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Yawning Pumpkin Face — pumpkin carving stencil

Two drooping crescent eyes and a tall oval yawn make a sleepy pumpkin for a quiet corner of the doorstep. It also pairs with the sneezing face for a sleepy-and-noisy scene.

Free printable PDFA4 & US LetterNo sign-up

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Illustration previewDark shapes on paper = cut out

Your pumpkin, your way

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Sleepy crescent eyes and a big yawn for a wonderfully lazy pumpkin.

160 mm 6.3 in
130 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.

Yawning 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

The two curved eyelids, little triangle nose and solid oval mouth are separate cut-outs. The oval is a filled opening, not a ring with a center to keep.

Leave these areas connected

Leave the band between the nose and the top of the yawn intact. Keep the space above and below each curved eyelid so the eyes do not merge into the rest of the face.

Fit this design to your pumpkin

Allow room below the nose for the long yawn. A narrow available area may clip the outer eyelid tips even when the mouth fits, so check the complete paper template.

Print width: 130–185 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.
More printing & transfer help →

Make it part of a little scene

Ideas using this pattern

The sleepy one & the noisy one One pumpkin is ready for bed. The other is just about to sneeze. Opposite expressions make the pair work.

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Pumpkin previews are illustrations. Check the printed pattern against your pumpkin before carving.