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Free Halloween Printable Activities- Color by Code and Word Search
It’s three weeks until Halloween! I finally put out my Halloween decor. Now all I need to do for the big day is get lots and LOTS of candy for the many children that will be trick-or-treating in our neighborhood.
In the meantime, I know parents and teachers are looking for fun Halloween activities to help reinforce learning. I’ve created a couple of color by sight word activities and a color by number activity for Halloween. If you are looking for something a little more challenging, I’ve also created a Halloween word search. These Halloween printables can be used for stations, morning warm ups, or as an activity while students are checking out books in the library.
Download the Halloween word search here.
Downloadable PDF file inclueds activity page and answer sheet for Halloween word search.
Looking for a fun and creative way for kids to practice their numbers and sight words? Choose from a cute candy corn, a friendly Frankenstein, or a smiling Jack-o’-Lantern for this color by code activity. The candy corn features a color by number format while Frankenstein and the Jack-o’-Lantern are color by sight word.
All printables are free to download and use for personal an classroom use. Be sure to check out my other free Halloween printables below as well as my free clip art library. I add a new graphic each month to the Clip Art Cauldron and graphics are free to use for personal and classroom use.
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Other Halloween Printables
Free Clip Art
October Free Clipart: Cute Halloween Jack-o’-Lantern
It’s officially time to put out the Halloween decorations, and I just can’t bring myself to do it. After working a Scholastic Book Fair the last week, I am exhausted and will have to work up the energy to get the house ready for trick-or-treaters.
In the meantime, I’ve created this smiling Jack-o’-Lantern clip art for the free October 2026 download in my Clip Art Cauldron. I wanted to challenge myself with a little bit of a different art style, so this pumpkin cutie has pink and purple undertones. I also didn’t worry about cleaning up my coloring outside of the lines and kind of like the “messy” look to him. To continue with the messy look, I had some fun adding paint splatters to add a pop of color to the pumpkin.
Free Clip Art
You can download this cute Jack-o’-Lantern in my clip art library. I release a free graphic each month and all are free to use for personal and classroom use. All of my graphics are created in Procreate at 300 dpi and are png files with a transparent background.
More Free Printables
Free Printable Color Your Own Hallween Bookmarks
Halloween is just six weeks away! I’ve already observed one house in our neighborhood starting to put out the Halloween decorations. It will be a few weeks before I start that chaotic activity, but living in Texas during the holidays has certainly been an experience. Last year, a neighbor down the street cooked barbeque and hired a mariachi band for Halloween trick-or-treating. It was a joy to sit on our porch, passing out candy, while listening to the music.
In preparation for the Halloween festivities, I have created these six printable color your own Halloween bookmarks. They are free to use for classroom and personal use.
Free Printable Color Your Own Bookmarks
The bookmarks feature a bat with stars, a dog dressed as a vampire trick-or-treating, a cute ghost reading a book, a Halloween cat, spiders with candy, and three spooky friends.
Six Free Printable Color Your Own Halloween Bookmarks
It is best to print these Halloween bookmarks on white cardstock, but you can print them on lighter color purple, green, and orange cardstock if you want to stick with Halloween colors. Coloring these bookmarks is a great activity for students who finish their work early, but honestly, you can color them just for fun. Don’t forget that these are great to give away to students during checkout time in the library to prevent them from dog earing book pages.
Cute Printable October 2026 Calendar: Halloween Black Cats and a Friendly Bat
The free printable October 2026 calendar is ready for you to print and enjoy! Need to keep your busy schedule organized? These cute Halloween black cats, along with a fuzzy bat and orange Jack-o-Lanterns, are here to help! These free calendars are perfect for printing out and posting on the refrigerator for all in the household to see. It’s perfect for keeping track of doctor’s appointments, holidays, and extracurriculars.
Graphics for my printable calendars are created in Procreate at 300 dpi. You can download the October 2026 pdf and the blank calendar pdf separately.
2026 and Blank Halloween Themed Printable Calendar
Still need the September 2026 printable calendar? It’s available for download here. Be sure to check out my free clip art library. New graphics are added monthly and free to use for personal or classroom use.
Free Printable Magic Booksmarks
With Halloween approaching and all the buzz about the new Harry Potter television series, I was inspired to create these meowgical bookmarks.
The free printable bookmarks feature a cute wizard cat in his robes and magical hat with the words “Reading is Mewogical.” The pdf file contains a full color version of the bookmarks as well as a black and white version. The orange wizard tabby cat was created in Procreate at 300 dpi. I used brushes from the Procreate library as well as brushes from Lisa Glanz’s The Nitty Gritty Brushbox Texture set.
You can download the printable bookmarks here. Be sure to head over to the Parents and Teachers tab for more free printables. In the coming weeks, I’ll be uploading Halloween themed printables as well as a printable October calendar. Follow me on Facebook and Instagram to see when new content is added to the site.
Thanks for stoppy by. Stay meowgical!
Free Clipart! Cute Capybara with Notebook
I finally have a new clipart graphic to share with you. Remember, these are free for personal and classroom use! Who doesn’t love getting free stuff?
August’s graphic is a cute watercolor capybara. He is ready to take on the new school year with his blue notebook in hand.
Image clip art is created in Procreate as a 300 dpi .png file with transparent background.
You can download this loveable capybara here. Don’t forget to head over to the Clipart Cauldron to access more free graphics. Enjoy and thanks for stopping by!
Free Printable Holiday Coloring Pages for Kids
December is here and that means it is time for the holiday crafts for kids! I have created free printable holiday coloring pages for kids, including pages for my books Angry Arnold and Capybara and Axolotl: Best Frenemies Forever.
Angry Arnold and Capybara and Axolotl Book Holiday Coloring Pages
I have created these fun images of Arnold opening a Christmas gift and Capybara and Axolotl enjoying hot cocoa together in front of a Christmas tree to accompany my books. Both books are available in paperback and ebook formats on Amazon.com, and they are currently available on Kindle Unlimited to read for free.
Winter Holiday Coloring Pages
I’ve created a gingerbread man and cat, a snowman in a snow globe, and a penguin in a scarf as additional coloring pages— all free to download. I’ll be adding more free downloads over time, so be sure to check the Parents and Teachers section of this website regularly.
Thanks for stopping by and happy coloring!
Free Clipart of the Month— Cute Christmas Caroling Cat
The free clip art illustration for the month of December 2025 is now available to download on the Clip Art Cauldron page.
Cute Christmas Caroling Cat
I decided to try something new with this illustration and not utilize penciled outlines. The Cute Christmas Caroling Cat illustration was created using the standard Procreate brushes as well as Lisa Glanz’s The Playful Pencil. I love her brushes and her tutorials.
Image clip art is created in Procreate as a 300 dpi .png file with transparent background.
The Cute Christmas Caroling Cat clip art illustration is free to use for personal or classroom use only. Looking for more free images? Head over to the Clip Art Cauldron where I add new (free) clip art monthly.
The Clip Art Cauldron- Brewing Up (FREE) Magical Downloadable Graphics!
Both of my foster kittens are now in their furrever homes! That means I finally have some time available for side projects. As a result of this brief interlude I have before I take in my next rescue, I created The Clip Art Cauldron- a collection of free downloadable graphics to be updated monthly.
The Clip Art Cauldron
When I was teaching, I was always looking for online resources that would save me both time and money. This inspired me to create The Clip Art Cauldron as a free resource for personal and classroom use. Head on over now and download the October 2025 illustration. This cute axolotl witch would make an adorable Halloween card or party invite.
Blue Axolotl Witch Halloween Card
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