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Toddler Ghost Pumpkin Faces

Looking for toddler ghost pumpkin faces? You're in the right place. Print at 100% scale, tape it to your pumpkin, and poke through the lines with a pin.

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Surprised Ghost Pumpkin Stencil
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Surprised Ghost Pumpkin Stencil

A ghost face with two large oval eyes, a small heart-shaped nose, and a wide rounded mouth with a tiny tooth bump stares out from this simple pumpkin stencil. All four features are individual pierce-throughs floating in the pumpkin surface. When lit, the glowing eyes and mouth give the jack-o-lantern a look of wide-eyed astonishment. Since the four cutouts are widely spaced with generous pumpkin wall between them, cut the small heart nose last: its concave top curve requires care and the surrounding rigid wall makes it easiest to score clean inward curves.

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Grinning Ghost Pumpkin Stencil
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Grinning Ghost Pumpkin Stencil

A cartoonish ghost with a jagged, wide-open grin full of pointed teeth flies across this easy pumpkin stencil. Wild claw-like hands reach out from the sides, and a wisp of tail curls below. The ghost body and the negative spaces inside the grin are both cut through, while the pointed teeth are left as solid pumpkin wall. When lit, the teeth appear as dark orange spikes floating in the glowing mouth. Carve the jagged mouth points with slow, deliberate strokes rather than trying to follow the zigzag in one continuous cut.

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Ghost Mask Pumpkin Stencil
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Ghost Mask Pumpkin Stencil

A ghost-faced horror-movie mask is the subject of this easy pumpkin stencil: an elongated oval skull shape with two large teardrop eye cutouts, a small oval nose hole, and a wide gaping mouth that tapers to a pointed chin. Flowing tendrils extend from the lower sides of the mask. The three facial openings glow as three distinct shapes, and the flowing lower extensions give the mask a draping, spectral quality when lit. Cut the narrow nose piece first since it sits between the two large eye openings and is the most vulnerable to tearing.

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Skull Crown Ghost Pumpkin Stencil
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Skull Crown Ghost Pumpkin Stencil

A round skull face wearing a crumbling castle battlement crown tops this ghost pumpkin stencil. Large angry eyes with flame-shaped pupils, a small cracked nose bridge, and a row of jagged teeth fill the circular face, all pierced as cut-throughs while the surrounding ring frame and crown teeth remain as solid pumpkin. The lit jack-o-lantern glows through the eyes and mouth in a fierce scowl. Carve the crown battlements first before cutting the circle frame below, so the narrow wall sections holding the crown have full support while you work.

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Silly Ghost Pumpkin Stencil
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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.

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Cartoon Ghost Pumpkin Stencil
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Cartoon Ghost Pumpkin Stencil

A cartoon ghost floats upright in this easy pumpkin stencil, with a swirling curl at the top of its rounded head, two three-fingered hands spread wide at its sides, and an oval body that dissolves into a trailing tail. The interior body region and surrounding cut-away areas are pierced through while the ghost outline and a central oval chest patch remain as solid skin. Because the design is mostly open cuts, the pumpkin glows bright around the solid ghost shape for a classic reverse-silhouette look.

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Sad Ghost Pumpkin 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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Screaming Ghost Face Pumpkin 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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Floating Ghost Pumpkin Stencil
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Floating Ghost Pumpkin Stencil

A small ghost floats at the center of a large circular negative-space opening in this easy ghost pumpkin stencil. The ghost has two spiral-curl eyes, an oval open mouth, and small wavy arms extending to each side, all kept solid as islands within the big cut-through circle. The circular border, the ghost's body and details, and the wispy lower tail all remain as intact pumpkin skin while the surrounding area is carved away. Cut the two curl-eye shapes and small arm details before removing the large circular background so the ghost's delicate features stay supported.

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Ghost Emoji Pumpkin Stencil
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Ghost Emoji Pumpkin Stencil

The ghost emoji comes to life in this beginner pumpkin stencil: a wide-eyed ghost body with one large circular eye and one smaller dot eye, a gap-toothed open mouth with a dangling tongue, two draping arms with pointed tips on each side, and a looping curved tail below. A raised brow arc sits above the eyes. The ghost body outline remains solid while the eyes, brow, mouth, tongue, and tail gaps are cut through. Cut the small eye dot and brow arc first, then the tooth gaps in the mouth before opening the larger arm-side cutouts.

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Twin Ghosts Pumpkin Stencil
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Twin Ghosts Pumpkin Stencil

Two translucent ghost figures overlap and reach upward together, their wispy forms open-armed and sheet-like, with hollow oval eye sockets and open screaming mouths pierced through on this easy ghost pumpkin stencil. The ghosts share a large connected negative space, so most of the design is carved away, leaving only the thin outlines and facial voids as glowing channels. Keep the narrow strip of solid skin separating the two ghosts intact by cutting each figure's outline from the outside edge inward rather than running the blade down the shared center seam.

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Double Ghost Pumpkin Stencil
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Double Ghost Pumpkin Stencil

Two matching ghost faces sit side by side on the same stencil, each with a rounded dome head, two large round eye holes with small bite-shaped cutouts at their edges, a dripping blob mouth, and a single elongated teardrop hanging below. Every element is cut through: the paired layout means the lit pumpkin shows two ghostly visages at once, each dripping in unison. Cut all the eye circles before the mouth drips, as the drip shapes point downward and a firm uncut lower wall keeps them from buckling while you work.

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Frequently asked

What size pumpkin works best for toddler ghost pumpkin faces?
A medium-sized round pumpkin (about 8–10 inches tall) works for most pumpkin faces. Larger pumpkins make detailed cuts easier.
How do I transfer the pumpkin face to my pumpkin?
Print the PDF at 100% scale, tape it to your pumpkin, and poke through the lines with a pin or pencil. Then connect the dots with your knife.
How long do these pumpkin faces take?
Easy designs take 20–40 minutes. Hard and expert designs can take 2+ hours, but the result is worth it.

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