October 31st is approaching and it's time to start carving the pumpkins. The glowing pumpkin lanterns are the symbol of the spooky festival and are intended to drive away evil spirits on Halloween. If you've already bought the pumpkins, then maybe all you're missing is the right idea. With oursTemplatesYou can carve a cool or spooky pumpkin and create your own holiday decorations. What is it supposed to be?
It's so easy to carve pumpkins using templates
Whether it's a scary grimace, an evil witch or a funny, playful motif, with the right template you can create really great Halloween pumpkins. And for those of us who can't paint at all, this is a huge help. But how can the template be transferred to the pumpkin? We summarize the simple steps and a few useful bonus tips below.
First, scroll through our image gallery and select a template. Download and print the template. Then proceed as follows:
- Wash the pumpkin and pat dry.
- Remove the lid and scoop out the innards.Tipp:Instead of throwing away the pumpkin seeds together with the pulp,you can recycle themand try out different recipes!
- Attach the template to the pumpkin with tape or carefully with pins.
- Use a thick needle to poke several holes along the lines.
- Remove the template.
- Carve the pumpkin according to the pattern provided.
Note:The black parts are removed from our templates. For an even more interesting effect, you can also engrave some parts of the designs by removing only the top part of the pumpkin shell.
Free printable carving templates
On Halloween, everyone can slip into any role and be someone else for a day. But you can use different motifs not only in the costumes, but also in the decoration.
When carving pumpkins, spooky pumpkin faces are a classic. But alsofunny facesare very popular. Spooky ghosts and evil witches and monsters would also be a good idea for decorating this year's pumpkins.
Although Halloween is the day of fright, no parent wants to scare their children to the point where they have nightmares. For those looking to have a non-spooky Halloween, we have a few toocute carving templatesprovided.
Keep scrolling and choose one or more motifs!
Non-scary themes are a good choice for toddlers
Disney Tinkerbell Pumpkin Template
Printable paw carving template
Cat motif for the Halloween pumpkin
Design pumpkin as an owl
An evil or scary face is always possible at Halloween
The American classic – Jack-o'-lantern
Print out evil pumpkin face to carve
Vampire jack o lantern template
Carve pumpkin face with mouth sewn shut
Scary pumpkin face carving template
Funny pumpkin faces also look really great
Printable grin template
Carve a smiling pumpkin using this template
Spider and spider web templates for pumpkin carving
A lantern with a spider web creates great lighting effects
Carve pumpkins with witch templates
Witch hat template
Cool carving templates – ghosts, dragons, bats and owl
SpookyCarving Halloween pumpkins
* For this template, remove the white areas within the circle.
Pumpkin lantern template with dragons
Bats go well with Halloween
Carve the pumpkin with an evil owl
