Smiling hen between pumpkins, fall leaves, a wooden gate, and bare trees coloring page

Happy Hen at the Pumpkin Gate

A cheerful hen stands between two big pumpkins while crisp leaves scatter around a wooden gate and tall bare trees.

Free to print for personal and classroom use. This coloring page is part of the Chicken collection, made for ages 5–7 and drawn in a Bold & Easy style. A good pick for Thanksgiving.

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🎨 How to color it

Color the hen creamy white with a bright red comb, the two big pumpkins harvest orange, and the wooden gate warm brown. Use chunky crayons or broad markers for the hen’s round body and pumpkin sections, and don’t worry if little hands color over the lines. Try making the falling leaves red, yellow, and brown so the hen looks surrounded by a windy autumn swirl.

The story behind this coloring page

Moxie’s Pumpkin-Gate Dash — Under the clackety pumpkin gate, Moxie practiced her dash every morning: left stem, right stem, hop back home before the wind went whoo! She wanted to beat the gate’s creaky swing. Read the full story →

Under the clackety pumpkin gate, Moxie practiced her dash every morning: left stem, right stem, hop back home before the wind went whoo! She wanted to beat the gate’s creaky swing. One bright, leafy morning, she pecked the left pumpkin stem—tap!—but a gust shoved the gate open with a groan.

Because of that, Moxie sprinted through swirling leaves to reach the right pumpkin. Because of that, the other hens cheered from the fence as her feet pat-patted over cool grass and bumpy pumpkin vines. At last she tapped the right stem, spun around, and landed in the exact middle as the gate clicked shut behind her. “This is my spot!” she clucked. The pumpkins glowed, the leaves twirled, and next time you see her by that clackety gate, can you hear her feet go pat-pat-whoo?