NASA Goddard Halloween Pumpkin Stencils
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- Design:
- Leah Hustak
- View full credits
Celebrate Halloween with NASA-themed pumpkin carvings! These stencils will help you get started. Share your creations with us by tagging @NASAGoddard on Twitter and Instagram.

This jack-o’-lantern template features the Traveler, all suited up to explore the universe! This pattern is appropriate for experienced pumpkin carvers, with small details to cut and scrape. In the menu, we’ve got multiple options to help you scale the design to fit your pumpkin.
Share your gourd-geous creations with us by tagging @NASAUniverse on social media or sharing your photos in comments on our posts.
Descriptive text: This pumpkin-carving template shows a smiling cartoon figure shaped like a round-topped cylinder with one eye and an antenna, wearing a gray bubble-shaped helmet and a space suit outlined in a dotted orange pattern. The top of the template says “The Traveler” with a colorful version of the same character, above icons indicating that the template is level 4 in difficulty.

This jack-o’-lantern template features a grumpy cartoon black hole, warning visitors to keep a safe distance! This pattern is fairly simple and appropriate for carvers of all levels. In the menu, we’ve got multiple options to help you scale the design to fit your pumpkin.
If you carve this pattern, share your creepy creation with us by tagging @NASAUniverse on social media or sharing your photos in comments on our posts.
Descriptive text: This pumpkin-carving template shows a circle with a pair of thin arms on each side with balls for hands. They have two gray half-circle eyes, thin straight eyebrows, and a small line for a mouth. The top of the template says “The Black Hole” with a colorful version of the same cartoon character, above icons indicating that the template is level 2 in difficulty.
Credits
Please give credit for this item to:
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
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Designers
- Leah Hustak (STScI) [Lead]
- Sara Blumberg (InuTeq)
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Technical support
- Aaron E. Lepsch (ADNET Systems, Inc.)