From our crooked hat to our wisp of straw, these scarecrow coloring pages are full of personality! Some scarecrows stand among pumpkins and high corn, but some have cute little friends hiding within their sleeves or sitting atop their caps. Why don’t you try your hand at making all sorts of different scary-looking friends? Cheery, scruffy, spooky—whatever makes your creepy critter look good to you!
Use these fall coloring sheets for an afternoon coloring session, a harvest-themed lesson plan, or as decorations for your Halloween craft table!
Free Printable Scarecrow Coloring Pages
All our free printable scarecrow coloring pages are available in PDF format, which is optimized for A4 paper size.
Choose from these coloring sheets of different complexity levels—you can download either a simple scarecrow with a hay bale coloring page that will be perfect for young ones or go for a more complex version showing an entire autumn field scene.
To color our scarecrow pictures, use crayons, colored pencils, or even markers (we suggest putting a blank sheet on the bottom of the printable to avoid marker bleeding).
How to Color Scarecrow Pages Creatively
You may find yourself relying on orange, brown, and yellow crayons time after time when coloring these scarecrow coloring pages, but there are still lots of ways to personalize your scarecrow!
What kind of day do you want to paint? Maybe it’s the golden sunlight shining down onto the rows of pumpkins, or perhaps the scarecrow is holding a lantern under a deep blue evening sky.
What stories would you tell the clothes on this scary friend? Would he wear patchwork overalls full of checks and stripes and tiny flowers? Would his oversized mittens be two totally different colors? Let your kids pick out the small quirky details like the crow on his hat or the mouse peeking out of the sleeve.
Try sketching some light pencil marks before painting large sections in a solid color—maybe some thin strands of straw or some corn leaves. Paint the rough texture of the straw using short strokes, then fill in the color of the fabric using even smooth strokes.
When coloring pages with kids, we encourage them to experiment until the page becomes personalized. When you’re working on a printout, remember that one doesn’t have to turn out exactly like another. Some prints will definitely look brighter and better suited for hanging up on your fridge. Others will hold more true-to-life colors, showing off the dusky hues of an October night filled with wind.
Find your favorite scarecrow coloring page that calls out to you, grab some colors you rarely work together, and watch the magic happen!