You can purchase pumpkin templates at almost any superstore such as Wal-Mart, Kmart, Target or you can get them online at Amazon. You do not need to be a great carver to decorate pumpkins. The cutest ones are just painted black or white and a face is painted on them.
http://www.bhg.com/halloween/pumpkin-carving/printable-pumpkin-stencils/ This site is one of many that offers free printable pumpkin carving templates. There are dozens of designs on this site alone, offering a lot of uniqueness.
You can find pumpkin carving templates at http://www.ehow.com/halloween/templates.html. You can find more at http://www.rd.com/slideshows/12-free-printable-pumpkin-carving-stencils/. You just download and print.
There are several pumpkin carving templates available for free. I'd recommend looking at pumpkincarving.com or thinkgeek.com for some really tasteful ideas.
HGTV's website has some great pumpkin carving tutorials. Beginner tutorials are located here: http://www.hgtv.com/decorating-basics/beginner-Halloween-pumpkin-carving-templates/pictures/index.html, and more advanced tutorials are located here: http://www.hgtv.com/decorating-basics/advanced-Halloween-pumpkin-carving-templates/pictures/index.html
A pumpkin template is used to assist those who are no so adept with a nice in carving a fun and interesting pumpkin for Halloween. The templates often come in a wide variety of designs, from TV show and movie characters, to funny or scary faces.
A good place to find cheap pumpkin carving templates on the internet is pumpkinmasters.com This website has downloadable designs that are all unique, and the best part is that they are all free!
Ehow.com has some great templates to print out.Zombiepumpkins.com has some really neat stincils. You can print from that site too.If you search for pictures of pumpkin stencils it shows a bigger variety.
There are many websites that feature pumpkin carving templates or stencils. I found parenting.com and familycamping.koa.com. I saw on the koa website that there are safety procedures to make for an effective pumpkin carving event for children. There are plastic knives available for pumpkin carving that would be safer for children as well at most grocery stores.
You can find pumpkin carving templates at craft stores such as Hobby Lobby or Michael's. Also, there will be plenty of stencils and templates offered around Halloween at retail stores like Walmart and Target.
the whole thing is the pumpkin
There is a cut a pumpkin tutorial at pumpkinworld dot com. They show you how to neatly carve any pumpkin into any face you want. They have templates you can use also.
There are several good sites for pumpkin templates online but the best is probably pumpkinlady.com.The designs there are both intricate and easy to understand.