I used to teach second grade art and I swear October always brought out this wild feral energy in the students. We created these printable witch coloring pages to try and channel some of that weird magic into something actually productive.
Kids just naturally gravitate toward the spooky and the unknown. Maybe it is a safe way to process things they do not quite understand yet. Or perhaps they just really like drawing massive pointy hats.
There is something incredibly grounding about the physical act of coloring. It forces a scattered brain to focus on just one small shape at a time instead of bouncing off the walls.
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Featured Witch Coloring Pages
This little witch looks as though she’s floated right into a daydream, with twinkling stars to keep her company. I’d reach for soft lavender and buttery yellow, though I know a few little artists who’d insist her hat needs rainbow stripes!
I think this witch’s hollow eyes and crooked, patchy grin give her the look of someone who’s just hidden all the Halloween sweets! I’d try a plum-purple hat and a lime-green face to keep her mischief silly rather than spooky.
I like to think this little witch has made enough soup for every woodland visitor, even the shy ones waiting behind the trees. I’d give her cauldron a cheerful purple and let the children decide what goes into the soup—though I suspect someone will suggest acorns and marshmallows!
I think this little witch has found the funniest way to park her broom—straight into a crunchy pile of leaves! I’d leave a few leaves yellow and go wild with orange and red, because a landing this silly deserves a proper autumn splash.
I can’t decide what makes me smile more—the witch juggling her glowing potion bottles or the wonderfully cluttered cottage that looks a bit like our kitchen after craft time. I’d give each potion its own bright color, because a little magical mess deserves a rainbow!
I think this little witch has the right idea—why grow ordinary daisies when you can tend flowers that glow? I’d give each bloom a different bright color, though I do wish a sprinkle of magic would keep the weeds out of my own garden!
I like to think this little witch is painting a magical welcome sign, though she might just be reminding everyone to wipe their boots! Bright yellow or lime green would make those runes look wonderfully glowy against a warm brown door.
I can almost hear the tiny achoo that sent this witch’s spell sideways and left her poor kitty purple! I’d give the cat a very unimpressed expression and let the kids decide whether a purple tail is actually quite stylish.
I love how this witch pauses where the paths meet, as if she’s deciding which way leads to the best midnight picnic. I’d try deep blues for the sky and bright yellow stars, with a cheerful purple hat to keep her easy to spot!
This little witch has hopped onto her broom upside down by mistake, and I reckon she’ll blame the broom before checking the instructions! I’d give her some bright stripy socks to make her topsy-turvy trip even sillier.
That surprised grin makes me think our little witch popped up before anyone was ready—possibly even herself! I’d give her cauldron a bright purple makeover, because magic doesn’t always have to match the kitchen.
Witch Coloring Page Highlights
Baba Yaga’s Hut on Chicken Legs
This one brings back vivid memories of my old college folklore classes. It is the classic Baba Yaga house standing on giant chicken legs deep in a misty forest. You do not see this kind of strange architecture in typical children’s books anymore.
My oldest stared at this for a solid ten minutes trying to figure out how the house walks. I told him magic does not need building permits. It is a fantastic sheet for blending murky forest greens and earthy browns.
Winifred Sanderson Cackling
You cannot have October without a little Hocus Pocus energy floating around the living room. This illustration shows Winifred Sanderson cackling beneath a big harvest moon. Her hair alone is a structural marvel that takes half a red crayon to properly fill in.
Honestly this is one of my favorite coloring pages of witches just for the sheer nostalgia factor. The thick line work on her dress allows for some heavy shading practice. Tell the kids to go heavy on the orange for that giant moon.
Fireplace and a Warm Mug
Sometimes magic is just sitting down with a hot drink. Here we have a cute witch sitting by a fireplace holding a warm mug with her cat right beside her. It looks exactly like my living room on a Sunday if I actually had time to sit.
Little kids gravitate toward this cute witch coloring pages option because it feels safe and cozy. The flames in the hearth are great for mixing bright yellow and red. And the cat is basically begging to be colored jet black.
Raven Perched in Candlelight
This sheet has a beautifully eerie gothic vibe that older kids appreciate. A realistic witch stands with a raven perched on her shoulder illuminated by a simple candle. The lighting cast by that single flame completely changes how you should approach the shading on her face.
Older kids really get into the tiny details of the feathers on the bird. I always suggest they use a deep indigo instead of flat black for the raven. It gives the bird that glossy oily look real corvids have in the wild.
Stacking Giant Spellbooks
Gravity is merely a polite suggestion in this drawing. A tiny chibi witch is stacking spellbooks that are completely taller than she is. It perfectly captures that chaotic frantic energy my toddler has when raiding the bookshelf.
This is a really fun witches coloring page for practicing different leather textures on the book spines. Every single book can be a completely different wild color. My daughter colored them all neon pink and it honestly looked amazing.
Flying Over the Seaside Town
Studio Ghibli vibes are very strong with this specific illustration. Kiki is flying her broomstick high over a sprawling seaside town with her trusty cat. The little houses down below require some serious patience to color individually.
It reminds me of the freedom of just taking off and leaving the mess behind. The vast sky gives kids a huge canvas to play with sunset gradients. Mixing pinks and purples up there looks stunning against the tiny ocean waves.
Grinding Herbs in a Stone Mortar
The focus here is entirely on the quiet repetitive work of potion making. A realistic witch with weathered hands is carefully grinding herbs in a heavy stone mortar. The glass jars on the shelf behind her are just waiting for weird swampy colors.
I think the texture of the stone mortar is my favorite part. You can almost feel the grit of the herbs being crushed. Kids can use a bunch of different greens and browns to make the crushed plants look organic and messy.
Knitting a Cozy Sweater
Even spellcasters need a relaxing hobby for the winter months. This adorable girl is knitting a cozy sweater for her black cat who is sitting right there watching. The loose yarn balls scattered around are a nice little touch.
These witch coloring sheets are surprisingly relaxing to work on. The sweater pattern gives kids a perfect chance to do some intricate color blocking. My middle child made the sweater striped like a giant piece of candy corn.
Tips for Coloring Pages of Witches
1. Shading the Floppy Hat Folds
Almost every character in this collection has a massive pointy hat with deep folds. If you just color it flat black it turns into a boring dark triangle. I tell my kids to use a dark grey for the main parts of the fabric.
Then you take the actual black crayon and press hard right where the fabric creases. It makes the hat look heavy and real. This works perfectly for the realistic witch standing with the raven where the shadows are very harsh.
2. Making the Magic Actually Glow
Look at the realistic witch casting a spell with swirling light around her hands. You cannot just color the light yellow and call it a day. The trick is to leave the very center of the magical swirl completely white.
Then color a bright yellow tightly around that white core. Finally blend a little bit of orange or neon green into the outer edges of the yellow. It tricks your human eye into thinking the paper is actually glowing.
3.Coloring Weathered Crones
We have a few terrifying crones here like the hideous old witch with the hunched back. Her skin is covered in deep wrinkles and ugly warts. Do not use a smooth peach crayon for her face.
Layer a sickly pale green very lightly over a standard tan base. Then take a sharp brown pencil and trace the wrinkles to make them look incredibly deep. It gives her that ancient swamp-dweller vibe that kids absolutely love to create.
4. Gritty Stone and Mortar
The witch grinding herbs is using a very heavy stone mortar. Stone is never just one solid flat shade of grey. It is bumpy and highly irregular.
Have your child take a grey crayon and lightly color the bowl. Then take a black or dark blue colored pencil and stipple little dots all over it. This makes it look like real heavy granite instead of cheap plastic.
5. Shiny Glass Potion Bottles
The cartoon witch is stacking ingredients into a wobbly potion shelf full of jars. Glass is tricky because it reflects the room around it. The secret is leaving a harsh white vertical line on one side of every single bottle.
Color the liquid inside whatever crazy neon color you want. But leaving that blank white streak makes it look shiny and round. I learned that trick teaching second grade art to around 23 wild seven-year-olds and it always blows their minds.
6. The Harvest Moon Glow
Winifred Sanderson is standing under a massive round harvest moon. A night sky shouldn’t just be black crayon scribbled everywhere. That ruins the markers and looks terribly muddy.
Start by coloring a halo of pale yellow extending out from the moon itself. Then blend into a rich dark blue or purple for the rest of the sky. The contrast makes Winifred pop right off the page in a very spooky way.
7. Fluffy Black Cat Fur
The cute witch sitting by the fireplace has a fluffy cat right beside her. A flat black cat loses all its features in the dark printer ink. You lose the eyes and the tiny little nose.
Use a dark purple or navy blue to color the cat instead of pure black. It implies darkness without hiding the line art our illustrators worked so hard on. Plus it makes the yellow eyes look significantly more magical and bright.
8. Swirling Autumn Leaves
One page features a cartoon witch flying her broomstick through a swirl of autumn leaves. To convey motion you need to focus on the colors trailing behind her. The leaves shouldn’t all be the same standard red.
Mix in bright yellows and crispy burnt oranges. Color the leaves closest to the broom lighter and the ones further away darker. It creates a sense of speed pulling your eye across the paper.