A Halloween activity can start with one sheet of paper and a few pencils. If you want a quiet activity for the kitchen table, a classroom corner or a small get-together, start with our free Pumpkin Patch coloring page. Then try one of the five ideas below.
Get the free printable: Download the Lune kids activity sampler. It includes the pumpkin coloring page, a letter A tracing page and a dot-marker A page in A4 and US Letter. No email signup or payment is needed.
5 easy Halloween activities for kids
1. Give every pumpkin a different pattern
Put out a few crayons and invite your child to choose a pattern for each pumpkin: stripes, spots, zigzags or their own idea. Orange is optional. A purple pumpkin with green dots belongs in this patch just as much as an orange one.
2. Tell a tiny pumpkin story
Choose a pumpkin and give it a name. Ask, “Where is it going tonight?” or “What costume would it wear?” Your child can tell you the story while coloring. Write a sentence underneath, or let an older child add their own caption.
3. Play a color-clue game
Take turns choosing a clue: “Find something that could be yellow” or “Give one pumpkin two different colors.” Keep it playful, with no right answer to check. If you are working with several children, let each person suggest the next clue.
4. Make a little Halloween gallery
Print a page for each child, or color one together. Once the pages are finished, add the artist’s name and arrange them on a wall or table. Give the gallery a name, such as “The Friendly Pumpkin Patch.” Everyone can describe one detail they chose.
5. Design the next pumpkin
Use a blank sheet to draw another pumpkin for the patch. It might be tiny, sleepy, wearing glasses or shaped like a heart. Add a name and a background. This gives children a second activity without needing another download.
How to print the free coloring page
- Open the free sampler page and choose A4 or US Letter to match your paper.
- Open the PDF and select the pumpkin coloring page if you only want to print that activity.
- Choose 100% or Actual size in your printer settings. Use ordinary paper and the coloring supplies you already have.
The sampler is a PDF, rather than an editable template. You can print copies for your family or classroom. Please do not resell or redistribute the digital files.
Want more Halloween activities?
The free pumpkin page is a way to try Lune before choosing a full pack. The Spooky Fun Pack is a separate paid pack with 14 pages, including coloring, a maze, word search, bingo, dot-to-dot and a costume drawing page. It comes in A4 and US Letter PDF formats; files are emailed after payment is confirmed.
For activities beyond Halloween, explore alphabet tracing, dot-marker letters and numbers, or the six-pack Kids Activity Mega Bundle.
Start with a little play: get your three free activity pages.