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Ghost Pumpkin Stencil Designs
Free printable ghost pumpkin stencils: friendly waving ghosts, ghost trios, a ghost with a lantern and a swirling ghost for confident carvers. Every design is checked so no piece falls out, and prints as a PDF sized for small, medium or large pumpkins.
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About these ghost stencils
Ghosts are the easiest Halloween shape to carve well. The body is one big rounded cut, so even a first-time carver gets a bright, clean glow. The detail lives in the eyes and mouth, which on our stencils stay connected to the rest of the skin with bridges.
For a classic look, carve the ghost as the glowing shape. For a moody porch, flip it in the stencil maker so the background glows and the ghost stays dark.
Every ghost pumpkin stencil on this page
12 free designs, from 4 easy to 2 hard. Each one opens its own page with a free PDF in small, medium or large.
- 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.
- Ghost Trio (medium): three little ghosts of different sizes floating together.
- Wavy Ghost (easy): a simple ghost with a wavy bottom edge and two oval eyes.
- Ghost with Lantern (medium): a ghost holding a small lantern.
- Spooky Ghost (medium): a tall spooky ghost with long trailing tail and hollow eyes.
- Ghost and Moon (medium): a ghost floating in front of a crescent moon.
- Bedsheet Ghost (easy): a kid in a bedsheet ghost costume with two eye holes.
- Screaming Ghost (hard): a wailing round-headed cartoon ghost with tiny dot eyes and a small round mouth, floating with wavy arms raised, original cartoon design, not a mask.
- Ghost Cat (medium): a ghost shaped like a cat with pointy ears.
- Hugging Ghosts (medium): two small ghosts hugging each other.
- Swirling Ghost (hard): a ghost flying in a swirl with motion trails and stars.
How to carve a ghost pumpkin
- Pick a design and download the PDF in the size that matches the flattest face of your pumpkin.
- 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.
- Tape the stencil flat, poke along every line about 3 mm apart, then peel the paper off.
- Cut out the black shapes with a small saw, smallest pieces first, and keep every white bridge.
- Light it with an LED and clean up any edges that block the glow.
Carving tips
- Cut the eyes and mouth first, then the outline.
- Smooth the wavy bottom edge with short saw strokes.
- Ghosts look best on tall pumpkins; scale the PDF to large.
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.
Ghost stencil questions
How do I carve a ghost in a pumpkin?
Print a ghost stencil, tape it on, poke along the lines, then cut out the black ghost shape. Cut the small eyes and mouth first so the pumpkin stays strong.
Are these ghost stencils free?
Yes. Every ghost stencil downloads free as a PDF or PNG.
Which ghost stencil is easiest?
The waving ghost and the bedsheet ghost have the fewest cuts.