Related reading: Creative Pumpkin Carving Tips and Ideas
Pumpkin carving is a great Halloween activity for children and adults alike. Carvings can range from simple jack o’ lanterns to intricately detailed faces and images. Whether you are a beginner or an expert, pumpkin carving patterns and stencils can be just as essential as the tools themselves, and the Internet is a perfect place to find numerous pumpkin carving patterns for free.
Many sites that offer pumpkin carving patterns and stencils try to entice you with one or two free patterns, and then want you to pay to purchase additional patterns or subscribe to a membership in order to gain access to more stencils. But there are still many websites that offer a decent amount of pumpkin carving stencils for free and immediate download.
One such site is The Pumpkin Lady, at http://www.pumpkinlady.com. The Pumpkin Lady website offers numerous pumpkin carving stencils for free, ranging from traditional Halloween patterns to more whimsical or alternative patterns, such as animals and seashells. The patterns here of a more basic nature, and should be rather easy for children or novices.
The Pumpkin Lady website also offers helpful tips on cleaning and carving your pumpkin, and if you feel so inclined, you can purchase software for your PC that will allow you to create your own Jack O’ Lantern patterns.
For pumpkin carving stencils that are more advanced, you’ll want to visit The Pumpkin Wizard, at http://www.carvingpumpkins.com/. Offering a large selection of free patterns in categories such as Halloween, Patriotic, Sports, Celebrities, and more, The Pumpkin Wizard is a great resource for pumpkin carving tools and kits as well.
Additionally, on The Pumpkin Wizard website, you’ll find a wealth of information on how to carve and light your pumpkin, and information on making your own patterns.
At http://www.pumpkinglow.com, you’ll find another large selection of pumpkin carving patterns available for free download, in categories such as Animals, Cartoons, Special Occasions, and much more. The patterns here range from basic to advanced. You can also purchase additional accessories, such as a book entitled Secrets of Creative Pumpkin and Watermelon Carving, and pumpkin carving tools.
Of course, if you are unable to find a pattern you like at any of the above sites, you can just do an internet search for free pumpkin carving patterns, and you likely find a large listing of sites that offer at least a few patterns, but it may take a little while of searching before you find one you’d like to use.
For a comprehensive pumpkin carving site that offers a lot of detailed information, as well as some free pumpkin carving stencils, head over to Pumpkin Carving 101, at http://www.pumpkincarving101.com/. There, you’ll find information on the history of pumpkin carving, carving tips and tricks, methods of lighting your pumpkin, and much more. This is a very useful site for any pumpkin carving enthusiast.
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