Free Pumpkin Templates Having a great pumpkin will help make your children's Halloween special. Below you will find some free patterns for carving spooky Halloween pumpkins (clicking on the picture will open a full size, printable image in a new window). You may also want to read the instructions for how to use the templates at the bottom of the page. Cat and moon pumpkin pattern template The Scream pumpkin pattern template Pumpkin pumpkin pattern template Curse of the Wererabbit pumpkin pattern template The Curse of the Wererabbit pumpkin template was made specially for my eldest son, who is a huge fan of all things Aardman, particularly Wallace and Gromit! You can see the finished results here and here. Apologies for the appalling photography skills! Instructions for pumpkin carving • Slice the top off the pumpkin to form a lid. • Scoop out the seeds,strings and some of the fleshy part of the pumpkin. • Take the printed pumpkin design and trim the excess from around the edges of the template. Fix it to the pumpkin with tape. • Trace the pattern onto the pumpkin by poking a pin (or nail if it is a particularly large pumpkin) through the template. It will take a while, but by the time you finished the pumpkin should resemble a 'join the dots' puzzle. • Remove the template from the pumpkin. • Cut into the pumpkin, using a suitable tool, following the line of the dots. Push the pieces out from the inside. • Once you have finished carving the pumpkin, insert a pumpkin light or small candle placed on tin foil. • If you are using a candle, light it, replace the lid and leave to sit for a couple of minutes. Remove the lid again and there should be a smoke mark on it. Use a nail or appropriate pumpkin carving tool to make a vent where the smoke mark is visible.

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