Free Pumpkin Carving Patterns Online and How to Use Them

Why freehand when you can use a free pumpkin carving pattern? Pumpkin carving patterns are one way to ensure that it won't be your carving skills that are the scariest thing in sight.

How to Use the Free Pumpkin Carving Patterns

For the best results, print the stencils out on regular paper.

Attach the stencils to a clean and dry pumpkin

Use both tape and toothpicks to keep the stencil attached and flat.

Carve the pumpkin using pumpkin carving tools. When purchasing a pumpkin carving tools, buy enough so the whole family can carve pumpkins together. Consider safer alternatives to pumpkin carving for toddlers.

With some stencils it may be easier to cut out the shapes before attaching them to the pumpkin.

Inverse any pumpkin stencil by cutting away the exterior stencil shapes. For example, carve out the spaces between the stencil shapes.

Carve a pumpkin only a couple of days before Halloween.

Re-purpose an ice cream scoop or melon baller to remove the pumpkin innards.

Use the pumpkin seeds to make a savory and salty snack or a holiday gift of a necklace or pumpkin seed soap.

Easy Pumpkin Carving Patterns

Autumn Leaves - A simple design of Autumn leaves wrapping around the pumpkin. Use the stencil more than once for a fuller design.

The Boo Crew - A large "boo" surrounded by ghostly silhouettes.

Bats - One small at and one larger bat, with the larger bat in front of a full moon.

Cat Silhouette - A large cat for your pumpkin.

Grinning Pumpkin - A simple Jack-o-Lantern face

It's Full of Stars - A simple starry design for a nighttime theme or a patriotic theme. The star stencil would work well in conjunction with a second stencil.

Medium Pumpkin Carving Patterns

Got Candy? Humorous text pattern for your pumpkin.

Happy Halloween with Bats

Jac-Man - A Halloween Pac-Man for '80s video game fans. This one cuts into the side of the pumpkin, so you need good knife skills. There is not much detail work.

Difficult Pumpkin Carving Patterns

Edgar Allen Poe - Spook your literary guests with an Edgar Allen Poe pumpkin carving.

Scarecrow, Cornstocks and Crows - This is an intricate design that will require a sturdy pumpkin and a steady hand. When complete, the scarecrow and the corn stocks will appear to be standing on their own. There is a lot of carving involved in this design and it will take time and patience to complete.

Sources

Carvingpumpkins.com, http://www.carvingpumpkins.com
Dotcomwomen.com, http://www.dotcomwomen.com
Hersheys.com, www.hersheys.com
PumpkinLady.com, http://www.pumpkinlady.com
Jack-o-Lantern, http://www.jack-o-lantern.com