It's the spookiest time of the year! These printable Halloween stencils are ready for all your spooky-but-friendly fun, and they work two ways: tape one to a pumpkin to carve the perfect jack-o'-lantern, or print it on paper to colour, cut out and decorate. Bats, ghosts, spiders, black cats, pumpkins and more — download and print them for free, then pick a design below and print the full-size image.
Carve the perfect pumpkin
No need to freehand it! Print your favourite design, tape it onto your pumpkin and trace around the lines, then carve along them — a stencil does all the hard work and makes a Pinterest-worthy jack-o'-lantern easy. A good safety tip: let the grown-ups do the carving while the kids scoop out the seeds, so everyone joins in.
Spooky paper crafts
- Print on black or white paper, cut out the shapes and add googly eyes for instant spooky characters
- Make Halloween cards, party decorations and a creepy haunted-house display
- Tape cut-out bats and ghosts to the windows for spooky silhouettes
- Print them big for wall decorations or small for cards and garlands
More Halloween fun
Build out your haunted scene with a friendly witch, a dancing skeleton and a magical wizard. And here's a kind idea: a teal-coloured pumpkin on a doorstep means that house has non-food treats for trick-or-treaters with allergies.