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Easy Pumpkin Stencils

49 free easy pumpkin stencils, all in one PDF or one at a time, no email or sign-up. US Letter and A4, sized for a medium 8 inch pumpkin, with big shapes, no thin pieces and every floating part bridged. Beginners and kids carve them in 20 to 40 minutes.

All 49 in one PDF · US LetterA4Free · no email · one stencil per page
Classic Jack-o-Lantern Face design carved into a pumpkin and lit with a candleClassic Jack-o-Lantern Face pumpkin stencil, free printable pumpkin face carving template
Classic Jack-o-Lantern FaceEasy
Happy Pumpkin Face design carved into a pumpkin and lit with a candleHappy Pumpkin Face pumpkin stencil, free printable pumpkin face carving template
Happy Pumpkin FaceEasy
Toothy Grin Face design carved into a pumpkin and lit with a candleToothy Grin Face pumpkin stencil, free printable pumpkin face carving template
Toothy Grin FaceEasy
Winking Pumpkin Face design carved into a pumpkin and lit with a candleWinking Pumpkin Face pumpkin stencil, free printable pumpkin face carving template
Winking Pumpkin FaceEasy
Surprised Pumpkin Face design carved into a pumpkin and lit with a candleSurprised Pumpkin Face pumpkin stencil, free printable pumpkin face carving template
Surprised Pumpkin FaceEasy
Heart Eyes Pumpkin Face design carved into a pumpkin and lit with a candleHeart Eyes Pumpkin Face pumpkin stencil, free printable pumpkin face carving template
Heart Eyes Pumpkin FaceEasy
Sleepy Pumpkin Face design carved into a pumpkin and lit with a candleSleepy Pumpkin Face pumpkin stencil, free printable pumpkin face carving template
Sleepy Pumpkin FaceEasy
Waving Ghost design carved into a pumpkin and lit with a candleWaving Ghost pumpkin stencil, free printable ghost carving template
Waving GhostEasy
Photo of a golden retrieverThe same golden retriever as an AI stencil carved into a glowing pumpkinAI likeness
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Boo Ghost design carved into a pumpkin and lit with a candleBoo Ghost pumpkin stencil, free printable ghost carving template
Boo GhostEasy
Wavy Ghost design carved into a pumpkin and lit with a candleWavy Ghost pumpkin stencil, free printable ghost carving template
Wavy GhostEasy
Bedsheet Ghost design carved into a pumpkin and lit with a candleBedsheet Ghost pumpkin stencil, free printable ghost carving template
Bedsheet GhostEasy
Sitting Black Cat design carved into a pumpkin and lit with a candleSitting Black Cat pumpkin stencil, free printable cat carving template
Sitting Black CatEasy
Cat Face design carved into a pumpkin and lit with a candleCat Face pumpkin stencil, free printable cat carving template
Cat FaceEasy
Kitten and Paw Prints design carved into a pumpkin and lit with a candleKitten and Paw Prints pumpkin stencil, free printable cat carving template
Kitten and Paw PrintsEasy
Glowing Cat Eyes design carved into a pumpkin and lit with a candleGlowing Cat Eyes pumpkin stencil, free printable cat carving template
Glowing Cat EyesEasy
Evil Eyes design carved into a pumpkin and lit with a candleEvil Eyes pumpkin stencil, free printable scary carving template
Evil EyesEasy
An uncarved pumpkin on a porchThe same pumpkin carved by AI and glowing at nightAI try-on
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RIP Tombstone design carved into a pumpkin and lit with a candleRIP Tombstone pumpkin stencil, free printable scary carving template
RIP TombstoneEasy
Coffin design carved into a pumpkin and lit with a candleCoffin pumpkin stencil, free printable scary carving template
CoffinEasy
Flying Bat design carved into a pumpkin and lit with a candleFlying Bat pumpkin stencil, free printable bat carving template
Flying BatEasy
Hanging Bat design carved into a pumpkin and lit with a candleHanging Bat pumpkin stencil, free printable bat carving template
Hanging BatEasy
Cute Bat design carved into a pumpkin and lit with a candleCute Bat pumpkin stencil, free printable bat carving template
Cute BatEasy
Simple Skull design carved into a pumpkin and lit with a candleSimple Skull pumpkin stencil, free printable skull carving template
Simple SkullEasy
Witch Hat design carved into a pumpkin and lit with a candleWitch Hat pumpkin stencil, free printable witch carving template
Witch HatEasy
Witch Boots design carved into a pumpkin and lit with a candleWitch Boots pumpkin stencil, free printable witch carving template
Witch BootsEasy
Photo of a golden retrieverThe same golden retriever as an AI stencil carved into a glowing pumpkinAI likeness
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Broomstick design carved into a pumpkin and lit with a candleBroomstick pumpkin stencil, free printable witch carving template
BroomstickEasy
Hanging Spider design carved into a pumpkin and lit with a candleHanging Spider pumpkin stencil, free printable spider carving template
Hanging SpiderEasy
Cute Spider design carved into a pumpkin and lit with a candleCute Spider pumpkin stencil, free printable spider carving template
Cute SpiderEasy
Easy Monster design carved into a pumpkin and lit with a candleEasy Monster pumpkin stencil, free printable frankenstein carving template
Easy MonsterEasy
Cute Monster design carved into a pumpkin and lit with a candleCute Monster pumpkin stencil, free printable frankenstein carving template
Cute MonsterEasy
Cute Dinosaur design carved into a pumpkin and lit with a candleCute Dinosaur pumpkin stencil, free printable dinosaur carving template
Cute DinosaurEasy
Long Neck Dinosaur design carved into a pumpkin and lit with a candleLong Neck Dinosaur pumpkin stencil, free printable dinosaur carving template
Long Neck DinosaurEasy
Dinosaur Footprints design carved into a pumpkin and lit with a candleDinosaur Footprints pumpkin stencil, free printable dinosaur carving template
Dinosaur FootprintsEasy
An uncarved pumpkin on a porchThe same pumpkin carved by AI and glowing at nightAI try-on
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Cute Unicorn design carved into a pumpkin and lit with a candleCute Unicorn pumpkin stencil, free printable unicorn carving template
Cute UnicornEasy
Unicorn Horn design carved into a pumpkin and lit with a candleUnicorn Horn pumpkin stencil, free printable unicorn carving template
Unicorn HornEasy
Dog Face design carved into a pumpkin and lit with a candleDog Face pumpkin stencil, free printable dog carving template
Dog FaceEasy
Dachshund design carved into a pumpkin and lit with a candleDachshund pumpkin stencil, free printable dog carving template
DachshundEasy
Dog with Bone design carved into a pumpkin and lit with a candleDog with Bone pumpkin stencil, free printable dog carving template
Dog with BoneEasy
Owl Face design carved into a pumpkin and lit with a candleOwl Face pumpkin stencil, free printable owl carving template
Owl FaceEasy
Crescent Moon and Stars design carved into a pumpkin and lit with a candleCrescent Moon and Stars pumpkin stencil, free printable moon carving template
Crescent Moon and StarsEasy
Scythe design carved into a pumpkin and lit with a candleScythe pumpkin stencil, free printable grim reaper carving template
ScytheEasy
Photo of a golden retrieverThe same golden retriever as an AI stencil carved into a glowing pumpkinAI likeness
Your dog hereMake yours from a photo →
Boo design carved into a pumpkin and lit with a candleBoo pumpkin stencil, free printable words and letters carving template
BooEasy
67 design carved into a pumpkin and lit with a candle67 pumpkin stencil, free printable words and letters carving template
67Easy
Eek design carved into a pumpkin and lit with a candleEek pumpkin stencil, free printable words and letters carving template
EekEasy
Kawaii Pumpkin design carved into a pumpkin and lit with a candleKawaii Pumpkin pumpkin stencil, free printable cute carving template
Kawaii PumpkinEasy
Candy Corn design carved into a pumpkin and lit with a candleCandy Corn pumpkin stencil, free printable cute carving template
Candy CornEasy
Cute Ghost design carved into a pumpkin and lit with a candleCute Ghost pumpkin stencil, free printable cute carving template
Cute GhostEasy
Smiley Face design carved into a pumpkin and lit with a candleSmiley Face pumpkin stencil, free printable cute carving template
Smiley FaceEasy
Pumpkin with Bow design carved into a pumpkin and lit with a candlePumpkin with Bow pumpkin stencil, free printable cute carving template
Pumpkin with BowEasy
An uncarved pumpkin on a porchThe same pumpkin carved by AI and glowing at nightAI try-on
Your pumpkin hereCarve it on my pumpkin →
Mouse design carved into a pumpkin and lit with a candleMouse pumpkin stencil, free printable animal carving template
MouseEasy

About these easy stencils

What makes a stencil easy is not the subject but the shapes: big openings, no lines thinner than a pencil, and plenty of skin between cuts. All designs here were generated at the Easy level and every floating piece has a bridge.

If you want an easy stencil of your own pet, upload a photo to the stencil maker and pick Easy: it keeps only the outline, eyes and nose.

Every easy pumpkin stencil on this page

49 free designs, from 49 easy to 0 hard. Each one opens its own page with a free PDF in small, medium or large.

  • Classic Jack-o-Lantern Face (easy): a classic jack-o-lantern face with triangle eyes, triangle nose and a wide grin with two square teeth.
  • Happy Pumpkin Face (easy): a happy pumpkin face with round eyes and a big curved smile.
  • Toothy Grin Face (easy): a pumpkin face with crescent eyes and a jagged toothy grin.
  • Winking Pumpkin Face (easy): a winking pumpkin face, one triangle eye, one closed curved eye, lopsided smile.
  • Surprised Pumpkin Face (easy): a surprised pumpkin face with big oval eyes and a small round open mouth.
  • Heart Eyes Pumpkin Face (easy): a cute pumpkin face with heart shaped eyes and a simple smile.
  • Sleepy Pumpkin Face (easy): a sleepy pumpkin face with closed curved eyes and a small yawning mouth.
  • Waving Ghost (easy): a friendly ghost waving one arm, round eyes and an open mouth.
  • Boo Ghost (easy): a small round ghost saying boo with a big oval mouth.
  • Wavy Ghost (easy): a simple ghost with a wavy bottom edge and two oval eyes.
  • Bedsheet Ghost (easy): a kid in a bedsheet ghost costume with two eye holes.
  • Sitting Black Cat (easy): a black cat sitting, seen from behind, tail curled.
  • Cat Face (easy): a cat face with pointy ears, almond eyes and whiskers.
  • Kitten and Paw Prints (easy): a small kitten head and a trail of paw prints.
  • Glowing Cat Eyes (easy): two big cat eyes with slit pupils peering out of the dark.
  • Evil Eyes (easy): two narrow evil eyes and sharp eyebrows.
  • RIP Tombstone (easy): a tombstone with the letters RIP and grass at the base.
  • Coffin (easy): a coffin with a cross on the lid.
  • Flying Bat (easy): a single bat with wings spread.
  • Hanging Bat (easy): a bat hanging upside down from a branch.
  • Cute Bat (easy): a cute round bat with big eyes and small fangs.
  • Simple Skull (easy): a simple skull with round eye sockets and teeth.
  • Witch Hat (easy): a pointed witch hat with a buckle.
  • Witch Boots (easy): a pair of striped witch boots with pointy toes.
  • Broomstick (easy): a crossed broomstick and stars.
  • Hanging Spider (easy): a spider hanging from a thread.
  • Cute Spider (easy): a cute round spider with big eyes.
  • Easy Monster (easy): a simple flat-top monster head with bolts and a straight mouth.
  • Cute Monster (easy): a cute little green-monster style head with bolts and a smile.
  • Cute Dinosaur (easy): a cute baby dinosaur with a round body.
  • Long Neck Dinosaur (easy): a long necked dinosaur.
  • Dinosaur Footprints (easy): a trail of three-toed dinosaur footprints.
  • Cute Unicorn (easy): a cute unicorn face with closed eyes and a horn.
  • Unicorn Horn (easy): a unicorn horn with two ears and flowers.
  • Dog Face (easy): a friendly dog face with floppy ears.
  • Dachshund (easy): a dachshund in side view.
  • Dog with Bone (easy): a puppy holding a bone.
  • Owl Face (easy): an owl face with big round eyes.
  • Crescent Moon and Stars (easy): a crescent moon with stars.
  • Scythe (easy): a curved scythe.
  • Boo (easy): the word BOO in bold rounded letters.
  • 67 (easy): the number 67 in bold blocky digits.
  • Eek (easy): the word EEK in bold spooky letters.
  • 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.
  • Pumpkin with Bow (easy): a big bow above a cute smiling face.
  • Mouse (easy): a little mouse with big round ears.

How to carve a easy 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

  • Use a small pumpkin and the Small PDF for very young carvers.
  • Let kids poke the dots while an adult saws.
  • Pick designs with three to six cuts for a first pumpkin.

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.

Want your own design?

Drop a photo of your pet, your kids or your own pumpkin. AI turns pets and faces into a stencil that looks like them, shows any design carved on your pumpkin, or traces a logo for free.

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Easy stencil questions

What is the easiest pumpkin stencil?

A classic jack-o-lantern face: two triangle eyes, a triangle nose and a wide grin.

Are these good for kids?

Yes. They have big shapes and thick bridges. Kids can poke the outline and adults can do the cutting.

How long does an easy stencil take?

About 20 to 40 minutes including transfer.

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