The gummy giggle

Laughing Pumpkin Face — pumpkin carving stencil

Upturned crescent eyes, round cheeks and a broad toothless mouth make a happy, laughing pumpkin. There are no tooth shapes projecting into the smile.

Free printable PDFA4 & US LetterNo sign-up

The gummy giggle

Illustration previewDark shapes on paper = cut out

Your pumpkin, your way

The gummy giggle

Easy

Happy upside-down crescents and a wide, toothless laugh with two round cheeks.

Print width160 mm 6.3 in

130 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.

Paper size Mirror horizontally

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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.

Laughing Pumpkin Face: 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

The two eyes, two cheek dots and mouth are five separate cut-outs. Trace the flat upper edge of the mouth and its rounded lower edge.

Leave these areas connected

Keep both cheeks separate from the mouth and preserve the light space beneath each eye. The absence of teeth does not mean these separate holes should be joined.

Fit this design to your pumpkin

Measure across the cheek dots as well as the smile: the cheeks are the widest part of the face. Their position matters when fitting the template to a narrow pumpkin.

Print width: 130–185 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.

More printing & transfer help →

Make it part of a little scene