For a familiar first face
The Classic Jack-o’-Lantern has four openings and two teeth to keep attached. The Laughing Pumpkin Face has five openings, including the cheeks, but no teeth in its mouth. Choose by the outlines you prefer tracing.
A good place to begin
Easy pumpkin carving stencils.
Start with simple faces and bold silhouettes. Compare the shapes you will cut and the spaces you will keep, then open any free pattern for its own instructions and printable PDF.
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Pick one to make your own
Simple shapes, plenty of personality.
Fewer openings and fewer corners are different things. A leaf has one opening with many points; the paw has five separate rounded shapes. Compare the paper silhouettes before choosing.
Easy · 130–185 mm
Classic Jack-o’-Lantern
Two triangle eyes and a wonderfully wide, two-toothed smile.
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Easy · 130–185 mm
Laughing Pumpkin Face
Happy upside-down crescents and a wide, toothless laugh with two round cheeks.
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Easy · 120–185 mm
Paw Print
Four rounded toes and a heart-like paw pad for your favorite four-legged friend.
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Easy · 130–185 mm
Surprised Pumpkin Face
One raised eyebrow, two round eyes and a surprised little O-shaped mouth.
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Easy · 140–185 mm
Bucktooth Pumpkin Face
Tall oval eyes and two big front teeth peeking into a broad, round smile.
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Easy · 140–185 mm
Heart-eyes Pumpkin Face
Two chunky heart-shaped eyes and a small sideways smile.
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Easy · 140–185 mm
One-eyed Monster
One oversized eye, two little eyebrows and a broad smile with one bottom tooth.
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Easy · 140–185 mm
Winking Pumpkin Face
A crooked grin, one bright eye and a mischievous little wink.
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Easy · 130–185 mm
Yawning Pumpkin Face
Sleepy crescent eyes and a big yawn for a wonderfully lazy pumpkin.
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Easy · 140–185 mm
Little Fangs Pumpkin Face
A playful monster with tilted eyes and two chunky little fangs.
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Easy · 150–185 mm
Moustache Pumpkin Face
A splendid curled moustache beneath two button eyes, with a tiny smile below.
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Easy · 140–185 mm
Grumpy Pumpkin Face
Heavy sloping eyes and a deeply unimpressed downturned mouth.
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Easy · 150–185 mm
Sneezing Pumpkin Face
Squeezed-shut eyes, a triangular nose and a big zigzag sneeze.
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Easy · 150–185 mm
Woodland Mushrooms
A large rounded mushroom and a little neighbor, with their stems kept separate from the caps.
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Easy · 150–185 mm
Shooting Star
A large star with three broad trails sweeping across the pumpkin.
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Easy · 140–185 mm
Autumn Maple Leaf
A single broad maple-style leaf with an angled stem and no interior cut-outs.
View & print patternA little help choosing
Choose by the shapes, then by the smile.
For fewer separate pieces
The Autumn Maple Leaf is one continuous silhouette with pointed lobes. Woodland Mushrooms has four cap and stem shapes with broad curves. A smaller cut-out count does not automatically mean fewer turns.
Give the design enough space
Measure the smooth front of your pumpkin and keep the whole pattern within it. Smaller printing makes every bridge and corner smaller, too. Carving is an adult job.
Does “easy” mean every pumpkin will be easy to carve?
Here, easy describes the simpler shapes in the template. The pumpkin’s curves, firmness and shell thickness still matter. Try the paper outline against your pumpkin before you start.
Pumpkin previews are illustrations. Check the printed pattern against your pumpkin before carving.