Pumpkin carving stencils: classic face, cat, haunted house

Templates taped to the pumpkin: a classic jack-o'-lantern face, a cat, a haunted house, each marked with solid black where you cut and bridges so the carved piece holds together. Ask for a bat, a spider, or your own subject, and the same three styles carry it.

• a family pumpkin-carving night
• a school or community carving contest
• a porch display design
• a shop or event's carving-station handout

Frequently asked questions

What does this pack actually look like?

Nine carving templates — a classic face, a cat, a haunted house — with solid black cut areas and holding bridges, in three styles.

How do I actually transfer this onto a pumpkin?

Print the template, tape it to the pumpkin, poke through the outlines with a pin or toothpick, then carve the marked solid areas along the poked lines.

What are the bridges in the design for?

Bridges are the small connecting strips left between cut-out sections so the carved piece holds its shape once it's hollowed out.

Can I get a different subject, like a bat or spider?

Yes — the direction field takes any Halloween subject, including a bat or a spider.

Is carving safe for kids to do with this template?

The template only marks where to cut — adult supervision with sharp tools is still the safe approach for any pumpkin carving.

About toile

This page is a showcase and a starting point: nine samples already rendered, three readings of the pack crossed with three styles, each shown at the size and ratio it was made for. Take any of them further on the wall with a few words, or ask for all nine again under your own direction; a sign-in keeps what you make, and it is free while Toile is new. The recipe behind each sample — the subject, the style, the palette, the framing — travels with the image rather than staying private to the render: it is in the alt text of every sample and in the page's own structured data, so a search engine reads the same handles a person would.