Overview

Halloween is a booming business in the UK but that's no reason to spend a fortune on costumes, decorations and treats. Things couldn't be easier with this selection of pumpkin templates.

Phoning home

1) Print the stencil out. 2) Place it on the pumpkin and secure it with pins 3) Use a pin to poke the outline through the paper onto the pumpkin, leaving a mark on the pumpkin 4) Remove the template and connect the dots you poked through the paper to create an outline for carving

Haunted house

1) Print the stencil out. 2) Place it on the pumpkin and secure it with pins 3) Use a pin to poke the outline through the paper onto the pumpkin, leaving a mark on the pumpkin 4) Remove the template and connect the dots you poked through the paper to create an outline for carving

Like a sir

1) Print the stencil out. 2) Place it on the pumpkin and secure it with pins 3) Use a pin to poke the outline through the paper onto the pumpkin, leaving a mark on the pumpkin 4) Remove the template and connect the dots you poked through the paper to create an outline for carving

Teen wolf

1) Print the stencil out. 2) Place it on the pumpkin and secure it with pins 3) Use a pin to poke the outline through the paper onto the pumpkin, leaving a mark on the pumpkin 4) Remove the template and connect the dots you poked through the paper to create an outline for carving

Moon walk

1) Print the stencil out. 2) Place it on the pumpkin and secure it with pins 3) Use a pin to poke the outline through the paper onto the pumpkin, leaving a mark on the pumpkin 4) Remove the template and connect the dots you poked through the paper to create an outline for carving

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Use your head

1) Print the stencil out. 2) Place it on the pumpkin and secure it with pins 3) Use a pin to poke the outline through the paper onto the pumpkin, leaving a mark on the pumpkin 4) Remove the template and connect the dots you poked through the paper to create an outline for carving

Live and let die

1) Print the stencil out. 2) Place it on the pumpkin and secure it with pins 3) Use a pin to poke the outline through the paper onto the pumpkin, leaving a mark on the pumpkin 4) Remove the template and connect the dots you poked through the paper to create an outline for carving

Scarier than Twilight

1) Print the stencil out. 2) Place it on the pumpkin and secure it with pins 3) Use a pin to poke the outline through the paper onto the pumpkin, leaving a mark on the pumpkin 4) Remove the template and connect the dots you poked through the paper to create an outline for carving

Scarecrow

1) Print the stencil out. 2) Place it on the pumpkin and secure it with pins 3) Use a pin to poke the outline through the paper onto the pumpkin, leaving a mark on the pumpkin 4) Remove the template and connect the dots you poked through the paper to create an outline for carving

Batman

1) Print the stencil out. 2) Place it on the pumpkin and secure it with pins 3) Use a pin to poke the outline through the paper onto the pumpkin, leaving a mark on the pumpkin 4) Remove the template and connect the dots you poked through the paper to create an outline for carving

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