In addition to fun Halloween costumes and trick-or-treating, many kids enjoy coloring Halloween pictures and hanging up their spooky artwork around the house for the holiday. Halloween coloring pages can be found online, many times for free, and printed out for children to color. Many of the pages feature Halloween motifs, including pumpkins, witches, ghosts and other spooky images. Coloring pages can be a great way to help kids pass the time while they wait to don costumes and go out trick or treating. Teachers may also use Halloween coloring pages as a fun in-class activity, especially for younger students.

This page contains links to free printable Halloween-themed coloring pages.

Halloween coloring pages of spooky pumpkins or witches can be used not only around your home as decorations but also in other ways. One idea? Take a coloring page your child has created and attach it to a piece of poster board or heavy construction paper using glue. Then have your child write a personal message and voila - you have a homemade Halloween card for friends or family members.

You can also use colored Halloween pages to decorate Halloween newsletters or Halloween party invitations. If you can't find the specific pictures you want to color online, why not make your own? Download some Halloween clip art and remove the color and give to kids for coloring.