large circular body opening first, then work outward to the wing panels so the surrounding pumpkin wall stays stable while you maneuver the knife.

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Round Cartoon Monster Pumpkin Stencil pumpkin carving 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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Round Eyes and Broad Crescent pumpkin carving stencil
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Round Eyes and Broad Crescent

Two big round eyes and one broad crescent smile make up this whole cheerful design, glowing warm amber against the shell. All three shapes are cut cleanly through with no teeth or interior details, so the face works on any pumpkin color, and it looks especially striking on a blue or white heirloom variety. As an easy carve, use a round cookie cutter or drill bit to keep the eyes perfectly circular, then saw the wide grin in two relaxed passes.

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Round Eyes and Button Nose pumpkin carving stencil
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Round Eyes and Button Nose

Two round glowing eyes, a tiny button nose, and one big sweeping smile give this pumpkin the friendliest face on the block. All four openings are cut straight through, with no teeth, brows, or tricky details to manage. It is about as easy as carving gets, ideal for a toddler's first pumpkin with adult hands on the saw; drill the eyes and nose with a round cutter, then take the long smile in one smooth curve from corner to corner.

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Round Eyes and Heart Cheeks pumpkin carving stencil
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Round Eyes and Heart Cheeks

A kawaii-style face made of two big round eyes, a gentle crescent smile, and a glowing heart on each cheek like a blush. All five shapes cut cleanly through the wall, and their simple outlines make this one of the easiest patterns in the collection. Start each heart at its top notch and cut down both lobes toward the point so the little cheeks come out in one neat piece.

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Round Eyes and Kitchen Smile pumpkin carving stencil
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Round Eyes and Kitchen Smile

A pair of perfectly round eyes and a gentle upturned smile give this pumpkin a warm, welcoming look that fits right in on a kitchen table or windowsill. Both eyes and the smile are simple cut-through openings with soft curves and zero fragile pieces. This easy design shines on smaller pie pumpkins; scoop the walls a little thinner than usual on a small fruit so a battery tea light can still glow brightly through the modest openings.

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Round Eyes and Six Mouth Slots pumpkin carving stencil
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Round Eyes and Six Mouth Slots

Two big blank circle eyes stare out beneath short angled brow slits, while the wide mouth is broken into six upright rectangular slots that glow like stitched or fenced-off teeth. Everything is cut through, and the plain round eyes with no pupils give the face its unsettling, vacant charm. The vertical mouth bars keep this an easy carve; cut every slot top-down in the same direction so the strips between them stay straight and even.

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Round Eyes and Square Tooth pumpkin carving stencil
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Round Eyes and Square Tooth

A cheerful four-hole face: two big round eyes, a small triangle nose, and a wide upturned smile with a single square tooth hanging from the top lip. Everything is a simple cut-through opening with no fragile details, making it one of the friendliest first carves for kids helping out. Drill or trace the round eyes with a cup or cookie cutter for perfectly smooth circles.

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Round Eyes and Two Short Teeth pumpkin carving stencil
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Round Eyes and Two Short Teeth

Round eyes, a small triangle nose, and a broad grin with two stubby square teeth give this jack-o'-lantern a warm, welcoming personality. The eyes, nose, and mouth are cut through, while the two little teeth stay attached along the top of the smile. On this easy carve, cut carefully around each tooth so it remains anchored to the wall; everything else is simple circles and one flowing mouth curve.

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Round Fish and Three Bubbles pumpkin carving stencil
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Round Fish and Three Bubbles

A plump fish silhouette with a notched triangle tail swims across the pumpkin, trailed by three round bubbles rising toward the stem. The fish body and each bubble cut completely through, giving anglers a bold, glowing catch with almost no fine detail to fuss over. An easy pattern; remove the large body in two pieces split at the tail notch, then drill or carve the bubbles smallest to largest.

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Round Happy Three-Tooth Face pumpkin carving stencil
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Round Happy Three-Tooth Face

A friendly little porch face with two big round eyes, each notched by a small skin tab, above a wide banner smile broken up by chunky square teeth. All openings are pierced clean through, so the whole expression lights up at night. It is an easy pattern for beginners; remove the small tooth gaps first while the wall around them is still strong, then free the large mouth section.

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Round Penguin with Raw Wings pumpkin carving stencil
Intermediate

Round Penguin with Raw Wings

A chubby cartoon penguin stands front and center with round eye patches, a little triangle beak, stubby flippers, and wide webbed feet. The design uses skin shaving instead of holes; you peel the pale belly, face, and feet down to the flesh so they glow softly while the outline stays raised. Trace the border with a shallow V cut first, then peel inward for tidy edges on this medium carve.

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Round Pupils and Five Teeth pumpkin carving stencil
Intermediate

Round Pupils and Five Teeth

A big-eyed, grinning jack-o'-lantern face with round pupil tabs left inside each eye and five square teeth breaking up a wide smile. The eyes and mouth are cut clean through while the pupils and teeth remain attached to the rind as solid bridges. Those round pupils make this a medium carve, so pierce a relief hole beside each one first and saw toward it rather than levering the blade, which can snap the connecting tab.

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Round Pupils and Twelve Drops pumpkin carving stencil
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Round Pupils and Twelve Drops

A round-eared bear face grins from the pumpkin, with big circular eyes holding attached pupil tabs, a shiny nose, two little teeth, and a crown of twelve teardrop openings fanning above like fur tufts. The eyes, muzzle, teardrops, and ear rings are pierced while pupils and outlines stay connected. Rated hard for the hanging pupil tabs, so leave their bridges thick and cut them dead last.

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Round-Cheek Two-Tooth Clown pumpkin carving stencil
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Round-Cheek Two-Tooth Clown

This goofy clown face stacks triangle eyes over a big round nose, two glowing cheek circles, and a wide banana grin with two square buck teeth hanging down. All the openings are simple cut-through shapes with plenty of space between them, which makes it a friendly first carve. Cut the smallest pieces first, the teeth notches, before removing the big mouth so the wall stays sturdy.

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Round-Eyed Cat With Whiskers pumpkin carving stencil
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Round-Eyed Cat With Whiskers

A sweet cat face built from simple shapes: two triangle ears cut near the top, round eyes, a small triangle nose, and three thin whisker slits fanning out from each cheek. Everything is a cut-through, so the ears, eyes, and whiskers all glow at night. It is an easy carve overall; save the skinny whisker slits for last and use a narrow saw with short strokes so the slits stay crisp.

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Round-Eyed Clown With Brows pumpkin carving stencil
Intermediate

Round-Eyed Clown With Brows

A cheerful clown face with raised curving brows, big round eyes, a round button nose, small dot cheeks, and a huge sweeping smile. Every feature is a straightforward cut-through opening, and the little cheek dots on each side add extra sparkle at night. At medium difficulty the challenge is spacing: transfer the stencil carefully so the brows sit clear of the eyes, then drill the small dots with a pumpkin drill or apple corer for perfect circles.

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Round-Eyed Kitten and Whiskers pumpkin carving stencil
Intermediate

Round-Eyed Kitten and Whiskers

A sweet kitten face with big round glowing eyes, a tiny triangle nose, a bow-shaped smile, perky ears, and fine whisker slits fanning from each cheek. Every feature is a simple pierced cutout sized for small hands to trace and grown-ups to saw. Cut the narrow whisker slits first with a detail blade while the wall is stiff, then open the larger eyes and mouth.

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Round-Eyed Simple Smile pumpkin carving stencil
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Round-Eyed Simple Smile

The friendliest face on the porch: two big round eyes above one broad crescent smile, and nothing else. All three shapes are full cut-throughs, so the whole design glows warm and even. With only three openings and no sharp corners, this is a perfect first carve; keep the saw moving in smooth curves and pop each piece out from the inside for the cleanest edges.

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Running Dinosaur and Long Tail pumpkin carving stencil
Intermediate

Running Dinosaur and Long Tail

A velociraptor sprints across the pumpkin in full silhouette, head low, clawed legs mid-stride, and its long tail sweeping behind for balance. The entire dinosaur cuts through as one glowing shape, with the narrow tail and slim legs providing the medium challenge. Carve the thin tail and leg sections first in short segments, then remove the large body last so the delicate extremities are never left unsupported.

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S-Curve Snake pumpkin carving stencil
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S-Curve Snake

A thick snake winds through a bold S curve, its tapered head at the top and tail flicking out at the base, all carved as a single flowing opening. The whole serpent shape is cut through, so one continuous ribbon of light snakes across the pumpkin after dark. Because it is a single aperture with no fragile bridges, this easy design just needs slow steady knife work around the curves.

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Sad Ghost Pumpkin Stencil pumpkin carving stencil
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Sad Ghost Pumpkin Stencil

Two drooping teardrop eyes, a tiny pierced heart for a nose, and a jagged zigzag mouth give this ghost jack-o-lantern pumpkin stencil its mournful expression. All five cut pieces are bold and generously sized, making them straightforward to carve cleanly. The small heart is the trickiest element; cut its two lobes with short inward strokes meeting at the bottom point so the tip stays crisp rather than tearing.

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Saguaro with Desert Sun pumpkin carving stencil
Intermediate

Saguaro with Desert Sun

A tall saguaro cactus with two upraised arms stands over a desert floor of scrub grass, scattered stones, and a distant ridge, with a round sun hanging in the sky. The whole southwestern scene is skin-shave shading: each element is peeled to pale flesh while the pumpkin wall stays sealed. At medium difficulty, peel the big cactus trunk in long vertical strokes to mimic its natural ribs, then add the small ground details last.

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Sailboat With Pennant pumpkin carving stencil
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Sailboat With Pennant

A little ship glows on the pumpkin with two triangular sails split by a tall mast, a small pennant flying at the top, and a wide trapezoid hull below. Each sail, the flag, and the hull are separate cut-through openings, with skin bridges forming the mast and boom lines between them. This easy design suits young pirates and first-time carvers; cut the small pennant first while the wall is sturdy, then the sails, then the big hull last.

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Sauropod Dinosaur Pumpkin Stencil pumpkin carving stencil
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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.

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Scalloped-Wing Bat pumpkin carving stencil
Intermediate

Scalloped-Wing Bat

A wide-winged bat hangs in the center of a glowing scalloped panel, its scalloped wing edges and small round eyes standing out in dark relief. You shave the skin away around the bat so the shape stays raw pumpkin while the shaved field lights up behind it. Keep your shading depth even across the whole panel so the backlight glows uniformly around those wing scallops.

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Scarecrow Face Pumpkin Stencil pumpkin carving stencil
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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.

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Scarecrow Pumpkin Stencil pumpkin carving stencil
Hard

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.

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Scary Jack-o-Lantern Face Pumpkin Stencil pumpkin carving stencil
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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.

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Schnauzer Pumpkin Stencil pumpkin carving stencil
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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.

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Screaming Emoji Pumpkin Stencil pumpkin carving stencil
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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.

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Screaming Ghost Face Pumpkin Stencil pumpkin carving stencil
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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.

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Sea Turtle Pumpkin Stencil pumpkin carving stencil
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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.

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Sea Urchin Pumpkin Stencil pumpkin carving stencil
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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.

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Seal Outline & Whiskers pumpkin carving stencil
Intermediate

Seal Outline & Whiskers

A playful seal rendered in flowing line art, propped up on its front flippers with whiskers, a bright eye, and body contours traced in glowing strokes. Nothing is cut through; you shave the skin along each outline so the lines light up like neon while the wall stays solid. Since medium-difficulty shading rewards steady hands, score the outlines with a knife tip first, then widen them evenly with a small gouge.

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Seated Capybara with Smile pumpkin carving stencil
Intermediate

Seated Capybara with Smile

The internet's favorite chill rodent sits in calm profile, its whole rounded body glowing warmly with a small dark eye and nostril left as untouched spots of skin. Rather than piercing the wall, you shave the capybara's full silhouette down to the inner flesh so it lights up as one soft shape. For this medium shading carve, peel the big body areas with a flat scraper, thin them evenly, and leave the eye and nose dots strictly alone.

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