43 Free Pumpkin Stencils for Your Best Jack-o'-Lanterns Yet

Crack a smile when you're carving—just like this beginner pumpkin template. This grinning pumpkin face stencil is a perfect starting spot for a whole set of goofy jack-o'-lanterns. Set up the happy pumpkin faces around your front porch for the best Halloween display.

Let's be frank: This guy is a blockhead. But we love him anyway! To use this easy free pumpkin template, open the pattern and print. Size the carving pattern on a copier if needed. Tape the design to your pumpkin and poke the outline of the pattern with a pin before carving.

Making a fowl pumpkin with this stencil is sure to be a hoot. The bright-eyed template involves minimal carving—the design mostly calls for etching along the pumpkin’s face. If this design is too spooky for you, try carving a pretty owl pumpkin instead!

This snake pumpkin carving is actually made by etching out the body to create a pattern. Use our free pumpkin carving template to create the design. Once you've mastered the technique, try making several to create an eerie Halloween display.

This creepy pumpkin face will scare more than just the crows away. This carve design lends itself to an evil-eyed, glowing guard for your front porch during the Halloween season.

These zombie pumpkins are a spooky way to greet your Halloween guests! Create this zombie pumpkin carving by placing a cut hand at the bottom of a simple circle opening. Finish the scary pumpkin carving stencil by etching grass to complete the scene.

Bring a spooky Halloween forest to your front porch with these crow and tree pumpkin carving templates. Complete the display with a scattering of artificial crows ($23, Etsy) and stacked pumpkins.

Carve a bone-chilling Halloween jack-o'-lantern with this free skull pumpkin stencil. Carve the face shapes and use a simple etching technique to create the teeth. Add a truly creepy touch by threading a rubber snake through the eyes.

Create an enchanting Halloween display with our printable cottage pumpkin stencil. To create the charming house, simply etch and carve two windows and a door. Finish the display with a carved mushroom pumpkin and a few faux bugs ($20, Walmart).

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Don’t be a deer in the headlights when it comes to finding a pumpkin face to carve. A flickering full moon makes for a bright stroll through the woods for a buck on Halloween. This easy pumpkin stencil requires just a simple etching technique.

Use our grinning Pomeranian pumpkin stencil to carve a sweet puppy pumpkin. To create this dog Halloween pumpkin, print the dog pumpkin stencil and gently trace it on to your pumpkin. Carve and etch to create the finished design.

Capture the beauty of falling leaves with our free pumpkin carving stencils. Etch the designs into a pumpkin and coat with Vaseline ($4, Walmart) once finished. This will help extend the life of your etched pumpkins.

Create a carved Halloween pumpkin that looks just like your favorite kitty. Our cat pumpkin stencil outlines exactly how to etch the pumpkin to create realistic looking fur. Add a battery-operated tea light candle and the cat design glows from the inside out.

Guess which holiday this pumpkin face loves? Spell out your love for Halloween by carving the word into your pumpkin with this clever carving design.

This free pumpkin face stencil might look mischievous for Halloween, but it’s actually pretty easy to carve! Trick-or-treaters will love seeing this pumpkin with spooky fangs and big eyes that will peer out from the front porch.

Roar onto the Halloween scene with a pumpkin that could show off your Zodiac sign (talking to you, Leos!) or could simply show that you're king of the neighborhood carving competition. If this free animal pumpkin carving stencil stands out as a favorite, you can plan a whole zoo of pumpkins for next year!

Sink your teeth into this clever carving that isn’t a pain in the neck to make. Our pumpkin face template will help you create a vampire with spooky fangs and a frighteningly glaring gaze. If you want to create a whole front porch display, we've got a whole collection of free vampire and warewolf pumpkin stencils to choose from.

Hang around this smiley pumpkin face long enough and you are sure to elicit laughs from tickled trick-or-treaters. This pumpkin template is perfect for beginners looking to plan their first carve design.

Strategizing for your best-ever Halloween pumpkin? This template is a guaranteed checkmate! Celebrate your inner gamer with a cute chess piece carving design.

He's got his (one) eye on you! Carve a simple ghoul that is sure to attract stares. As a bonus for beginning carvers, there’s no need to worry about symmetrical eyes with this cyclops pumpkin face—making this an easy pumpkin carving idea for kids.

Who needs a full set of chompers when you've got a grin this goofy on your Halloween pumpkin? This grinning pumpkin template will light up your Halloween display—and luckily, fewer teeth means fewer difficulties when carving!

This Halloween scaredy cat looks like it crossed its own path! The black cat pumpkin stencil carving is a tricky design, but it’s definitely a treat for Halloween kiddos in the neighborhood. If you want to carve a pumpkin that looks more like the family cat, choose from our free pumpkin stencils of favorite cat breeds.

This towering “trick-or-treat” stencil will have you ready with a welcoming pumpkin carving on Halloween night. The pumpkin carving design is meant for advanced carvers—so be sure to print out the pumpkin template before starting.

This skeleton stencil is scared speechless. Carve our stitched pumpkin face with wide eyes, a pointed nose, and a thin smile.

Turn your pumpkin into a graveyard with this bony pumpkin stencil. Pro tip: Start this pumpkin template with the detail work on the skeleton face, then work your way downward to the arms and outward to the face shape. This will fit right in with your existing skeleton decor!

Our cat stencil is so cute, you might find yourself wanting to cuddle with your jack-o'-lantern. This design is the sophisticated version of our “scaredy cat” pumpkin stencil, so print this template when you’re “kitten” in the mood for a Halloween carving challenge.

This vampire has its next prey in sight—and it’s definitely your Halloween candy corn. When you are brainstorming spooky pumpkin faces to carve, choose this template to celebrate Halloween evening's shadowy figures.

Ready for a challenging pumpkin template? Use this detailed design to carve special Halloween wishes for all who pass by your yard.

A bewitching pumpkin stencil will turn your yard into the perfect hangout for ghouls around the neighborhood. This spooky pumpkin face will glow at guests and bring flickers of fear. Display this pumpkin on your front porch, surrounded by other witch-theme Halloween decorations for the ultimate haunted house.

Trace this beginner’s bat template onto your pumpkin, and it just might take a quick flight around the block. Carry the theme through the rest of the house with more bat-inspired Halloween crafts you can make yourself.

A full moon is the perfect backdrop for a howling wolf pumpkin template. You’d be barking mad to not try this clever pumpkin carving design for Halloween.

A smiling pumpkin template will get everyone in the Halloween spirit. This goofy carve design will have trick-or-treaters pairing the pumpkin with a smile of their own.

This spooky crow stencil might have guests flying away before they even get to the door. If you’re free as a bird when it comes to pumpkin templates, consider this creepy design.

A cheesy grin and fun freckles will have your pumpkin ready for his closeup. Print this Halloween pumpkin template, carve along the dotted line, and get ready for a selfie with this toothy jack-o’-lantern.

When this scary tree barked to life, even the bats were spooked away. Carve this detailed design with intricate branches reaching around the pumpkin, then top it off with fluttering bats for a truly haunted tree.

No kids will steal candy when this snarling pumpkin is looking—but young pumpkin carvers will enjoy this easy pumpkin stencil.

Even with his long fangs, this goofy Dracula looks friendly. This pumpkin template is simple to make as a last-minute Halloween design by using cookie cutters to cut the eyes! Once that’s done, all that’s left to carve is a grinning smile and two fantastic fangs.

Create a ghostly graveyard by carving this free pumpkin stencil into a grouping of pumpkins decorated as Halloween’s favorite monsters.

A creeping cat is on the lookout for spooky creatures. This difficult pumpkin carving design will challenge the best of pumpkin carvers, so bring your best stenciling skills.

This goofy pumpkin stencil will have kids laughing all night. Use our free pumpkin carving stencil to make your own silly-faced jack-o'-lantern.

This jokester face pumpkin stencil prefers tricks over treats. Carve out the eyes, nose, and mouth, but don't carve the tongue shape. Use a scraping tool to scrape the gray tongue shape so that the lighter color rind shows.

If there's a mystery that needs solving, invite this disguised pumpkin into your yard. We're loving the sunglasses and mustache combination on this not-so-spooky jack-o'-lantern.

This pumpkin is all grins—even if he only has two teeth! Use our free pumpkin carving stencil to transfer this funny face to a festive jack-o'-lantern. Choose from our other printable pumpkin stencils to make your front porch the spookiest on the block.