Color by Number Printable Halloween Pixel Pictures for October

A ghost you never color, a black cat, a cauldron and 5 more: pick one under More options, press Print.

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Color by number: Jack-o'-lantern

Color each square by its number. Squares with no number stay white.

22
22
11111111
1111111111
111311113111
113331133311
111113311111
111111111111
133133331331
113313313311
1111111111
11111111

To color on screen, choose a color in the key, then tap the squares.

Jack-o'-lantern, 12 by 12, 3 colors.

Answer key: prints on page 2.

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Print gives a blank worksheet, and the colored answer key on page 2 when that box is ticked. Colors you fill in on screen stay on screen. By keyboard: the arrow keys move around the grid, Enter colors a square, a digit colors it by that number and Backspace clears it.

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How it works

This color by number printable Halloween set has 8 pixel pictures, jack-o'-lantern to black cat. Each is a grid of numbered squares with a crayon key. Size sets it to Easy 12 by 12 or Detailed 24 by 24.

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Black, orange and purple crayons go first

Orange, black and at times purple are the traditional Halloween colors. The easy Cauldron has 78 black squares and the easy Black cat 73, so check the black crayons before printing a class set.

Seven of the 8 easy grids need only 3 colors. The Cauldron needs 5, and 8 on its detailed grid, the most on this page.

The Ghost is the part you leave white

White crayon does not show on white paper, so the Ghost works backwards. Pupils color the purple night sky, 72 squares on the easy grid, and the ghost is the shape left blank.

The Candy corn sits inside a black outline so its white tip still reads. Say so first, or somebody will fill the ghost in.

  • Give the Spider to whoever starts last: 60 squares on the easy grid, the quickest picture here.
  • Untick Picture name on the sheet in More options and pupils must guess: the Jack-o'-lantern's grin appears only with the black 3s.
  • Every detailed grid needs a crayon beyond the basic 8: gray, pink, light blue or light green.

Questions and answers

Is this Halloween color by number printable free for a whole class?

Yes. Print or photocopy as many sheets as the class needs. Each is one portrait page of Letter or A4. The colored answer key follows on page 2 unless you untick Answer key on page 2 under More options.

Which Halloween picture takes longest?

The Cauldron, at both sizes: 116 squares on the easy grid and 422 on the detailed one. The detailed Jack-o'-lantern is next at 360, with thin brown ribs. The shortest large grid is the detailed Spider, 199 squares.

Is anything here too scary for young children?

The set is mild: no blood, skeleton or weapon, and no character from a film or a game. If your school does not mark Halloween, the Bat, Spider and Black cat pass as plain animal pictures, with more on the animal page.

All 8 pictures

Night creatures 4

  • Bat A bat with pointed ears and spread wings that reach both edges of the grid. On the easy grid the wings are purple and the eyes yellow. On the detailed grid the bat flies past a yellow moon with gray craters, black bones run through its wings, and each eye is one square left white. Easy: 3 colors, 78 squares to color. Detailed: 4 colors, 307 squares to color.
  • Black cat A black cat with an arched back, yellow eyes and its tail straight up. On the easy grid it stands on an orange strip. On the detailed grid it has pink ears and a pink nose and balances on a brown picket fence. Black cats became a Halloween symbol through their old link with witches. Easy: 3 colors, 87 squares to color. Detailed: 5 colors, 345 squares to color.
  • Ghost A ghost you never color. The purple night sky carries the numbers, and the ghost is the part that stays white, with black eyes and a round mouth. The detailed grid adds a light blue shadow down one side, pink cheeks, a crescent moon, stars and a strip of green grass. Easy: 3 colors, 86 squares to color. Detailed: 6 colors, 357 squares to color.
  • Spider A spider seen from above with 8 black legs, 4 on each side. The easy grid gives it a purple body and yellow eyes. The detailed grid hangs a black spider from a gray thread beside a corner web and puts a purple mark on its back. Easy: 3 colors, 60 squares to color. Detailed: 4 colors, 199 squares to color.
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Pumpkin and candy 2

  • Candy corn One piece of candy corn inside a black outline, so its white tip still shows on white paper. Yellow fills the wide end and orange the middle. The detailed grid adds a smiling face, pink cheeks and a gray shadow on the tip. The candy dates from the 1880s and its first name was Chicken Feed. Easy: 3 colors, 84 squares to color. Detailed: 5 colors, 316 squares to color.
  • Jack-o'-lantern A carved pumpkin with triangle eyes, a toothy grin and a green stem. The detailed grid adds brown ribs, a yellow candle glow along the bottom of the eyes and mouth, and a light green stripe on the stem. The first jack-o'-lanterns were turnips carved in Ireland and Britain, and pumpkin carving grew up later in the United States. Easy: 3 colors, 112 squares to color. Detailed: 6 colors, 360 squares to color.

Witch's kitchen 2

  • Cauldron A black pot of green brew over a fire, with bubbles rising and a brown log underneath. The detailed grid adds light green bubbles, a gray rim and highlight, two short legs and flames in red, orange and yellow. Easy: 5 colors, 116 squares to color. Detailed: 8 colors, 422 squares to color.
  • Witch hat A pointed black hat with a bent tip, a wide brim, a purple band and a yellow buckle. The detailed grid adds a gray highlight down the cone, a green patch with orange stitches, and small yellow and orange stars around the hat. Easy: 3 colors, 74 squares to color. Detailed: 6 colors, 288 squares to color.

How this list was compiled: Our own pixel pictures, drawn square by square for this site on 12 by 12 and 24 by 24 grids. Nothing is traced, scanned or copied from clip art, and no picture shows a character from a film, show, book or game. The color and square counts in each description were counted from the finished grids. The facts about jack-o'-lanterns, candy corn and black cats were checked against Wikipedia in September 2026 and are told in our own words. Licence: own work

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