Words and Letters Pumpkin Stencils

About these words and letters stencils

Letters are easy to carve but easy to ruin: the centres of O, A, B, D, P, Q and R fall out without bridges. Ours have them built in.

Every words and letters pumpkin stencil on this page

5 free designs, from 3 easy to 0 hard. Each one opens its own page with a free PDF in small, medium or large.

• Boo (easy): the word BOO in bold rounded letters.
• 67 (easy): the number 67 in bold blocky digits.
• Trick or Treat (medium): the words TRICK OR TREAT in bold letters.
• Happy Halloween (medium): the words HAPPY HALLOWEEN in bold letters with a small bat.
• Eek (easy): the word EEK in bold spooky letters.

How to carve a words and letters 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 wide pumpkin for long words.
• Carve one letter per small pumpkin and line them up.

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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