Learn where to get free Halloween stencils in a variety of themes. See below for one source of printable pumpkin patterns plus links to other related Halloween articles.
Where to Download Free Halloween Stencils for Pumpkin Carving
The Celebrating Halloween website provides twenty-six different Halloween stencils. Most are fairly advanced designs that require sharp tools and precise handiwork. A few of the printable pumpkin patterns are simpler, including several word templates.
Word Templates Plus Advanced Animal, Non-Scary, Religious & Creepy Designs
Here are the advanced Halloween stencils available on the Celebrating Halloween website:
- Animal Patterns – Bat, Cat, Flamingoes, Howling Wolf, Owl
- Non-Scary Templates - Eiffel Tower, Friendly Ghost, Laughing Face, Lily Flower, Stars, Statue of Liberty, Woman’s Head
- Religious Themes – Ganesha, Om/Aum
- Creepy Halloween Theme Stencils – Skeleton, Skull, Spider’s Web, Witch on a Broom, Witch with Cauldron
Perhaps the most unique stencil on this site is the Jack-O Candy Dish. It’s a printable template of a jack-o-lantern with candy falling into the top. This is an unexpected design – a pumpkin stenciled on a pumpkin!
Here are the easier word pattern stencils:
- Beware
- Boo
- Eeeeeks!
- Happy Halloween (with a moon)
- Witch (with blood dripping from the letters)
How to Download Printable Pumpkin Carving Patterns from the Celebrating Halloween Website
The link above will take users to a landing page that shows a thumbnail of each design. To download a particular pattern, click on the thumbnail or text below the thumbnail. Then scroll down the page and click on the image to view it as a .gif file. Print the image or save it to your computer for later use.
Where to Find More Free Halloween Stencils and Pumpkin Carving Tips
In addition to the printable pumpkin carving patterns in the animal, non-scary, religious, creepy, and word designs noted above, you can find links to many more free pumpkin stencils by browsing related articles on Suite101.
The article Free Pumpkin Stencils provides links to three more sources of free pumpkin carving patterns with scary, cute, and Disney themes, as well as helpful pumpkin carving tips (how to choose a pumpkin, carry it, and what to use to carve a pumpkin).
The article Free Pumpkin Carving Patterns profiles sources of printable happy, scary, and fall jack-o-lantern templates. Also, find out how to share pumpkin photos online at the Better Homes & Gardens website.
Finally, the article Homemade Pumpkin Carving Pattern Ideas describes how to make pumpkin stencils from scratch that are appropriate for kids. This article focuses on cute designs and Halloween sayings.
Lena Gott - Lena Gott is a Certified Public Accountant who gives practical financial advice to her readers.
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