Cartoon octopus in a witch hat above a jack-o'-lantern, bats, moon, stars, and bare trees.

Smiling Octopus in a Witch Hat with Pumpkin

A cheerful octopus wears a tall witch hat while bats swoop past bare branches and a grinning pumpkin below.

🎨 How to color it

Color the octopus candy-corn orange, the tall witch hat deep purple with a golden buckle, and the jack-o'-lantern bright pumpkin orange. Use chunky crayons for the big tentacles and hat first, then switch to a sharper crayon or pencil for the tiny bats, stars, and leaf curls. Try making the night sky a soft blue-gray so the yellow moon and little stars pop around the hat.

The story behind this coloring page

Zadie Builds Moonfest — Under the curly branches of Moonfest Grove, Zadie patted sea-clay around a pumpkin shell. Plop, pat, swish! Read the full story →

Under the curly branches of Moonfest Grove, Zadie patted sea-clay around a pumpkin shell. Plop, pat, swish! She had given herself a challenge: make a whole festival stage using only what her arms could carry. Leaves tickled her suckers, and the moon smelled cool, like rain on stone.

She twined vines, stacked soft moss, and tucked star-shells along the path. “One more curl!” Zadie called, lifting her hat so it would not bump the branches. Then three bats zipped through the vines—whoosh-whoosh-whee! The curled stems began to hum like tiny fiddles.

Zadie clapped all eight arms. Her handmade stage had made its own music. Next time you see the smiling pumpkin, can you spot the curling vines that sang for Zadie under the curly branches?