Disney characters provide whimsical alternatives for Halloween pumpkin designs.
For many, Halloween pumpkin carving is about ghosts, witches and goblins. But your All Hallows' Eve decorations don't have to be frightening, especially if you have small children. If you want to leave the gore out of Halloween, consider carving your favorite Disney characters into a jack o'lantern instead. From Bambi to Cinderella, Disney characters make for fun, delightful pumpkins. What's more, there are plenty of free Disney pumpkin cutouts online, ready for you to print out and transfer onto the pumpkin of your choice.
Instructions
Finding Disney Pumpkin Stencils on the Web
1. Consider which Disney characters you'd like to carve into your pumpkin, taking into account the amount of detail each would need in the carving process. Mickey Mouse, for instance, is a simpler overall design than Mr. Incredible. Take the size and shape of the pumpkin in account as well -- trying to carve intricate details on a tiny pumpkin may compromise the finished product.
2. Begin your search for cutouts. Several sites offer collections of Disney pumpkin stencils. CartoonJr.com supplies free, basic Disney patterns, including Disney heroines Tinkerbell and Ariel and villains Captain Hook and Maleficent. For Disney princess fans, HuggiesHappyBaby.com provides two pumpkin-stencil collections, the Sleeping Beauty collection and the Cinderella collection. In addition to being free, these patterns are also available in several different sizes to fit your pumpkin. And although you have to pay for patterns on ZombiePumpkins.com, the designs are more advanced. For just a few dollars, you can print out some challenging patterns for Eeyore, Tigger, Stitch and a host of other family-friendly characters.
3. Print your selected design. For most sites, you simply click the print button beside the chosen template and print out the printer-friendly page. Print out the template on regular, thin printer paper or something similar that can be easy affixed to a pumpkin face while carving.
