Carve a Sea Otter Savvy Jack-o-Lantern!

These spooky otters see you! Who are some of the scariest monsters in the sea otter's world? Us!

Have fun and make your own spooky sea otter pumpkin with our Spooky Sea Otter Pumkin Carving Template.

Share all of your spooky sea otter pumpkins with us @seaottersavvy on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter. Make, share, and tag us in your otter pumpkin carving video or post and win a "Respect the nap" sticker!

Download and print the Spooky Sea Otter template here, and follow the instructions below. See more We Were Here artwork by our own Heather Barrett and learn about the past, present, and future recovery of sea otters on our We Were Here page.

Note: this template is challenging, but you can encourage young ones to draw, color in, or paint their pumpkin. You can also find a less advanced carving template with our friends at The Marine Mammal Center. Or, create your own design!

Have a savvy Halloween!

Step 1: Print out the image to your preferred sizing (large pumpkin recommended) and gather your carving tools (kits can be found and most grocery stores).

Step 2: Prep your pumpkin (cut the top and scoop out the insides).

Step 3: Cut the corners of the template and tape to your pumpkin, adjusting accordingly as it may not lay perfectly.

Step 4: Poke holes through the template into the pumkin with a nail or pick, following the template.

Step 5: Use your carving knife and follow along connecting the dots where you have punched through.

Step 6: Carefully remove the sections colored in light grey.

For the grey lines on the pup’s face, whiskers, and side – these are optional – you can choose to cut through, or you can scrape off just enough to create the detail, or you can draw/paint them on.

Trick or Treat!

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Carve a Sea Otter Savvy Jack-o-Lantern!

Step 1: Print out the image to your preferred sizing (large pumpkin recommended) and gather your carving tools (kits can be found and most grocery stores). Step 2: Prep your pumpkin (cut the top and scoop out the insides).

Step 3: Cut the corners of the template and tape to your pumpkin, adjusting accordingly as it may not lay perfectly. Step 4: Poke holes through the template into the pumkin with a nail or pick, following the template.

Step 5: Use your carving knife and follow along connecting the dots where you have punched through. Step 6: Carefully remove the sections colored in light grey.

For the grey lines on the pup’s face, whiskers, and side – these are optional – you can choose to cut through, or you can scrape off just enough to create the detail, or you can draw/paint them on. Trick or Treat!

Step 1: Print out the image to your preferred sizing (large pumpkin recommended) and gather your carving tools (kits can be found and most grocery stores).

Step 2: Prep your pumpkin (cut the top and scoop out the insides).

Step 3: Cut the corners of the template and tape to your pumpkin, adjusting accordingly as it may not lay perfectly.

Step 4: Poke holes through the template into the pumkin with a nail or pick, following the template.

Step 5: Use your carving knife and follow along connecting the dots where you have punched through.

Step 6: Carefully remove the sections colored in light grey.

For the grey lines on the pup’s face, whiskers, and side – these are optional – you can choose to cut through, or you can scrape off just enough to create the detail, or you can draw/paint them on.

Trick or Treat!