Easy Fall Coloring Book

About this book

Each page holds one or two big objects: an oak leaf next to an acorn, a single maple leaf, a pumpkin with a leaf, two acorns leaning together and a basket of three smiling apples. Then a hedgehog walks toward a leaf, a spotted mushroom stands beside an acorn, and a pear and an apple smile side by side. The last pages show an open umbrella above two fallen leaves, a basket holding one pumpkin, a squirrel hugging an acorn and a large sunflower with broad petals. The cute faces make the leaves, nuts and fruit feel like characters, which helps young children stay interested, while the shapes stay large and outlines are thick. Leaf veins, acorn caps and basket weave are the only detailed areas, and even those are easy to color over. It pairs well with a nature walk to collect real leaves to match the colors.

Inside the book

• autumn leaves
• acorns
• pumpkin
• apples
• hedgehog
• mushroom
• squirrel
• sunflower

Who it is for

• toddlers and preschoolers aged 2 to 5
• autumn and harvest lessons in preschool
• a nature-walk follow-up activity

What it practices

• coloring large shapes with thick crayons
• naming autumn objects and colors
• matching colors to real things

Coloring ideas for this book

• Collect real fall leaves and match their colors on the leaf pages.
• Color each leaf half one color and half another to show leaves turning.
• Use red, green and yellow for the three apples in the basket.
• Keep the faces simple and add rosy cheeks with a pink crayon.

How to use the PDF

1. 12 pages come in one PDF, one page per sheet, in separate A4 and US Letter files.
2. Download the file that matches your paper size.
3. Print at 100% or “actual size” in portrait orientation.
4. Print one-sided if you use markers, or print only the pages you need.