Come and play
Playful Dog Bow — pumpkin carving stencil
A dog stretches its forelegs along the ground and raises its hindquarters in an invitation to play. Its rounded tail points upward behind the body.
Come and play
Your pumpkin, your way
Come and play
A little detailA dog lowers its front end and stretches its forelegs while its back stays high.
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.
A closer look at this pattern
What to cut. What to keep.
Follow these shapes
Transfer the low head and forelegs, sloping body, rear feet and lifted tail as one silhouette. Include the open angles between the paws.
Leave these areas connected
Leave the large space below the diagonal body intact. Do not smooth across the foreleg notch or connect the feet with an extra dark baseline.
Fit this design to your pumpkin
The low muzzle and high tail sit at opposite ends. Check both corners of the print, and flip it to make the dog face a ball or another pet pumpkin.
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.
Another shape, another personality
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View & print patternPumpkin previews are illustrations. Check the printed pattern against your pumpkin before carving.