A kitten and its ball
Kitten and Toy Ball — pumpkin carving stencil
A seated kitten reaches one straight paw toward a separate round toy ball. A curled tail on the left balances the ball on the right.
A kitten and its ball
Your pumpkin, your way
A kitten and its ball
A little detailA seated kitten reaches one paw toward a separate round toy ball.
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.
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A closer look at this pattern
What to cut. What to keep.
Follow these shapes
Transfer the kitten and its reaching paw as one silhouette, plus the filled circular ball. The ball has no interior lines or center to leave behind.
Leave these areas connected
Leave the gap between the paw and ball intact. Preserve the space above the tail curl; do not join the toy to the kitten to create one large opening.
Fit this design to your pumpkin
Include the full ball and the kitten’s outward tail in the width check. Mirroring the pattern puts the toy on the opposite side without changing the pose.
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.
- Download the PDF and print at 100% or Actual size. Measure the 50 mm line to check your printer settings.
- Tape ordinary printer paper over a smooth area. Trace with transfer paper underneath, or mark closely spaced dots along the dark outlines.
- 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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