Halloween coloring pages

These Halloween coloring pages keep the spooky side friendly: grinning jack-o’-lanterns, a small witch reading from her spell book, a skeleton on a skateboard, a spider knitting a scarf and three costumed trick-or-treaters on a porch decorated with cobwebs.

There are plenty of simple sheets for toddlers, like the black cat on a pumpkin, the ghost riding a bicycle and the witch hat with a little spider. Older children can work on the haunted house on the hill or the monster party around a table of candy.

Orange and black are only the start. Purple and lime green make a night scene feel like Halloween, and orange crayon over yellow gives a pumpkin a glow. For the sky, press lightly with dark blue so the moon stays white.

A stack of these sheets is handy for a class party, or for kids in costume who are waiting for it to get dark enough to go trick-or-treating. Carving a pumpkin at the kitchen table is a good one to color on the same evening the family carves a real one.