

What's more, most of these stencils are free, making carving pumpkins the perfect budget-friendly activity with the kids or during a fall date night. Whether you stick to the traditional designs and give your pumpkin eyes, a nose, and a toothy grin, or prefer to challenge yourself with an artsy pattern, pop-culture reference, or something in between, there's a variety of stencils on this list that will make your pumpkins the perfect fall porch decor. Year after year, we can outdo ourselves with cleverly carved jack-o'-lanterns easily created with our printable pumpkin stencils.

Some might think carving pumpkins is more of a kid's activity come Halloween season, but we like to think it's fun at any age. But if there's one thing we especially look forward to when the temperatures get chilly and the leaves change to red, orange, and yellow, it's pumpkin carving season.
