Pumpkin Carving

A ranger wearing a Jacko lantern over their head and holding a pumpkin with a Joshua tree silhouette carved into it.
Orange you excited for autumn? Get ahead of the carve by creating a gourd-geous pumpkin this fall season and give ‘em pumpkin to talk about. 

Photo by Carmen Aurrecoechea

 

Directions

Follow these simple steps to create festive pumpkin art to celebrate the fall season.

Step 1: Pick your favorite template below and print it to match the size of your pumpkin’s surface area.
Step 2: Cut out the dark area of the template.
Step 3: Use the template to trace the image onto your pumpkin.
Step 4: Carve out the design.
Step 5: Take a sip of apple cider and marvel at your creation.

Share your pumpkin park art on social media using #FindYourPark or #EncuentraTuParque to add it to the growing parks pumpkin patch.

 
An illustration of a flying bat and a full moon
A flying bat with a full moon

©NPS/Joshua Tree National Park

 
An illustration of a flying bat with stars and a crescent moon
A flying bat with stars and a crescent moon

©NPS/Joshua Tree National Park

 
An illustration of a coyote howling at a full moon
A coyote howling at a full moon

©NPS/Joshua Tree National Park

 
An illustration of a tortoise with small rocks underneath it.
Desert Tortoise

©NPS/Joshua Tree National Park

 
An illustration of a rabbit jumping over a plant
Rabbit

©NPS/Joshua Tree National Park

 
An illustration of a Joshua tree with rocks underneath it
A Joshua tree with rocks underneath it

©NPS/Joshua Tree National Park

 
An illustration of a Joshua tree with rocks underneath it.
A second option of a Joshua tree with rocks underneath it

©NPS/Joshua Tree National Park

 
An illustration of Joshua tree
A Joshua tree

©NPS/Joshua Tree National Park

 

Last updated: November 1, 2022

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