I cribbed this awesome list from Elaine Jair at RedFlagDeals.com – all the hard work of compiling it totally belongs to her, but people had to know about these awesome resources.
It’s that time of year again! Sharpen those carving knives and get ready to delve into your pumpkin with one of many free downloadable pumpkin carving templates. From traditional Halloween stencils to more obscure pop culture stencils, we’ve found free stencils that are suitable for anybody. Keep reading for hundreds of free stencils!
- PumpkinPile.com has hundreds of stencils and lots of themes like video games, celebrities, symbols and super heroes.
- OrangeAndBlackPumpkins.com lots of themes, including video games, celebrities, symbols and super heroes.
- SheKnows.com has plenty of pumpkin templates “for grown-ups” with everything from Beyonce to Game of Thrones and Doctor Who.
- Better Homes and Gardens: 25 dog breed pumpkin stencil patterns and about a dozen for cats! They’ve also got 12 hilarious pop culture pumpkin templates.
- ThePumpkinLady.com has a selection of free patterns along with some fancier paid options.
- eHow.com: you can grab some great faces and letters for monograms here.
- Dremel.com: if you have a Dremel tool, this site has twenty patterns to tackle.
- Disney’s Family.com: Carve Ralph from Wreck-It-Ralph, Rapunzel and more.
- MarthaStewart.com: Unsurprisingly, MarthaStewart.com has a huge selection of templates, pumpkin creature instructions, and more.
- Better Homes & Gardens has some free stencils and pumpkin ideas, as well as carving tips.
- ThinkGeek.com has a pumpkin contest every year – here is 2016! You can also check out the designs from 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015 for tons more geeky, funky, funny user-submitted templates.
- WooJr.com: Here, you’ll find tons of different stencils including Disney, Monster High, Star Wars and more.
- 52Food.com has 13 food-themed stencils available.
- Reader’s Digest: 27 free stencils that range from simple to silly.
- WorldWildLife.org has a great selection of animal templates for beginner and advanced carvers, although you have to join their newsletter list for access to the downloads.
- SueBee.com has a few honey-themed templates.
- SpookMaster.com has a selection of free templates plus a daily freebie.
- Cyberhaunt.com: Over 20 traditional Halloween themed stencils available.
- FantasyPumpkins.com: There’s a variety of impressive (and challenging) looking patterns. Some geared towards kids as well.
- BandOfCats.com has 28 cat-themed pumpkin stencils/jackolantern ideas.
- DLTK-Holidays.com has a few dozen basic templates for you to explore. Many are simple and kid-friendly.
- HGTV.com has lots of template available for download as well. Advanced templates can be found here.
- AngryBirdsNest.com features a handful of templates to carve out your favourite Angry Bird.
- ScaryProducts.com has some basic, traditional Halloween templates, including ghosts and haunted houses.
- TasteOfHome.com has a few classic stencils available.
- PumpkinGlow.com has lots of pop-culture stencils, including famous people and popular cartoons.
- DotComWomen.com has some traditional Halloween templates for download.
- CarvingPumpkins.com has 24 free patterns a week, but if you’re willing to pay for an all-access membership, you’ll get 1200 patterns for $9.99 US.
- SouthernLiving.com has 14 simple Halloween and fall stencils. Not very scary, but will look great on your lawn nonetheless.
Have fun and practice safe carving!