Free Halloween Pumpkin Images
79I love Halloween! Over the years I've heard many people say that Halloween is their favorite holiday. I don't know about that for me because Thanksgiving has all that food, and Christmas has food and presents. But "All Hallows Eve," as it was originally called, does have all those fun Halloween pumpkins.
Even if you don't like the darker side of the holiday, it's hard to object to the ritual of carving Halloween pumpkins. You can make the carved pumpkins, which are sometimes known as Jack o lanterns (see below for the story of how that term came about), as happy or scary as you want. You can even paste or draw facial features if you don't want pumpkin innards all over your kitchen. See my Halloween crafts hub for several faces you can print, cut out and glue on a pumpkin.
Free Halloween Pumpkin Images
Click thumbnail to view full-sizeDownload the Halloween Pumpkins Here
If you don't want to mess with a real pumpkin at all, you can download and print these Halloween pumpkin images and use them as decorations instead. These also can be used as Halloween clip art.
Choose a small version of any of the Halloween pumpkins above the large image. When you click on one of the images, it will appear larger. Then, if you have a PC, just right-click and save the larger version of the artwork to your hard drive.
Dimensional Halloween Stickers from Amazon
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EK Success SPJBLG021 Jolee's Boutique Le Grande Mummy Dimensional Stickers
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Metal Dimensional Stickers-Happy Halloween
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Boutique Le Grande Dimensional Stickers: Halloween Candy
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Touch Of Jolee's Dimensional Stickers: Halloween Magic
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Peanuts Dimensional Stickers: Linus Halloween
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Halloween Clip Art CDs from Amazon
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Happy Halloween CD-ROM and Book (Electronic Clip Art)
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Old-Time Halloween Illustrations CD-ROM and Book (Dover Electronic Clip Art)
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Victorian Holidays Cards & Art: Volume 3 - 500 Printable Images for Halloween, July 4th, Thanksgiving, Birthdays & More (Lunagirl Images Craft & Clip Art Series)
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Learn to Carve Halloween Pumpkins
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Extreme Pumpkin Carving: 20 Amazing Designs from Frightful to Fabulous
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Pumpkin Carving
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Great Pumpkins: Crafty Carving for Halloween
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The Pumpkin Carving Book: How to Create Glowing Lanterns and Seasonal Displays
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Why Carved Halloween Pumpkins are Called Jack o Lanterns
Oddly enough, the tradition of carving Halloween pumpkins, also known as Jack o lanterns or Jack-o'-lanterns, originally started with carving turnips, beets and potatoes instead. Like with all things connected to this fall holiday, carved Halloween pumpkins hail from a creepy story.
As Irish legend has it, a man named Stingy Jack invited the devil to have a drink.When it was time to pay for the whiskey, Jack talked the devil into changing into a sixpence, so he could pay the tab with it. But instead he pocketed the coin. He kept it next to a silver cross in his pocket, which kept the devil from transforming back into his true form. Eventually, Jack let the devil loose, but only after striking a deal with him that he couldn't harass him or claim his soul for darkness.
The next Halloween, Jack died. When he went to the gates of heaven, he was turned away. Having nowhere to go, he then went to the gates of hell. As promised, the devil refused to take his soul and sent him away. Jack didn't want to leave, because it was dark and he feared he wouldn't find his way from the netherworld. Taking pity on him, the devil tossed him a burning coal to shed some light on his path. The coal was hot, so Jack put it inside a turnip. This glowing turnip was the first Jack o' lantern. Somewhere along the line -- probably because turnips were too difficult to carve -- people began carving pumpkins instead and the tradition we have today was born.
Pumpkin Carving Kits from Amazon
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Pumpkin Masters 4-in-1 Carving Tool & Scraper Scoop Kit
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HALOWEEN PUMPKIN CARVING KIT
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Signature Brands #65528 Pumpkin Carving Kit
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Baltimore Ravens Pumpkin Carving Kit
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Extreme Pumpkins: Diabolical Do-It-Yourself Designs to Amuse Your Friends and Scare Your Neighbors
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Green Bay Packers Pumpkin Carving Kit
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Halloween Disney Pumpkin Carving Kit
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Halloween in the News
- Young Picassos Honored for Halloween Art EffortsYourNabe.com1 second ago
Dozens of students from area schools, accompanied by proud parents, filled the auditorium at Fort Hamilton High School for the Bay Ridge Community Council’s presentation of its annual Halloween Art awards.
- Police, fire departments offer Halloween safety tipsFlower Mound Leader49 minutes ago
The Flower Mound fire and police departments are encouraging children and their families to take necessary precautions during Halloween activities Saturday.
- Halloween broken bottle robbery9 News Denver7 hours ago
DENVER - Police say a man gave employees of the 7-11 on North Washington a real fright this Halloween when they tried to stop him from robbing the store.
- Halloween, Easter: Either Way There are TreatsGenomeWeb News10 hours ago
Halloween got Keith Robison thinking about other candy-laden US holidays, such as Easter, which in turn made him think about Easter Eggs, those hidden finds inserted into computer applications and games.
- Young Picassos Honored for Halloween Art EffortsNew York Post27 hours ago
Dozens of students from area schools, accompanied by proud parents, filled the auditorium at Fort Hamilton High School for the Bay Ridge Community Council’s presentation of its annual Halloween Art awards.The event, held during the group’s November m...
- Orchard Hills HalloweenProvo Daily Herald23 hours ago
Orchard Hills Elementary had their annual Halloween bash. Students and teachers alike dressed for the occasion. The bash concluded with a parade around the entire school.
- Celebrating Halloween, Senior StylePark Hills Daily Journal18 hours ago
Celebrating Halloween recently with others at the Park Hills Senior Center are (left to right): Irma Tedder, Maxine Myrant, Esther Bates, Merilyn Miller, Jane King, and Dorothy Johnson. The 65 senior citizens who attended the Oct. 23 party played "Boogo" Halloween Bingo and Halloween Left/Right Gift game, then enjoyed a Halloween luncheon. Similar holiday events are planned Nov. 20 (Thanksgiving ...
- For the love of history and HalloweenPark Hills Daily Journal18 hours ago
The Mine Au Breton Historical Society and area businesses have joined forces to put on a Halloween party from 5:30 to 9:30 tonight at Heritage Park on Jefferson Street between South Missouri and South Mine streets.
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Thanks, moonlake!
Great info for my favorite holiday!
Was searching for halloween pumpkin ideas, saw your halloween pumpkin hubpage. Great info on halloween pumpkin ! I'll try it.












moonlake says:
13 months ago
Enjoyed your hub.