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A friendly little boo

Friendly Ghost — pumpkin carving stencil

This waving ghost has two small eyes, a smiling mouth and a zigzag hem. An opening on the right side of the head keeps the light face area connected to the pumpkin around it.

Free printable PDFA4 & US LetterNo sign-up

A friendly little boo

Illustration previewDark shapes on paper = cut out

Your pumpkin, your way

A friendly little boo

A little detail

A smiling ghost with waving arms and an open gap that keeps its face attached to the shell.

160 mm 6.3 in
160 mm185 mm

Sets the printed width. The pumpkin illustration stays the same size.

Print layoutA4 · 160 mm wideChoose Paper stencil for a larger print preview.

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Check narrow gaps on the printed template before carving.

Build your own pumpkin face →Mix eyes, a smile and playful extras to make a separate design.

Friendly Ghost: dark shapes to cut out; light spaces to keep connected
The actual stencil · Dark shapes are removed.

A closer look at this pattern

What to cut. What to keep.

Follow these shapes

Trace the body and waving arms as one outline, then add the two small eye openings and the smile. The dark body wraps around the light face.

Leave these areas connected

Preserve the open channel from the face to the right edge. Closing that gap into a continuous dark outline would isolate the face, changing the structure of this stencil.

Fit this design to your pumpkin

Inspect the face channel and spaces between the eye and mouth cut-outs on the print. If that detail feels too small on your pumpkin, the one-eyed face offers a simpler alternative.

Print width: 160–185 mm. Check the whole print against your pumpkin before transferring; this range does not guarantee the design will be easy to carve.

From this page to your pumpkin

Print, check, transfer.

Set the width of this pumpkin carving stencil with the controls above, flip the whole design if needed, and choose A4 or US Letter. The PDF keeps your chosen measurements; PNG gives you an image for other projects.

  1. Download the PDF and print at 100% or Actual size. Measure the 50 mm line to check your printer settings.
  2. Tape ordinary printer paper over a smooth area. Trace with transfer paper underneath, or mark closely spaced dots along the dark outlines.
  3. Remove the paper and compare your marks with the cut-and-keep notes above. An adult handles carving; use an LED light for the glow.
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Make it part of a little scene

Ideas using this pattern

A very friendly monster meet-up Invite a one-eyed pal, a little fanged grin and a waving ghost to the same doorstep.A ghost moves in next door A crooked house, a waving ghost and a bare tree make a small Halloween street without a row of matching faces.

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