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20 Halloween Coloring Pages (Free PDF Downloads)

By Zen Vibes Editors · Published

When someone asks for Halloween pages, they usually mean one of two things. They want a first page with a big smiling jack-o'-lantern or a friendly ghost waving, or they want a scene that feels a little more like October night. This set gives you both without drifting into Christmas sparkle or the changing leaves of Seasons.

The early pages are roomy and cheerful, with candy corn in wide bands, a black cat sitting tall, and a pumpkin wearing a floppy bow. Then it starts to feel more like trick or treat time. A bat hangs from a branch, a mummy waves hello, and a cauldron bubbles away without looking too spooky for little kids.

For older kids, there are pages with more to look at and more places to slow down. Porch steps lined with carved pumpkins, trick-or-treaters at a front door, and a witch flying past the moon have enough detail to keep busy hands at the table. Our favorite is the black cat in a window, which has just enough mystery without tipping into scary.

Designs
20
Paper sizes
US Letter and A4
Difficulty
very easy to medium
Ages
2 to 10
Use
Free for personal, classroom, and therapy use

Compiled by Zen Vibes Editors.

How to print these pages

  1. Pick the paper size that matches what is in your printer: US Letter or A4.
  2. Open the PDF and choose Print. Set scale to 100 percent or “actual size” (not “fit to page”).
  3. Plain copy paper works for crayons and pencils. Use heavier cardstock for markers or paint.

Print at actual size on plain paper. The fuller night scenes are nicer with pencils or fine markers, while the bold early pages suit crayons well.

Picking this page or a narrower Halloween set

If you want a little bit of everything people picture in October, start here. You get pumpkins, candy, bats, cats, a witch, and a few fuller night scenes on one page.

If the person coloring already knows exactly what they want, the narrower sets below are the better next stop. This mixed page is the one to use when the mood is simply Halloween, not one single part of it.

For little kids who want Halloween, not scary

The first half of this page stays gentle. The ghost is waving, the mummy looks friendly, and even the spider sits on a simple web without much fuss around it.

That makes this a good choice for a child who wants the holiday look but does not want anything intense. Start with the jack-o'-lantern, candy corn, or witch hat, then move up to the bucket or scarecrow when they want a little more to color.

Good picks for class parties and October tables

This page works well when a group needs different kinds of pages at once. Little hands can take the bold shapes, while older kids can settle into the pumpkin patch at sunset or the bats over a village.

It also helps if you want decorations that still feel varied when they go up together. A wall with pumpkins, cats, moons, and front porch scenes looks like Halloween right away.

Ideas for using these pages

  • Make a hallway pumpkin parade by coloring the jack-o'-lantern, pumpkin with a floppy bow, and porch pumpkin pages, then taping them up in a row.
  • Use the trick-or-treat bucket, candy apple, and candy corn pages to set up a quiet Halloween table while kids wait for it to get dark.
  • Color the witch, bats, owl, and black cat pages, then turn them into simple window decorations for October.

Questions about this set

Which pages are best for a preschooler who wants Halloween but not scary pictures?
Start with the smiling jack-o'-lantern, friendly ghost, candy corn, or black cat sitting tall. The mummy waving hello and witch hat also stay light and friendly.
Are there pages here for older kids too?
Yes. The later pages have more going on, like porch steps with carved pumpkins, trick-or-treaters at a front door, and bats over a village. They give older kids more small spaces and background details to work on.
Do I need markers for these, or will crayons do?
Crayons work well on the simpler Halloween pages with big open shapes. For the fuller evening scenes, pencils or fine markers can make the smaller details easier to color.

Usage: All designs in this set are original Zen Vibes drawings. Free for personal, classroom, and therapy use. Full terms of use.