Halloween Coloring Pages

Halloween decorations and garlands

You need

Five to eight colored sheets, scissors, hole punch, string or baker's twine.

1. Cut each colored subject out along its outline, leaving a 5 mm border so the shape stays stiff.
2. Punch a hole at the top of each and thread them onto the string, alternating pumpkins and ghosts so the colors break up.
3. Hang across a window or a doorway — the shapes read from the street once the light is behind them.

An adult should do the cutting for children under six.

Trick-or-treat bags and treat boxes

You need

One colored sheet, a plain paper bag, glue stick, optional ribbon.

1. Color a single bold subject — a jack-o'-lantern or a bat works better than a full scene.
2. Cut it out and glue it flat to the front of the paper bag, pressing from the center outwards so it does not bubble.
3. Fold the top over twice and punch two holes for a ribbon handle.

Halloween cards and party invitations

You need

One colored sheet, A5 cardstock, glue stick, pen.

1. Color a page, then trim it to just under A5 so it sits inside a border.
2. Glue it to the front of a folded piece of cardstock.
3. Write the party time and address inside. Kids who cannot write yet can sign with a handprint.

Masks and costume accessories

You need

One costume or character sheet, 120 gsm cardstock, scissors, elastic cord, hole punch.

1. Print the design directly onto cardstock so the mask holds its shape.
2. Color it, then cut out the face shape and the eye holes.
3. Punch a hole at each temple and knot a length of elastic to fit the child's head.

Cut eye holes yourself and check the fit before the child wears it — a mask that slips is the most common Halloween trip hazard.

Classroom and Halloween party activities

You need

One printed set per child, crayons or pencils, a wall or window to display on.

1. Print one easy sheet and one harder scene per child so fast and slow finishers both have something to do.
2. Give the group a three-color limit — it turns an idle activity into a decision, and the finished wall looks deliberate rather than scattered.
3. Pin the results in theme order along the corridor: pumpkins, then animals, then haunted houses.