Ah… ah… achoo!

Sneezing Pumpkin Face — pumpkin carving stencil

Angled, squeezed-shut eyes and a zigzag mouth catch a pumpkin just before a sneeze. The sharp changes in direction give it a noisy expression beside the sleepy face.

Free printable PDFA4 & US LetterNo sign-up

Ah… ah… achoo!

Illustration previewDark shapes on paper = cut out

Your pumpkin, your way

Ah… ah… achoo!

Easy

Squeezed-shut eyes, a triangular nose and a big zigzag sneeze.

Print width160 mm 6.3 in

150 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.

Sneezing 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

Trace the two chevron-like eyes, little triangle nose and single zigzag mouth. Follow the mouth’s top and bottom corners instead of joining them with a smooth curve.

Leave these areas connected

Keep the triangular spaces within each bent eye open to the surrounding shell. Preserve the light band below the nose and above the zigzag mouth.

Fit this design to your pumpkin

Check the eye corners and the lowest two mouth points on the print. This design has more direction changes than the yawning face even though both use four separate openings.

Print width: 150–185 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 →

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