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The twilight trio

Three Flying Bats — pumpkin carving stencil

One large bat flies above two smaller bats at staggered heights. Their broad wings and scalloped lower edges provide the detail without tiny facial features.

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The twilight trio

Illustration previewDark shapes on paper = cut out

Your pumpkin, your way

The twilight trio

A little detail

Three solid bats swoop at different heights without a surrounding moon.

165 mm 6.5 in
165 mm185 mm

Sets the printed width. The pumpkin illustration stays the same size.

Print layoutA4 · 165 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.

Three Flying Bats: 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 each bat as its own solid opening, including both ear points and the inward wing curves. No moon or background outline needs to be transferred.

Leave these areas connected

Keep the large gaps between all three bats intact. Leave the light notches between the wing scallops open rather than joining neighboring points.

Fit this design to your pumpkin

Check both the lowest bat and the far-right wing tip. If the small wing curves are awkward at your print size, the single small bat has a much simpler layout.

Print width: 165–185 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.

  1. Download the PDF and print at 100% or Actual size. Measure the 50 mm line to check your printer settings.
  2. Tape ordinary printer paper over a smooth area. Trace with transfer paper underneath, or mark closely spaced dots along the dark outlines.
  3. 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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