Pumpkin carving templates
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Seated Rabbit with Split Ears
A seated rabbit in profile with two tall split ears, a rounded back, and tucked front paws, cut through as a nearly single silhouette with slim gaps defining the ears and feet. The shell around the bunny stays whole so the glowing shape reads crisply from a distance. Carve the narrow gap between the ears first; it is the finest cut on an otherwise smooth outline.
Seven Hearts in a Tall Zigzag
Seven hearts zigzag down the front in an alternating left-right column, with small round dots sprinkled between them for sparkle. Each heart and dot cuts fully through, and the vertical layout is made for tall, skinny pumpkins and gourds. A medium carve mostly for the layout; tape the stencil straight down the tallest face before transferring, and carve from the top heart downward so shavings fall clear of finished cuts.
Seven Stars in a Winding Trail
Seven five-pointed stars of varying sizes wind down the pumpkin in a gentle S-curve, like a constellation trailing across the night sky. Each star is a full cut-through opening, so the finished lantern twinkles from every angle. Star points are where beginners slip, so cut each arm from the outer tip inward toward the center and let the cuts meet, which keeps all five points sharp on every star.
Seven Unequal Honeycomb Cells
Seven hexagonal honeycomb cells of slightly different sizes cluster together, each one a glowing six-sided window separated by thick shared walls. Every cell is cut fully through, and those chunky connecting walls are what keep the pumpkin strong, so resist the urge to slim them down. Cut each hexagon side as its own straight stroke, finishing the corners cleanly with the knife tip, and start with the center cell to anchor the layout.
Seven-Leaflet Cannabis Leaf
A symmetrical seven-leaflet cannabis leaf spread across the pumpkin's face, each serrated blade radiating from a short central stem. The leaf glows through shaved skin rather than open holes, so every jagged tooth along the edges reads clearly while the wall stays solid. A medium shading design; score the full outline first, then peel from the center of each leaflet outward so the serrations do not tear. Best saved for the adults-only party pumpkin.
Seven-Panel Soccer Ball Glow
A full soccer ball built from a honeycomb of hexagons and pentagons filling a big circle on the pumpkin face. Nothing is pierced; you shave the skin off the light panels and leave the dark pentagons and seam lines in raw rind, so the ball reads clearly by day and glows softly by night. Shave each panel to the same shallow depth for an even, ball-like sheen.
Seven-Rib Shell and Three Dots
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.
Side-View Penguin
A plump penguin stands in profile with its beak raised, and the design is built entirely from skin shading rather than pierced cuts. You shave away the rind across the penguin's white belly and face for a bright glow, leave the darker back and flipper as untouched skin, and etch a fine outline around the whole bird. For this medium etch, remove the belly in shallow, even layers and stop as soon as light glows through at test lighting.
Simple Crescent & Star
A slim crescent moon curves beside a small five-pointed star, both cut fully through so the pair glows like a night sky against the pumpkin. There are only two openings, which keeps the carve quick and tidy. The tapered tips of the crescent are the trickiest cuts, so work from the widest part of the moon toward each point and let the tips meet cleanly rather than forcing the blade.
Simple Daisy Flower
A cheerful five-petal daisy with a round center, sized to fill the front of a medium pumpkin. Nothing is pierced through: you shave the skin off each petal and the center circle so they glow softly while the outlines stay as untouched rind. Because this is an easy shading design, scrape each petal to an even depth of about half the wall thickness so all five light up with the same warm tone.
Six Curved Volleyball Openings
A volleyball rendered as six sweeping curved panels that spiral around a central point, with the rind seams left between them to form the ball's stitching. Each curved panel is cut fully through, so the whole ball blazes with light divided by dark swooping lines. The medium challenge is keeping those narrow seam strips intact; cut each panel from the center outward and support the wall as you go.
Six Curving Volleyball Windows
Six long curving windows sweep around a central hub, recreating the swirling panel seams of a volleyball across the pumpkin's face. The curved slots are cut through while the seam lines between them stay as bold ribs of skin, so the lit pumpkin reads as a glowing ball. On this medium carve, remove the slots one at a time and alternate sides as you go, keeping stress on the curved ribs balanced until the last piece comes out.
Six Hearts and Tiny Top Heart
Six hearts arranged in a ring point inward toward the center, with a tiny seventh heart crowning the top and small round dots filling the gaps between them like beads on a wreath. Every heart and dot is cut fully through, creating a lantern that throws a circle of glowing hearts across the porch. For this medium carve, poke a starter hole in each heart and cut the notch last; the dots are quick work with an apple corer or drill bit.
Six Petals and Six Dots
A six-petal flower blooms at the center, each teardrop petal cut fully through around a solid rind disc that forms the flower's middle. Six small round holes circle the bloom like scattered seeds, letting extra pinpoints of light through. Designed to shine on a bottle gourd or pumpkin as a garden lantern; a medium carve where the main care point is keeping the petal tips from tearing into the neighboring holes.
Six Waves Sun and Starfish
A half-sun sets over two rows of curling surf, six stylized waves in all, with a chunky starfish tucked at the end of the bottom row. Each wave curl, the sun, and the starfish are individual cut-through openings separated by healthy strips of skin. For a medium carve like this, work top row first and keep the skin bridges between waves at least finger-width so the pattern stays strong through the whole session.
Six-Leaf Tree
A slender trunk rises from a curved ground line and branches into six almond shaped leaves, three on each side, each one a separate glowing opening. The trunk, leaves, and base arc are all cut through while the space between them stays solid, so the tree reads clearly from across the yard. Carve the leaves from the center outward and leave the narrow branch junctions for last on this medium design.
Six-Point Starburst
A bold six-pointed starburst fills the front of the pumpkin, with slim rays shooting out from a hexagonal core. The entire star is a single pierced opening, so the light pours through the center and tapers into each sharp point. Use slow, shallow saw strokes as you approach the ray tips, since those narrow points are the easiest spots to overcut.
Six-Slot Grin and Cheek Slits
Two arched, angry eyes glower above a huge crescent grin broken into a row of glowing tooth slots, with small slits flaring at each cheek. All the features are pierced through the wall, and the strips of rind left between the tooth openings become the dark teeth of the smile. Cut the mouth slots from the center outward and leave the narrow rind bridges at full thickness so the grin holds its shape.
Skeleton Face With Bone Teeth
This clever skull face swaps ordinary teeth for a row of four upright dog-bone shapes beneath two big oval eyes and a small triangle nose. Eyes, nose, and each bone tooth are pierced fully through so the whole skeletal grin glows. The rounded bone ends are the trickiest part of this medium carve; drill or poke a starter hole in the center of each bone, then saw outward so the knobby tips keep their shape.
Slanted Cat Eyes and Whiskers
A low, wide cat face with menacing slanted eyes, a triangle nose, and long horizontal whisker slashes stretching across both cheeks. Each feature is pierced clean through, and the wide layout suits a squat, round pumpkin. Angle your saw to match the eye slant, and cut the long whiskers in two passes from the outside in so the thin slits stay crisp and even.
Slanted Eyes and Six Slashes
A ferocious face glares out through slanted slit-pupil eyes above a fanged snarl, with three sweeping slash marks flaring from each cheek like whiskers of fury. The eyes, nostrils, toothy mouth, lower jaw slot, and all six cheek slashes are cut through the wall for a blazing, aggressive stare. At medium difficulty, save the long tapered slashes for last and cut them thin at the tips so they flick outward like real claw marks.
Sleeping Moon, Stars & Cloud
A sleepy crescent moon with a gentle closed-eye face drifts above a puffy cloud, with two twinkling stars floating at its side. Most of the design is shaded by shaving the skin so the moon and cloud glow softly, while the stars can be etched to match. Keep your shave shallow on the facial features, going just deep enough on the eyelid and lips that they read as darker lines.
Sleepy Eyes and Eight Lashes
Two closed crescent eyes with four little lashes apiece rest above a small oval mouth, while round dots on each side form rosy cheeks for a sweetly sleeping face. Every crescent, lash, dot, and the mouth is pierced through, so the tiny lash cuts do the expressive work. Cut the two big crescents first, then add the short lash strokes with a fine saw, keeping each one clear of its neighbor.
Sloping Eyes and Unequal Fangs
A classic evil jack-o'-lantern with steeply slanted triangle eyes glaring downward and a wide jagged mouth of uneven fangs, some long and some short for extra menace. All shapes are pierced through for a fiery glow. Rated medium because of the zigzag mouth; cut each fang point with two clean strokes meeting at the tip, and bevel the eye edges outward so more light escapes upward.
Small-Eyed Dog and Short Smile
A sweet puppy face fills the pumpkin: two long floppy ears drooping down the sides, small round eyes, a rounded nose, and a short curved smile beneath it. The ears, eyes, nose, and mouth are all cut through, so the whole dog glows warmly after dark. Rated medium mainly for the large ear openings; leave a generous strip of wall between each ear and the eyes so the face stays sturdy.
Smiling Narwhal & Two Fins
A smiling narwhal glides across the pumpkin with a long spiral tusk, two side fins, and a happy upturned mouth. The whole body is skin-shave work with no pierced holes, so the pale shaved shape stands out against the dark rind by day and glows gently with a light inside. On this medium shading design, etch the thin tusk and smile lines first with a fine V-tool, then clear the wide body area so you never drag a big tool across your detail lines.
Smiling Oval Alien Face
A big-eyed alien stares out from a smooth oval head, framed by a bold outline band that arcs over the brow. The huge almond eyes, brow lines, nostril dots, mouth, and head outline are all pierced through, with small connecting tabs holding the face pieces to the shell. Do not cut those tabs: the little bridges are what keep the eyes and outline from collapsing inward.
Smiling Sea Turtle
A smiling sea turtle paddles across the pumpkin, its patterned shell divided into glowing plates while thin ribbons of skin stay in place to draw the head, flippers, and shell segments. This is a shading-style design carved on a continuous wall, so you shave away the skin rather than piercing holes, letting the whole turtle glow softly. Shave in thin layers and test with a light often until the flippers and shell panels shine evenly.
Snowcap Peaks and Moon
A wide arched window is carved through the pumpkin with three mountain peaks left standing in dark silhouette, while a full moon glows from a separate round opening above. The sky area around the peaks gets cut away and small snowcap notches pierce the summits, so light outlines the whole range. Keep the peak silhouettes attached at the base as you saw the sky sections, since they anchor the entire scene.
South Carolina State Shape
South Carolina's distinctive triangle-like outline carved as one large glowing cutout, with the ragged coastal edge along the bottom right. The whole state shape is removed so light floods through it, while the rest of the pumpkin stays solid. The wavy coastline detail is where most of the work lives; use short sawing strokes and keep the blade upright so the little inlets stay defined instead of tearing.