Mini DIY Halloween Coloring Books (With a Free Printable!)

To make your own mini Halloween coloring books, you’ll need:

Printable Mini Halloween Coloring Book – DIY Instructions:

Print our Halloween coloring book pages.

Print the desired mini coloring book pages on heavy cardstock (make sure to choose borderless printing).

Cut apart the mini coloring book pages.

Using the guidelines, cut apart the mini coloring book pages with scissors or a paper cutter.

Use a hole punch to punch out holes for binding (optional).

Pick your pages and a cover, then use a hole punch to make your hole/s for binding. I’ve found that a standard 1/8-inch punch makes a perfect size hole – just big enough to comfortably thread with floss or ribbon.

You can skip this step and just leave these mini coloring pages loose!

Bind your mini book (optional).

Layout your pages and thread a kid-safe, blunt needle with a piece of embroidery floss that’s about 12″ long (you’ll trim most of it off, but it makes it easier to tie to have a lot of extra!). Thread the needle through the pages, from the back to front – leaving a little extra at the back to use to tie off.

Circle through the hole a few times and tie off at the back – keeping it nice and loose so the pages can easily be turned and will lay flat. If you’d rather not use a needle and floss, a small hinged snap ring works well also – it also makes it super easy to replace or add more pages!

20 Wildly Creative Halloween Drawing Prompts for Kids

A treat that’s better than any trick, we have a few frighteningly creative ideas to help your kids color in the blank page templates of their Halloween coloring books. No need for your regular haunted house sketches, we’re taking a detour into the realm of imagination that’s teeming with creativity and sprinkled with humor.

Grab your crayons for these 20 wonderfully wacky Halloween drawing prompt ideas for kids.

1. Smashing Pump-gnomes: Forget the typical Jack-o’-lantern; it’s time for some lawn gnome realness! Have the kiddos sketch an army of gnome-sized pumpkins taking on a group of surprised garden gnomes. And remember, the gnomes didn’t see it coming, so those facial expressions should be priceless!
2. Fruit-o-ween: Who said Halloween is only about candy? Let’s switch things up and bring the fruit into play! Apple ghosts? Banana bats? Have them imagine and draw a Halloween scene where the fruit bowl gets a spooky makeover. An entire universe could exist in that fruit bowl, and it’s spooktacular!
3. Monster Jam Session: A fun, rhythm-filled prompt! Encourage them to create a scene where the monsters are playing musical instruments. Imagine the Wolfman on drums, Frankenstein’s monster on bass, and a ghostly vocalist, all in a full swing jam session!
4. Alien Halloween: What if aliens discovered Halloween? Draw a scene of aliens trying to understand the concept of trick or treating, or perhaps getting confused between real monsters and costumed kids. And don’t forget, the alien idea of ‘candy’ might look pretty weird to us Earthlings.
5. Haunted Homework: Now, isn’t this scary for every student? A pile of homework springing to life with ghostly vigor! Draw a scene of haunted homework chasing a petrified pencil around the study desk. The geometry set could be a knight in shining armor, coming to the pencil’s rescue!
6. The Candy Bandit: Everyone has a sweet tooth, including the Boogeyman. Have the kids imagine the scene where the infamous Candy Bandit, a shadowy figure known only for his love of confectionery, is sneaking around swiping sweets! Remember, he’s elusive, so maybe we only see his shadow, or the glint of his candy-wrapper cape?
7. Toilet Paper Mummies: They’ve taken over the supermarket and they’re coming for your bathroom next! Draw a scene of toilet paper rolls springing to life, wrapping themselves into mini mummies. Oh, the horror when you realize there’s no toilet paper left!
8. Monster Under the Bed Yoga Class: It turns out, monsters under the bed need to relax too. Have the kiddos depict a humorous yoga class with all the under-bed monsters attempting difficult poses. The two-headed troll trying to synchronize its heads in the downward dog could be a sight to behold!
9. Dress-up Day at Dracula’s: Vampires need a wardrobe change too. Get the kids to draw Count Dracula, not in his usual cape, but trying on various Halloween costumes. Maybe he’s giving the pirate look a try, or perhaps going as a ballerina this year? Choices, choices!
10. Spooky Sock Puppets: Socks get lost in the laundry, but where do they go? They’re off to a Halloween party, of course! Let the kids create a drawing of all the missing socks gathered for a spectral sock puppet show. Sockenstein and Count Sockula might be the evening’s lead actors!
11. Zombie Veggie Patch: In the quiet of the night, the vegetable garden has turned into a zombie veggie patch! Have the kids illustrate scenes of zucchini zombies, terrifying tomato ghosts, and menacing bell pepper monsters. Can you even imagine the ‘munching on brains’ noises a zombie zucchini would make?
12. Witch’s Fast Food: Who says witches only eat frog eyeballs and bat wings? Maybe they’re a bit modern and order fast food on a broomstick! Illustrate a scene of witches lining up at a magical drive-through, where the ‘Fast Food’ is quite literally fast – and possibly flying!
13. Spooky Space Station: Halloween… in space? Why not? Draw a space station where astronauts celebrate Halloween. Maybe alien trick-or-treaters knocking at the spaceship door, or a floating zero-gravity pumpkin carving contest!
14. A Ghost’s Selfie: Even ghosts have gone digital these days! Get the kids to imagine and draw a hilarious scene of a ghost trying to take a selfie. But remember, they’re invisible in photos, so what does that selfie even look like?
15. Monster Ice Cream Truck: Everybody screams for ice cream, especially when the vendor is a werewolf! Draw a scene where monsters queue up to buy ice cream from a spooky ice cream truck. Maybe the flavors are a bit unusual too – think ‘Straw-boo-ry’ or ‘Choco-lava-lantern.’
16. The Great Witch Bake-off: How about witches competing in a Halloween-themed bake-off? Have the kids create a scene of witches cooking up spooky treats in a cauldron. The secret ingredient? Magic, of course!
17. Unicorn Ghost: Who says Halloween can’t be spooky and sparkly? Draw a cute and creepy ghost unicorn, complete with a shimmering, spectral horn and rainbow ghost tail. Spooky can be magical too!
18. Creepy Crawly Hair Salon: Imagine a hair salon run by spiders – the masters of web weaving! Depict a scene of these eight-legged stylists giving hair makeovers to monsters. ‘Spider Silk Smooth’ could be the most popular hairstyle this Halloween!
19. Mummy’s Day Out: Even mummies need a break from the tomb. How about a drawing of a mummy on its day out, maybe sunbathing at the beach or chilling at the mall. Just remember – it’s hard to sip a smoothie when you’re all wrapped up!
20. Monster Pajama Party: End the night with a cozier scene – a monster pajama party! Have the kids draw monsters in their cute, funny or spooky pajamas, enjoying a movie night or pillow fight. Can you imagine Frankenstein in footie pajamas? Because I certainly can!