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Free Printable November Calendar- Pastel Pumpkin and a Cute Mouse
October has been a busy month, and it is looking like November and December will be just as hectic in our household. As a result, the November 2026 printable calendar is a little simpler than the calendars I previously created for September and October. While the other calendars were created in Procreate using watercolor brushes, this month’s calendar utilizes the pastel brushes.
I have created both a November 2026 printable calendar and a blank November calendar that can be downloaded for future use. The November calendar features a pastel pumpkin with a cute, grey mouse climbing up it’s stem.
As always, these calendars are free to use for personal or classroom use. Graphics are created in Procreate at 300 dpi and the calendars are downloadable PDFs.
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.