Waiting for supper
Puppy and Food Bowl — pumpkin carving stencil
A small puppy waits behind a wide food bowl, with one pointed ear and one rounded ear. A separate diamond-shaped sparkle sits beside the puppy.
Waiting for supper
Your pumpkin, your way
Waiting for supper
A little detailA puppy sits behind a separate wide food bowl, with one drooping ear and one perked ear.
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
The puppy, bowl and sparkle make three filled openings. Follow the puppy’s legs; the bowl itself is a solid trapezoid, with no rim or lettering inside.
Leave these areas connected
Keep the horizontal strip between the puppy’s feet and the bowl. Preserve the light wedges between the legs and leave the sparkle separate from the body.
Fit this design to your pumpkin
The bowl defines the width while the puppy’s pointed ear defines the top. Place the wide bowl on a flatter part of the pumpkin before transferring the puppy.
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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