Top Halloween Coloring Pages

Halloween Coloring Pages to Use in the Classroom
Teachers, if you're still looking for some great Halloween coloring pages, I hope you've checked out ColoringBookFun.com. It's the best resource for finding coloring pages of all different types, especially those related to holidays. They have many different categories for just Halloween! So, what does Halloween remind you of? What elements do you associate with the holiday? If you're like most people, Halloween makes you think of leaves, pumpkins carved into Jack-o-lanterns, children trick-or-treating, cats, witches, ghosts, goblins, ghouls and so on. This coloring website has sheets for all of those things and more. Here are some of the top coloring pages for Halloween from ColoringBookFun.com.

Jack-o-lanterns
Jack-o-lanterns can either look friendly or scary, and your needs will vary depending on the age of the children. Of course, you don't want to frighten young children with images of scary jack-o-lanterns, so the friendly jack-o-lantern like the one pictured above is perfect for younger children.   For older kids that like a bit of fright in their Halloween night, try this scary jack-o-lantern coloring page.

Ghosts
Ghosts are the quintessential Halloween image. We associate some with being friendly and some are not so friendly. The image we most often picture, though, is one like this ghost rising out of a grave. The coloring page isn't very frightening as far as its features, but be sensitive about handing out this coloring sheet if any children have had relatives that have passed away recently. 

Haunted House
There are few things more frightening than the idea of a house being haunted. Many older students will be visiting haunted houses around Halloween this year as part of the season's activities. If you have older children (and yes, older children still like to color sometimes), this haunted house coloring page will be perfect for putting them in the Halloween mood. 

Bats
The thing that I find truly terrifying at Halloween are all the bat decorations. I've had bad experiences with bats in my day! This bat coloring page in particular is incredibly creepy, but a great image to color for Halloween. You could also throw in a lesson about bats to incorporate it into a science lesson. There are so many ways to work coloring into your lesson plans! 

Witches
Witches don't have to be old, wart-covered women depicted in old Hollywood movies. Now, children associate them with beautiful, friendly faces for the most part. Or they do with good witches, anyway. Here's a friendly witch coloring page that you can use. Perhaps you could discuss the Salem witch trials as the students color this one. 

Mummies
Are you studying ancient Egyptian culture in your classroom? Try this mummy coloring sheet on for size. Discuss how the ancient Egyptians mummified important persons and buried them with their treasures. You may also want to discuss how the mummy image became associated with Halloween. 

Halloween Cards for Everyone

Exchange Halloween Cards in Class
Why does Valentine's Day get all the glory for exchanging cards in class? It's actually a perfectly acceptable activity to do on any holiday. Since children are already overrun with sweet treats, Halloween cards may be the perfect alternative for getting a little less sugar and a little more meaning into the holiday. The free printable cards section at FreePrintable.com contains cards for all types of holidays, including Halloween, Christmas, Mother's Day and much more. Check out their large and varied selection for all of your holiday card needs. They're absolutely free, so all you have to do is print them out, write your message and make someone's day by letting them know you're thinking of them.

Halloween Cards to Spread Cheer
The Halloween cards are located more specifically with the other miscellaneous cards in the free printable greeting cards section. There are all kinds of Halloween themes represented such as pumpkins and jack-o-lanterns, scarecrows, witches, zombies, ghosts, goblins, trolls and much more. So no matter what your favorite creature of the night is for a spooky good time on Halloween, you'll find an appropriate card to exchange with friends, family or classmates. These are also perfect for attaching to treat bags or inserting them into treat bags. They can be given as alternatives to treats, too, though this may not go over well with the neighborhood children and is better for a circle of friends or in the classroom where adults attempt to limit sugar. 

Free Printable Scarecrow Halloween Cards
This free printable scarecrow Halloween card is my personal favorite on the site. It's not so scary that children will be afraid of it, but it does give off a spooky vibe that most people who love Halloween will appreciate. It's great for children and adults alike. Two cards will print out on every sheet of paper. This maximizes paper and minimizes waste -- something to keep in mind considering that so much trash ends up in landfills every year. You can also cut or crop these cards using a screenshot tool and send them electronically via email or social media if you choose not to use paper at all. Reducing paper waste is always an admirable thing.

If your children are like most around this time of year, they are eagerly anticipating getting their Halloween costumes. They're also dreaming of the day when they'll have bags full of candy to sit down and enjoy. Help keep the excitement alive all throughout the month with these Halloween cards. Print out several different designs and give them along with the child's costumes. Alternatively, give a card for every day leading up to Halloween. You can also look for more Halloween-related activities in the worksheets, crafts and lessons.

Coloring Sheets for Native American Day

Free Printable Coloring Pages for the Classroom
Did you know that Monday, October 14, 2013 is Native American Day? It's a bit different than most holidays in that its purpose is to remember the sufferings and persecution of the Native Americans. Students and others would do well to learn a bit about Native American history on this day to learn about how their culture impacted the Europeans and vice versa. The Native Americans are a rich part of this country's cultural fabric, and their ancestors should be remembered with honor. If you're looking for tools to help you teach your students or children more about the Native American culture, try the free printable coloring pages at PrintablesFree.com. There are lots of holidays to choose from, and the Thanksgiving section is perfect for finding coloring pages of Native Americans.

Free Printable Thanksgiving Coloring Pages
As mentioned above, the free printable Thanksgiving coloring pages are a great resource for finding pictures of Native Americans as well as the pilgrims. Of course, this representation is only a very small part of their history which expands for thousands and thousands of years, but it is a familiar concept and is a good jumping off point for introducing the concept of Native American Day. Print one of these coloring sheets or several to offer some variety to your students. In addition to the coloring sheets, you should find some information about local tribes that were either indigenous to your area or that came through as hunters and gatherers.  

Native American Day Coloring Pages
As long as we're in the Thanksgiving section, however, it is important to note the important role Native Americans played in the first Thanksgiving. Hand out this Native American coloring sheet featuring a boy and girl in Native American dress.  The first thing students should know is that it was not actually a Thanksgiving celebration. It was actually a harvest celebration, which was very common for the time period. It was, however, a peaceful gathering of both Europeans and Native Americans and, for that reason, it became the quintessential Thanksgiving image that we know and love today. The truth is, most of the Europeans had agricultural backgrounds, as everyone had to grow and kill their own food in those days. Parts of this country seemed particularly inhospitable, though, so the Native Americans taught many of them how to grow and use the foods that were native to this land. Many Europeans would not have survived had it not been for the help of Native Americans. Unfortunately, many Native Americans died as a result of the introduction of diseases from the Europeans. It wiped out about 90% of their population and many more died in wars the European settlers waged with them. Take some time today to remember these brave people and their contributions to American history

Math Worksheets to Celebrate Egg Day

The Incredible Countable Egg
On what day each year do we celebrate eggs? You may think it's Easter, but you're incorrect! Easter is a religious holiday that celebrates Jesus, but the day we celebrate eggs is called Egg Day. It's today, October 11, and it's celebrated during the month of October every year. Eggs are often a food that we take for granted, but eggs are really a spectacular food. They're nutritious and delicious. They're good for you in moderate amounts. Finally, they're used in countless ways in the kitchen whether eaten by themselves or added to recipes. What would we do without eggs? 

Math Worksheets for Egg Day
Although the picture to the left here says it's an "Easter" addition worksheet, it's very appropriate for egg day, especially if the little ones you teach are just learning about addition. You can even use real eggs to help them in figuring out the problems. Plastic eggs work fine, too, but using real boiled eggs is a great way to not only teach them some math skills, but to teach them some nutritional facts and interesting trivia about eggs as well. Give it a try! You can even turn the entire day into an eggstravaganza! Here's how you can turn Egg Day into a full day celebration (though it does take a bit of preparation, so you may need to save these tips for next year). You have your math lesson, so let's move on to the other subjects.

Science Lesson
Boil as many eggs as you need for each student in your class, plus one for you. Take the hard boiled eggs, a container of vinegar and an empty jar to school with you. Get the class to help you put their eggs into the jar filled with vinegar. Leave the eggs alone for three days. Once 72 hours have passed since the eggs have been in the vinegar, remove them. You and your students will find that the eggs become "bouncy." Don't get too exuberant in your bouncing, though, as they can break with too much force. Discuss with your students the science behind the bouncing eggs.  

English and Reading
Have the students each write a one page story about an egg. It can be a drama, horror, comedy or any other style of story they'd like as long as it's about eggs. An adult may be needed to help them get the story down, so if that's the case, you may want to put the students in groups. Each student should contribute at least a few sentences to the group's story.

You can also create art activities (similar to coloring Easter eggs) and activities for many other subjects that are centered around the egg. The children will find it delightful, and for once, they'll be able to form an answer when their parents ask, "What did you learn at school today?"

Fun Facts About October

Flowers for Each Month of the Year
Have you ever wondered about your birth month? Each month has a gemstone and a flower, but there are also other interesting facts about each of the months, too. This month, we'll be talking about October, of course. And since it's October, you'll first want to head over to ColoringBookFun.com to check out the birthstone and flower coloring pages. Here is where you'll find all the pages you need to color the gemstone or flower for each month of the year. If you don't see your birth month or the month that you're learning about, just click the "load more printables" link at the bottom of the page. Do this each time until you find the printable you want. Let's get started!

October Flower of the Month
You can find the flower for October in the picture above. It is the calendula. Clicking the "download" link will take you to the page where you can print the coloring sheet since the "print" button doesn't seem to be working at the moment. You may know the calendula by its more common name: the marigold. They're beautiful flowers and are very affordable. Get some to use in your fall decor or just to enjoy around the house. Want to know more facts about the month of October? Read them below!

October Fun Facts

• In the Roman Calendar, October was the eight month, which is where it got its name with the prefix "octo."
• The gemstone for the month of October is the opal.
• The rose sapphire and tourmaline are also gemstones that are associated with the month of October.
• October is a popular month for raising awareness for some of our most important causes, such as Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Domestic Violence Awareness Month and more. 
• Halloween is the most oft-observed holiday during October, but Columbus Day is a national holiday. Other holidays include Boss's Day and Sweetest Day.  
• Black Tuesday occurred on October 29, 1929 and marked the beginning of the Great Depression.
• Lots of famous people have birthdays in October, including Theodore Roosevelt, Hugh Jackman, Anthony Hopkins, John Lennon, Jimmy Carter, John Adams and Dwight D. Eisenhower. 
• We celebrate many different foods in October. The month is known as National Seafood Month, National Dessert Month, National Pizza Month, and National Chili Month.

Quotes About October
October is the fallen leaf, but it is also a wider horizon more clearly seen. It is the distant hills once more in sight, and the enduring constellations above them once again.
Hal Borland

Listen! The wind is rising, and the air is wild with leaves, we have had our summer evenings, now for October eves!
Humbert Wolfe 

October, baptize me with leaves! Swaddle me in corduroy and nurse me with split pea soup. October, tuck tiny candy bars in my pockets and carve my smile into a thousand pumpkins. O autumn! O teakettle! O grace!
Rainbow Rowell

Quotes About Winning and Losing

Free Printable Quotes About Sportsmanship
As parents, teachers and coaches, it's very important to teach young, impressionable children about the importance of being a good sport. We win some and we lose some, but neither scenario should define how we feel about ourselves. Children need to know how to both win and lose graciously. Too often in school sports, we see children -- even from a young age -- being poor losers. Often, these habits are learned from other children and parents. One way to teach a child about being a good sport is by using free printable quotes from FreePrintable.com. You'll find quotes on a variety of useful life topics, including sportsmanship.

Funny Printable Quotes Hit the Message Home
That doesn't mean that the messages you send to your children need to be sappy and full of cliches. Not at all. Students and children appreciate a bit of humor, so it's best to use both humor and wisdom when imparting advice. You'll find a good mix of both of these traits in the free printable funny quotes. You'll find quotes from Jerry Seinfeld, Jim Carrey and even Bugs Bunny at FreePrintable.com. Print one or several -- they're free! You can pin them up in your classroom, at home or tape them to the kids' lockers before the big game. Just make sure you get the message across to be good team players. 

Funny Quote About Winning and Losing
This free printable funny quote about winning and losing can be found right at FreePrintable.com. As you can see, it's already properly formatted to go into a frame, be pinned on the message board or shared via social media after you've saved the image to your computer. There are so many ways to share it!

More Quotes About Sportsmanship
For more inspirational or funny quotes about winning and losing, read the quotes below. You're sure to find some gems to share with your team!

Yesterday is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to win or lose.
Lyndon B. Johnson

Whoever said, 'It's not whether you win or lose that counts,' probably lost.
Martina Navratilova


Win or lose, do it fairly.
Knute Rockne

It's not whether you win or lose, it's how many people remember you when you die.
Jonathan Ross

Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength.
Arnold Schwarzenegger

Winning is not everything, but wanting to win is.
Vince Lombardi

Winning takes talent, to repeat takes character.
John Wooden

I think whether you're having setbacks or not, the role of a leader is to always display a winning attitude.
Colin Powell

Winning is great, sure, but if you are really going to do something in life, the secret is learning how to lose. Nobody goes undefeated all the time. If you can pick up after a crushing defeat, and go on to win again, you are going to be a champion someday.
Wilma Rudolph

Design the Scariest Pumpkin in the Patch

Free Printable Crafts for Your Pumpkins
Are you tired of the same old jack-o-lanterns? It's a common problem around Halloween. If you've seen one pumpkin, you've seen them all. There are only so many ways that people with basic skills can carve up a pumpkin, so if you're not an artist, you may have ran out of ideas for creative jack-o-lanterns for the children. Don't fret yet! There are lots of fun alternatives to carving pumpkins at PrintablesFree.com. You don't need artistic talent at all! All you need is your printer, some paper and a bit of paint to have professional looking pumpkins within minutes using their free printable crafts. Read on to find out how!

Free Printable Halloween Crafts for the Count Down to Candy
It can be excrutiating as a child to wait for the day that you get to go door to door in amazing costumes asking neighbors for candy. what a wondrous holiday it is for young children! In order to whet their appetites for the festivities to come, you can use crafts and activities throughout the month. Our free printable Halloween crafts can get your kids involved in the spooky fun as they countdown the days until they can give in to their candy cravings. Read below for tips on decorating spooky pumpkins that will be the envy of the neighborhood.

Create a Pumpkin that Will Make You Want to Howl at the Moon
 Most people think of witches, ghosts, goblins and mummies on Halloween, but few remember one of the scariest creatures of the night: the werewolf. You can bring the werewolf to life with this free printable werewolf Halloween craft. Do you want to turn your pumpkin decorating activities into a howling good time? This is the perfect tool! To use the printable, follow the instructions below.

1. Print the werewolf activity from PrintablesFree.com on medium weight cardstock.
2. Cut out the shapes colored in black.
3. Using the remaining paper against your pumpkin, and using a paintbrush or spray paint, apply paint to the pumpkin to create the face of a werewolf.
4. You're all done!

Tip: For variations on the werewolf theme, paint your pumpkins in a different color first and then paint the face on. You can think of all kinds of color combinations! Glow in the dark paint would be especially spooky on a black pumpkin.

Jasmine Printables for Your Little Princess

Jasmine Disney Princess Coloring Pages
Do you have a little princess in your home who just adores the Disney princesses? When you're a young princess yourself, it's hard to think about anything else! I understand what that's like, so I've found some wonderful Disney princess coloring pages at FreePrintableOnline.com. Here, you'll find your daughter's favorite Disney princesses, including Jasmine, Belle, Cinderella, Tinker Bell and Ariel. Print them out, hand your princess some crayons and let her get to work. She'll love spending some time with her favorite characters.

Jasmine Printables to Color
The Jasmine printables featured above shows Jasmine sitting in front of her mirror. Perhaps she's getting ready for a party. Ask your child to tell you what she's getting ready for – you'll be surprised at the answers children come up with sometimes! Before you print out this Jasmine coloring sheet, you can use the customization tools to add your daughter's name, the date or even a favorite quote from the movies about Jasmine and Aladdin.

Aladdin Movie Background
In the film Aladdin, Jasmine plays a princess that longs for a life outside the palace. She is weary of the duties of becoming a princess and wants to be her own person. According to the law, however, she must marry before her next birthday. She wants to marry for love rather than wealth or power and clashes with her father over this, especially after she meets Aladdin.

If you need some help with memorable quotes to use, you're in the right place. Here are some of my personal favorites from these enchanting films. Enjoy!

Quotes from the movie Aladdin

I'm a fast learner. ~ Jasmine

Ten thousand years will give you such a crick in the neck! ~ Genie

You're only a fool if you give up. ~ Jafar

You're only in trouble if you get caught. ~ Aladdin

I'm not a prize to be won! ~ Jasmine

Like many things, it is not what is outside, but what is inside that counts. ~ Genie

One thing I pride myself on, Jafar: I'm an excellent judge of character. ~ Sultan

I'm a street rat, remember? I'll improvise! ~ Aladdin

No matter what the species, men are men. ~ Jasmine

If only they'd look closer, they'd find out there's so much more to me. ~ Aladdin

You've heard of the golden rule, haven't you? Whoever has the gold makes the rules. ~ Jafar

Sometimes we only see how people are different from us. But if you look hard enough, you can see how much we're all alike. ~ Jasmine

She deserves a prince. And I'm a fool. ~ Aladdin

Oh, that's fine. Seeing as you've lied to everyone else, I was beginning to feel a little left out. ~ Genie

If I do marry, I want it to be for love. ~ Jasmine

Let me share this whole new world with you. ~ From the song, A Whole New World

For more free printable coloring pages, visit FreePrintableOnline.com!

Boo! More Halloween Coloring Pages for You!

Free Printable Halloween Coloring Pages for October
Have you printed out some Halloween coloring pages for your child yet? If not, what are you waiting for? It won't be long before the leaves start falling from the trees. When it's too cold to go outdoors, you can still have lots of fun indoors by preparing fun and creative activities for your children. One of the best ways to keep young creative minds busy is by allowing them to color. Coloring has many benefits for your child. It provides a creative release after a structured day at school filled with lectures and often mundane work. It helps them learn how about rules, such as coloring within the lines and choosing colors that are appropriate for the material. It encourages children to observe the world around them to see how things should look, but also encourages them to think outside the box and get creative with their choices. As you can see, the numerous benefits are certainly worth the short amount of time it takes to print some free holiday coloring pages from ColoringBookFun.com. 

More Halloween Coloring Pages for Your Kids
When you visit ColoringBookFun.com, you'll find that the coloring pages for holidays like Halloween, Christmas, Thanksgiving, Easter, etc. are all grouped under the holiday coloring pages category. As you can see, there are many different categories for free printable Halloween coloring pages! That's because there are so many fun concepts associated with the holiday that it's hard to settle on just a few pages. You'll find mummies, ghosts, witches, pumpkins, bats, draculas, children in costumes and much, much more. Print out as many as you like. All of the coloring pages are free, so all you need to invest is a little bit of time!

Ghost Halloween Coloring Sheets to Make You Say Boo!
One of my favorite coloring sheets on the site is this ghost Halloween coloring page. Why? Because it incorporates several different elements of Halloween! First of all, ghosts are an intriguing concept for adults and older children alike. Fortunately, this isn't a scary looking ghost, so it is appropriate for children of elementary age and older. Younger children may still be frightened by ghost pictures, though, so proceed with caution. The coloring sheet (pictured above) also shows a witch's hat, a spider and the word, "Boo!" written in big, bold letters. What's not to like about this spooktacular coloring sheet? Print one out for your kids (or for yourself) today! 

Halloween Bingo for Your Monster Bash

Free Printable Bingo Games for Halloween

It's time to stir up some fun this month with lots of fun Halloween activities! I know many of you will be hosting Halloween parties of some sort. Whether you're a teacher hosting a classroom party or a parent having the neighborhood kids over for a little event, you'll need to have some fun games planned to keep kids and adults alike entertained. FreePrintable.com has lots of free printable games that you can use for any of your parties. Crossword puzzles, jigsaw puzzles, word search puzzles, BINGO games, mazes, Sudoku and board games are a handful of the free options you have available for providing entertainment at your next party.

Halloween Bingo Games

Bingo is one of America's favorite party games. It's fun and people of all ages enjoy it. It's also easy to get the hang of, unlike some party games that require special skills or talents. The premise of Bingo is simple: you watch your card for the numbers, letters or pictures that the host calls out. In the case of many of the free printable Bingo games from FreePrintable.com, you're looking for a picture that matches the one your host is holding up. When you've found the picture on your card, mark it with a special piece of marking paper. Numbers, letters or pictures are called out until someone gets all of the slots in a straight line filled either vertically or horizontally. The first person to call out "Bingo!" gets a prize.

Spooky Halloween Bingo Games for Your Party

Now for the good stuff: FreePrintable.com has a Halloween Bingo party set just for you, and it's absolutely free to print and use. You can find the game tiles (the pieces you hold up so people can mark their cards) here. You can also find four different versions of the Bingo playing cards.

Halloween Bingo Card 1

Halloween Bingo Card 2

Halloween Bingo Card 3

Halloween Bingo Card 4

Make sure you print out all of the card options so you don't have too many winners all at once! It's a good idea to have players clear their cards after each winner, too, because if you continue on with the same game, you may find that you're out of prizes much too quickly. Bingo is such a fun game that your guests will want to play for quite a while.

Halloween Bingo Prize Ideas

If you're looking for prize ideas, you're in the right place. A big bag of Halloween candy is always a good choice for a Bingo prize. Guests will also love a set Halloween stationery, pens and stickers. A mask would be a hit, as the winner could have the honor of wearing it for the rest of the party! Other ideas include a spooky music CD, a Halloween decoration for the home or paid tickets to see the local pumpkin patch and corn maze.

Trace the Alphabet Worksheets

Learn to Write Words by Tracing the Letters

As an adult, handwriting may come easy, but do you remember how difficult it was to learn as a child? Teachers try to teach you how to make the letters properly, but everyone has their own writing style, so it never ends up looking quite the same between two people. Your child is probably going through the same thing in school. It can be frustrating when you can’t make your letters perfectly. How can your child improve his handwriting skills? By using the free printable worksheets found at PrintablesFree.com. There are lots to choose from in many different subject areas, including handwriting. The worksheets also accommodate different age groups to allow your child to grow and learn using the resources available on the site. It’s not all work and no play, though. You’ll also find lots of fun coloring pages, crafts and activities to complete with your child. Check it out!

Worksheets to Help Children Trace the Letters

Did you know that PrintablesFree.com has a section dedicated specifically to handwriting? There are several different worksheets to help your little one learn to write his letters and spell many different words. Some of the free printable handwriting worksheets even have pictures on the page to help your child connect the words to the objects. They’re a lot of fun to complete! These worksheets will allow you to give your child plenty of practice when he needs it most. Handwriting can be intimidating until all of those letters are mastered. And after they’ve learned print, they jump into cursive! Until then, use our worksheets to help your child practice, practice, practice making those beautifully constructed letters.

Trace the Word Dog Printable Worksheet

One of the first words that your child will learn to spell and write is dog. Why? It’s a simple word! Also, nearly everyone loves dogs, and many people have a dog in their home. That’s my guess, at least. You can find the PrintablesFree.com Trace the Word Dog Printable Worksheet to teach your own child how to spell and write the word dog. This worksheet is appropriate for preschool or kindergarten, but if you have a child who’s an early bloomer when it comes to learning, go ahead and use these worksheets with her! You’re never too young to begin writing.

Below are a few more ideas to help you encourage your child to write.

• Help your child spell and write the names of everyone that lives in your home.
• Have your child choose three of his or her favorite toys (car, ball, doll, etc.) and write the names of them for your child to practice.
• Write the names of your child’s favorite television characters for him to practice on.
• Use different things to write with – crayons, colored pencils, markers, pens or even a stylus on your tablet device
• Identify and help your child spell different colors found in your home.

There are so many ways to help your child practice. Get creative!

Koi Fish Coloring Pages

Free Printable Coloring Pages to Teach Kids About Animals

Coloring is fun; that’s a given. Did you know that it can also be educational? For young children especially, coloring can help cement concepts in their minds after a long day of learning. Not only that, but coloring creates a visual image of the concepts just learned. Take a zebra, for instance. You can talk about a zebra all day long with a child, but the concept of what it looks like really only comes together when the child sees a picture of a zebra. Coloring a zebra picture on his own helps them master that concept even more. At FreePrintableOnline.com, you’ll find lots of different free printable coloring pages to use in your classroom. Many are educational and some are just plain fun. Either way, your students will enjoy a break from their usual routine to let the creativity flow while they color.

Free Animal Coloring Pages to Use in the Classroom and Home

What are your students learning about this week? Giraffes? Monkeys? Cats? Sharks? There are several different animal coloring pages to choose from that include all of those animals. Each picture features a simple design, bold lines and engaging imagery to encourage students to get creative while they are coloring. These are great for use in the classroom, but parents can use them at home, too. Learning shouldn’t stop once the children get off the school bus! Animals are fun anytime. Print a few out to carry on trips, to appointments and anywhere else you may find yourself waiting with a child. Your children will be grateful for something to do rather than stare at the walls or floor! It also provides you with opportunities to ask what they already know about these animals and what they’d like to know. Compile what they’d like to know and do a bit of research when you’re back at the computer. It can become a fun family learning project!

Free Koi Fish Coloring Pages

Koi fish are interesting creatures. Did you know that they can live for 25 to 35 years with the proper care? Even more interesting is that their lifespan can extend to about 200 years in very exceptional cases. That’s quite a long life for a fish! Because they have no stomach but rather a straight gut, they have to be fed frequently, about every four hours.  These fish are very popular in ponds, and they enjoy being in groups of fish called “schools”. Koi can grow up to three feet long, though, so they need plenty of room to swim around. They come in lots of different colors, but more commonly are orange, yellow, red, white and black. In Japan, koi fish are often kept as pets and passed down from one generation to the next because of their long lives. If you’re interested in these fish, print one of these koi fish coloring pages to color as you research more fun facts.

Halloween Coloring Pages for Spooky Coloring Fun

Free Printable Halloween Coloring Pages for All Ages

October begins tomorrow, and many people have already started planning for the month’s festivities. If you haven’t yet begun, don’t worry. You can catch up! A great way to decorate your home and be a little sentimental is by having your children color some free printable coloring pages to frame and use around the home as part of your fall décor. It’s an easy, affordable way to decorate, but most of all, the decorations will really mean something because they’re created by your children. In addition to free printable holiday coloring pages, ColoringBookFun.com has coloring pages for all holidays and a variety of other themes such as animals, people, history and more. Check out all the categories to find coloring pages for your little ones!

Don’t Say Boo, We Have Plenty of Activities Just For You!

Coloring for holidays like Halloween is a great way to build up plenty of excitement in anticipation for the holiday. Luckily, ColoringBookFun.com has loads of Halloween coloring sheets in a variety of categories. You’ll find all the elements you associate with Halloween, including pumpkins, haystacks, witches, ghosts, haunted houses, spiders, devils, skeletons, trick-or-treat bags, jack-o-lanterns, scarecrows, and much, much more. The free printable Halloween coloring pages are free to print, download, save and share. Send them to your friends, teachers and colleagues. Everyone will be looking for great Halloween resources during this time, so now is your chance to help others out by pointing the way to some fantastic Halloween coloring pages!

Pumpkin Coloring Pages to Celebrate Halloween

Pumpkins are certainly my favorite part of Halloween, and for the entire Autumn season, actually. I love pumpkin flavored coffees, cakes, cookies, butters, pies, rolls and just about anything else that you can think of to put pumpkin in. Pumpkins are delicious – even the seeds can be roasted to make a tasty snack. You don’t have to be a pumpkin connoisseur, however, to enjoy this pumpkin and haystacks coloring sheet. You can have your child color this sheet and leave it up in your home all through the fall season, because it’s perfect for Thanksgiving, too! For soft colors, have your child use crayons or colored pencils. For strong, bold colors, use markers or watercolor paints! Those aren’t your only options, though. You can also use glue and glitter to make a sparkly Halloween image that’s perfect for framing and using from year to year. To make crafts that are safe for the little ones, use edible materials by making up a homemade paste and using orange and yellow sprinkles to decorate the pumpkins. Use your imagination! Just because something is labeled a coloring page doesn’t mean that you’re limited to crayons. Creativity knows no bounds. Just put your noggin to work to think of unusual methods for your crafts, and you’ll soon have a home full of décor that no one has seen before.

Free Printable Greeting Cards for Halloween

Celebrate Halloween with Free Printable Greeting Cards
A few decades ago, it was uncommon to receive greeting cards for certain holidays. People typically only sent them for the biggies: Christmas, Easter, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, birthdays and baptisms. Now, we celebrate more holidays and lend them more significance. Although you don’t have to send greeting cards for every holiday on the calendar (there are several “holidays” for every day of the year, actually), it is a nice gesture to send them on the unusual holidays like Halloween, St. Patrick’s Day, the 4th of July and the like. It’s fun to get cards in the mail, after all – much better than opening the mailbox to find yet another bill. So print out some of the free printable cards, pull out an ink pen and get to work spreading some cheer!
Every Day is Special with Free Printable Greeting Cards
What do you want to celebrate? How do you want to make a day special for someone? Sending a greeting card is a wonderful way to reach out to a friend that you’ve lost touch with or an elderly relative that doesn’t get a lot of company. Sending cards is now easier than ever. You don’t have to trek to the store and spend money on overpriced greetings. Why go to the trouble? Just turn on your computer, fire up your printer and use the free printable greeting cards at FreePrintable.com to send your sentiments. All of the cards are free to print. If you don’t want to go to the post office to mail a card, you can always personalize it with the customization tool and send the card via email or through Facebook. There are so many ways to use the free cards that you’ll be looking for an excuse to send someone a greeting!
Say Happy Halloween with Free Printable Halloween Cards
Kids love Halloween because they get lots of tasty treats. But what about the adults? There’s not much fun in just buying the costumes and treats, but you can send each other some special greetings using these skeleton Halloween cards. Each page features four note cards with skeletons, headstones and bats. They’re spooky and fun! They’re not just note cards, though. You can use these several different ways. Staple them to the top of your treat bags to send a special message to the neighborhood kids such as, “You’re special” or “Respect everyone”. It’s a great way to spread some good cheer and a positive message. If you’re hosting a Halloween party at your house, these would also make wonderful place cards for your guests. There’s no guessing about where to sit when the seats are clearly labeled! Print them out as stickers and put them on tasty Halloween treats for your neighbors. Put labels on copies of your favorite Halloween books and hand them out. Get creative with them; you’ll think up dozens of uses!

Free Printable Pictures to Decorate Your Home

Decorating Freebies for the Budget Conscious Homeowner

Are you looking for affordable ways to decorate your home? If you’ve looked in the home décor section in many stores, you’re probably shocked at the prices for a simple picture. I know I am shocked every time I look! If you can’t afford those prices or simply don’t want to pay them, that doesn’t mean that you have to have boring, bland walls in your home. It just means that you’ll need to get smart and creative about how you decorate! One of the best kept decorating secrets is these free printable pictures at PrintablesFree.com. They’re free to print and use however you’d like. There are nature photos, animal photos and pictures of people all free for the taking. Just print the ones you like on good photo paper and you’re ready to go! Below are some tips for making that simple picture look extraordinary on your walls.

Free Animal Pictures for Home Decorating

Do you have a child that just loves animals? Typically, children focus on a particular animal or group of animals. I know that my son loves jungle animals, so thinks like tigers and zebras are a big hit. You’ll find great pictures in the free printable animal pictures at PrintablesFree.com. In addition to tigers and zebras, you’ll also find cute puppies for those who love their four-legged pals. No matter what you choose, you can personalize and print the photo first to be put in a beautiful frame later. Use the customization tool on the site to add text or pictures. If you’d like to use a more advanced photo editor, just save the image to your computer first. Then, you can upload it to your favorite editor to make it something really special!

Jungle Animals – Free Printable Animal Pictures of Tigers

As you can see above, I used this free printable tiger picture to create a unique design. I uploaded the picture to one of my favorite editors (picmonkey) and then added text (the word “tiger”). I then uploaded another image of a tiger’s pattern as an overlay. Use the overlay tool to choose your blending option. I used the multiply tool. You can fade out the effect a bit if you want. Of course, that has the print outside the text area, so I then used the eraser tool until the tiger print only filled the letters rather than taking up the entire space in that corner of the photograph. This would be lovely with one of the zebra pictures, too. The picture will not only look good in your child’s room, but will also help them remember how to spell the word “tiger” as well as remember what the tiger’s coat looks like. Feel free to edit, blend, crop, and use the photos on PrintablesFree.com any way you’d like. Have fun with your designs! All that’s left to do is frame it for a unique piece of wall art.

Calendar Worksheets for Your Child’s Room

Free Printable Monthly Calendars for Kids

October is nearly here, so that means you’ll need new monthly calendars to put up in your home. At FreePrintableOnline.com, you’ll find loads of different calendars to suit your needs whether you like the daily, weekly or monthly format. For young children, I recommend using a monthly calendar. Rather than keeping up with day to day responsibilities, which should be found on their chore charts, a monthly calendar will remind them about important birthdays and projects that are due. They’ll also love putting the holidays down on their calendars because holidays mean lots of fun, at least when you’re a child. Take a look at all the free printable calendars to choose one (or several) that’s right for you and your family.

October 2013 Printable Calendars

Aside from Halloween, one of the most fun holidays of the year, October will also bring many projects, tests and homework assignments for you little one. Help him or her organize everything into a free printable monthly calendar in order to help keep track of all their responsibilities. There are different types of monthly calendars available on FreePrintableOnline.com, ranging from blank monthly calendars to calendar worksheets to very decorative calendars designed to just keep track of the days. All of our calendars and other printables are customizable, so put your child’s name or picture on the calendar before printing it out. She’ll love it!

Calendar Worksheets for Kids

There are a several calendar worksheets available for your child’s room, and here we’ll outline a few for October. If your child is into elephants, the one pictured above will be perfect! It features an adorable elephant peeking over top of the month’s calendar. This October 2013 calendar features warm, soft colors that are perfect for celebrating fall. The calendar is a simple design with a slanted calendar and a couple of balloons in the upper left corner. This purple calendar is perfect for a little girl who just can’t live without the color purple. It’s bright, bold and very pretty, and even has little squares to put the numbers for the days as well as room to write appointments or birthdays. Here’s a green October calendar for your little guy or gal whose favorite color is green. There are lots more options, so browse through them until you find one that you like! To see more printables, click “load more printables” at the bottom of each page.

As adults we tend to get a little carried away when it comes to staying organized and on top of appointments. Try not to put too much pressure on your child to maintain a strict schedule. After all, being in school for 8 hours a day and participating in sports is enough structured time. They need time to play and just be kids, too. As a parent, you need a little fun as well, so join your little ones outside. Frolic in the leaves this month or just enjoy the crisp Fall air.

Fall Coloring Pages to Celebrate Autumn

Autumn Coloring Pages

We just entered Fall over the weekend, so it won't be long before we start seeing bright red, orange and yellow leaves burning like flames against the sky. It's a beautiful time of year, and one of my personal favorites. The air is cool and crisp, but not too cold to enjoy a day outdoors. The sun still shines many days, and the bleakness of winter has not yet set in. What's not to love about fall? There will be the occasional chilly day when you won't be able to take the kids outside, though, so here are some free printable nature coloring pages to bring the feel of the outdoors indoors.

Fall Coloring Sheets

What's your favorite thing about fall? At ColoringBookFun.com, you'll find free printable fall coloring pages that cover many different events that we associate with fall. There's a basket of apples, a cornucopia typically associated with Thanksgiving, fall leaves of all different types, playing in the leaves, pumpkins, scarecrows and trees. That's a lot of fall packed into a few coloring sheets! Print one or print them all. Children at home or students in the classroom will love getting into the spirit of fall by coloring these fun pages.

Fall Coloring Pictures for Kids

Raking leaves may be an unpleasant task, but there's nothing more fun to a child than jumping into a freshly raked pile of leaves. They're somehow soft and crunchy at the same time. You can dive into them, pop out of them and throw leaves everywhere or just roll around in the brightly colored leaves. Take pictures of your children as they do this – these make for wonderful and beautiful fall photos. After you come inside, give your children one of these fall coloring pages to wind down and prepare for dinner or bath time.  

Quotes About Fall to Personalize Your Coloring Pages

You can make your coloring pages even more special by adding a favorite quote about fall in pretty handwriting. Here are some of my favorite quotes about my favorite season!

I would rather sit on a pumpkin, and have it all to myself, than be crowded on a velvet cushion.

Henry David Thoreau

Don't you love New York in the fall? It makes me want to buy school supplies.

Nora Ephron

Autumn… the year's last, loveliest smile.

William Cullen Bryant

Love the trees until their leaves fall off, then encourage them to try again next year.

Chad Sugg

Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.

Albert Camus

Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns.

George Eliot

By all these lovely tokens September days are here, with summer's best of weather and Autumn's best of cheer.

Helen Hunt Jackson

Now Autumn's fire burns slowly along the woods and day by day the dead leaves fall and melt.

William Allingham