Easy Pumpkin Carving Stencils for Kids

Big, cute pumpkin stencils that kids can actually carve, and that stay in one piece when they do.

Ever carved a pumpkin eye and watched the middle fall out? Every design in this book was checked so that each white part stays joined to the pumpkin by a wide bridge of skin. No floating pieces, no snapped teeth, no tears.

Inside you will find:

• 60 big, bold templates for children and first-time carvers: happy jack-o'-lantern faces, friendly ghosts and monsters, animals, dinosaurs, Halloween night shapes, fun shapes and words to carve.
• A picture of every design glowing on a real pumpkin, on its own stencil page.
• One stencil per page, blank on the back, with a dashed cut line and a wide margin by the spine, so cutting out one design never ruins another.
• An easy rating and shape count on every page, easiest designs first, plus a picture index of all 60.
• Designs about 6 inches across to fit a medium carving pumpkin, with a size guide for small and large pumpkins.
• A step-by-step carving guide for families: eight plain-word steps with photos, three ways to get a flat stencil onto a round pumpkin, jobs by age, a carving-night checklist and quick fixes.
• No-knife ideas for little ones: paint, draw, paper shapes, tape and felt faces. Battery lights only.
• Printable copies: scan the code inside to print the designs in large, medium and small sizes, as often as you like.

For family pumpkin nights, classroom and party carving, kids about 4 to 12 working with a grown-up, and beginners of any age. This is a paperback book of paper stencils to cut out; it does not include stickers, plastic stencils or carving tools.