Pumpkin Stencils

Sixteen of the best sites for pumpkin stencils to give you a template for carving your jack o’lantern. Know of another site that should be listed here? Leave your suggestion at the bottom of this page. (Related searches: Disney Pumpkin Carving Patterns, Batman Pumpkin Carving Patterns, Halloween)

1. Zombie Pumpkins - Very large collection of pumpkin carving stencils. Choose from your favorite rock stars, Frankenstein, Jack Skellington and other Nightmare Before Christmas characters, Harry Potter, Yoda, Batman, SpongeBob SquarePants & Patrick, Tigger, Scooby-Do, Homer Simpson, Gollum from Lord of the Rings, Jack Sparrow, Shrek and many more. You’ll have to pay at least $2 to get your hands on most patterns, although they have a couple of free Thanksgiving patterns. (www.zombiepumpkins.com)

2. Stoneykins - Offers both free and paid pumpkin carving stencils. Free patterns include Barack Obama, Harry Potter, Jack Sparrow, Cookie Monster, Grateful Dead, King Fu Panda, Mickey Mouse — even Van Gogh’s “Starry Night.” Stencils that require paid membership include classic monsters such as Frankenstein and Dracula, musicians such as Bob Marley and 50 Cent, famous faces like Angelina Jolie or Curly from The Three Stooges, comic/cartoon stuff like Spider Man, Elmo, Betty Boop, Clifford, more. (www.stoneykins.com)

3. Extreme Pumpkins - Inspirational gallery of very extreme pumpkin carvings, and a few truly unique pumpkin stencils, too, such as mud flap lady pattern, head on fire and gunshot to the head. Pay $3.99 to get 40+ stencils. (www.extremepumpkins.com)

4. The Pumpkin Wizard - Interesting assortment of pumpkin stencils here, including both traditional Halloween subjects such as ghosts and haunted houses, and non-traditional patterns of musicians, sports teams, U.S. flag and military / patriotic pumpkin designs, more. Also, if you feel like carving Barack Obama or John McCain on a pumpkin, you’ll find your free stencil here. (www.carvingpumpkins.com)

5. Jack Skellington Pumpkin Carving Stencil - Free pumpkin carving pattern of Jack Skellington from Nightmare Before Christmas. (scareo.com)

6. Un-Halloween Pumpkin Patterns - As the name implies, pumpkin stencils that have nothing to do with Halloween, including Jesus and other Christian symbols, the Statue of Liberty, golfing, Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde (scary!), Steve Irwin, John Wayne, Fats Domino, Britney Spears, Martha Stewart, theatre masks, yin yang symbol, David Letterman, Jay Leno, Conan O’Brien, Bill Cosby, Johnny Carson, even The Carpenters. (pumpkinglow.com)

7. The Dark Knight Pumpkin Carving Pattern - Free Batman “The Dark Knight” pattern is an intricate stencil with Batman, bats, Dark Knight logo and “The Dark Knight” spelled out. Good luck. (www.carvingpumpkins.com)

8. Pumpkin Stencils from Hershey’s - Free stencils ranging from easy to advanced, including ghosts, spiders, witches, bats, skull & crossbones, black cat, grim reaper, etc. (www.hersheys.com)

9. Pumpkin Patterns at Jack-O-Lantern.com - Nice selection of free patterns, from kid-friendly designs like black cats, bats and spiders to scary stuff like skull, Grim Reaper, devil and pirate templates, to goofy stuff like Pac Man and computer emoticon ideas. (www.jack-o-lantern.com)

10. Masterpiece Pumpkins - The owner of this site does custom pumpkin carving but also offers pumpkin carving sets with different themes and from different years, plus a pumpkin gallery with all sorts of neat ideas. From traditional patterns like bats, scary faces, and witches to Elvis and Marilyn Monroe to Disney designs like Mickey Mouse, Pooh and Piglet, and Charlie Brown and Snoopy. $3.95 per stencil, available for immediate download. (www.masterpiecepumpkins.com)

11. Dora Pumpkin Stencil - Want Dora the Explorer on your pumpkin? Here’s the stencil. (www.nickjr.com)

12. Better Homes & Gardens Pumpkin Stencil Maker - Online tool allows you to create your own custom pumpkin stencil designs, or choose from one of their many printable carving patterns. Requires free membership. (www.bhg.com)

13. Peace Pumpkin Stencil - A pumpkin with a message: “No War” (www.signalkorps.com)

14. Scary Hillary Pumpkin Stencil - Carve Hillary Clinton with fangs on your pumpkin. (www.strangepolitics.com)

15. About: Family Crafts - Includes links to many free pumpkin carving patterns and instructions. (familycrafts.about.com)

16. Carving for Kids - Offers 30 pumpkin carving templates for $6.95, including ghosts, witches, funny and scary faces, “Happy Halloween” and “Trick or Treat”, more. (www.carvingforkids.com)

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