Cute Pumpkin Stencils

About these cute stencils

Cute designs are mostly easy: round shapes, big eyes and simple mouths. Pair them with cute ghosts and the cute unicorn for a friendly porch.

Every cute pumpkin stencil on this page

6 free designs, from 5 easy to 0 hard. Each one opens its own page with a free PDF in small, medium or large.

• Kawaii Pumpkin (easy): a kawaii pumpkin face with sparkly eyes and blush marks.
• Candy Corn (easy): three candy corn pieces.
• Cute Ghost (easy): a tiny cute ghost holding a candy.
• Smiley Face (easy): a simple round smiley emoji face.
• Spooky Cupcake (medium): a cupcake with a bat on top.
• Pumpkin with Bow (easy): a big bow above a cute smiling face.

How to carve a cute pumpkin

1. Pick a design and download the PDF in the size that matches the flattest face of your pumpkin.
2. Cut a lid or a hole in the back, scoop out the pulp and thin the front wall to about 1 inch so the light shines through.
3. Tape the stencil flat, poke along every line about 3 mm apart, then peel the paper off.
4. Cut out the black shapes with a small saw, smallest pieces first, and keep every white bridge.
5. Light it with an LED and clean up any edges that block the glow.

Carving tips

• Small sugar pumpkins suit cute faces.
• Use warm white LEDs for a softer look.

New to stencils? Read how to use a pumpkin stencil. Cut the black areas, keep the white; every design here already has bridges, so no piece falls out.

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