Paws on the porch

Paw Print — pumpkin carving stencil

Four rounded toes sit above a broad, heart-like paw pad. This is a general pet-themed paw print rather than a portrait of a particular cat, dog or breed.

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Paws on the porch

Illustration previewDark shapes on paper = cut out

Your pumpkin, your way

Paws on the porch

Easy

Four rounded toes and a heart-like paw pad for your favorite four-legged friend.

Print width160 mm 6.3 in

120 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.

Paw Print: 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

Transfer all four toe shapes and the single lower pad. The toes are individual filled openings; the lower pad is one continuous shape with a shallow notch at its bottom.

Leave these areas connected

Leave the light strips between every toe and the pad. Combining the toe holes with the pad would turn the recognizable paw into a different silhouette.

Fit this design to your pumpkin

Check the two outer toes when positioning the paper. They spread wider than the upper pair, so measuring only the central pad will underestimate the design’s full width.

Print width: 120–185 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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