September coloring pages for fall leaves, apples, and school days

This September collection gathers printable pages full of early-fall details: apple baskets, school buses, backpacks, calendar pages, acorns, sweaters, footballs, and leaves just starting to turn. Younger kids can choose simple apples, big letters, and first-day-of-school scenes with wide spaces to color. Older children and adults will find more detailed leaf piles, harvest stands, patterned mugs, and autumn borders with smaller shapes. These pages work well for classrooms, homeschool morning work, seasonal bulletin boards, or a quiet weekend coloring session as summer gives way to fall.

Difficulty
Bold coloring page of a round apple, three oak leaves, and an acorn for September. September Apple with Oak Leaves and Acorn Ages 2-4 · Bold & Easy
Kawaii September school bus with a backpack, school building, sun, clouds, and small tree. Smiling September School Bus Ages 5-7 · Kawaii
September coloring page with maple and oak leaves, acorns, berries, and swirling autumn vines September Leaves and Acorns Ages 8-12 · Standard
Cartoon squirrel holding an acorn on an oak branch under a September banner with leaves and wind swirls September Squirrel with Acorn Banner Ages 8-12 · Cartoon
Easy September coloring page with a school backpack, apple, BOOK patch, lunchbox, stars, and leaves. September Backpack With Apple and Lunchbox Ages 5-7 · Bold & Easy
Cartoon scarecrow waving in a cornfield with pumpkins, falling leaves, sun, clouds, and a barn. Waving Scarecrow in the September Cornfield Ages 8-12 · Cartoon
Pumpkin harvest wagon in a September farm field with sunflowers, scarecrow, barn, silo, clouds, and birds September Pumpkin Harvest Wagon Ages 8-12 · Standard
Floral September bouquet coloring page with sunflower, daisies, morning glories, berries, and tied stems. September Bouquet with Sunflower, Daisies, and Morning Glories Ages 8-12 · Floral
Labor Day coloring page with picnic blanket, grill, flag, kite, trees, and kids playing in a park Labor Day Picnic in the September Park Ages 5-7 · Cartoon
Football helmet and ball on a fall field with players, bleachers, goalposts, and drifting leaves. September Football Helmet on the Sideline Ages 8-12 · Standard
Child in patterned raincoat and boots under a floral umbrella, walking through September rain and leaves. September Rain Walk with a Swirly Umbrella Ages 8-12 · Aesthetic
Intricate maple leaf mandala with acorns, oak leaves, vines, and a patterned circular border Intricate September Maple Leaf Mandala Teens & Adults · Mandala
Intricate zentangle pumpkin with owls, squirrel, acorns, mushrooms, ferns, and maple leaves in a forest Zentangle Pumpkin in a September Forest Teens & Adults · Zentangle
Intricate art nouveau September doorway with pumpkins, grapevines, lanterns, wreath, flowers, and scrolling vines. Art Nouveau September Doorway with Pumpkins and Grapevines Teens & Adults · Art Nouveau

September in other collections

Guest appearances — september spirit spotted in other worlds, each page linking back to its home collection.

Flower Chrysanthemum coloring page with curled petals, serrated leaves, and meadow grasses Curled Chrysanthemum With Meadow Grasses Ages 8-12 · Floral
Princess Autumn princess in an oak-leaf crown holding a basket of pumpkins and acorns in the woods Autumn Princess with an Acorn Basket Ages 8-12 · Standard
Fall Intricate fall watermill coloring page with turning wheel, creek, stone bridge, trees, and drifting leaves Autumn Watermill Beside a Winding Creek Teens & Adults · Engraving
Fall Intricate stained-glass fall coloring page with swirling maple and oak leaves, acorns, and curved panel lines. Swirling Stained-Glass Leaves and Acorns Teens & Adults · Stained Glass
Car Child driving a car covered with big autumn leaves on a winding road Smiling Driver in a Leaf-Covered Car Ages 5-7 · Bold & Easy
Dog Cartoon puppy sniffing fallen leaves beside a wooden fence and bushes Puppy Sniffing Leaves by the Fence Ages 8-12 · Cartoon
Rabbit Intricate engraved rabbit beside an oak stump, acorns, mossy branches, grasses, and oak leaves. Engraved Rabbit Beside an Oak Stump Teens & Adults · Engraving
Rabbit Rabbit beside a pumpkin on a winding patch path with falling leaves, oak tree, vines, and fence Rabbit in the Pumpkin Patch Path Ages 8-12 · Standard
Bug Realistic spotted lanternfly with open patterned wings on tree bark beside grape leaves and berries Spotted Lanternfly on a Grape Vine Tree Ages 8-12 · Realistic
Bug Monarch butterfly with patterned wings flying over wildflowers under a large cloud Monarch Butterfly Above a Flower Meadow Ages 8-12 · Standard
Dragon Smiling leaf-covered dragon with wings, a tree stump, falling leaves, and acorns in a forest coloring page Leafy Dragon Beside a Forest Stump Ages 8-12 · Cartoon
Dragon Boho dragon resting by a mushroom cottage in a leafy enchanted forest coloring page Boho Dragon Beside a Mushroom Cottage Ages 8-12 · Boho Groovy
Mandala Intricate floral mandala of maple and oak leaves, acorns, berries, mushrooms, and tree trunks in a fall forest. Autumn Woodland Leaf Mandala Teens & Adults · Floral
Mandala Boho mushroom mandala with wavy lines, spotted caps, petals, leaves, and smiling suns. Groovy Mushroom Mandala with Smiling Suns Ages 8-12 · Boho Groovy
Horse Braided draft horse in harness pulling a wooden hay cart beside a barn, silo, fences, fields, and tree. Braided Draft Horse Pulling a Hay Cart Ages 8-12 · Standard
Butterfly Many patterned butterflies fly above a lake with clouds, pine trees, shoreline, and distant hills. Butterfly Swarm Over the Lake Ages 8-12 · Standard
Butterfly Cute butterfly peeking over a large apple in an orchard coloring page Peekaboo Butterfly Behind a Big Apple Ages 2-4 · Bold & Easy
Girl Gothic girl holding a rose-covered parasol among cathedral arches, thorn vines, bats, and roses Gothic Rose Girl with Parasol Teens & Adults · Gothic
Rainbow Realistic coloring page of a deer resting under a rainbow arch in a tall forest Rainbow Arch Over a Resting Forest Deer Ages 8-12 · Realistic
Food Intricate stained-glass harvest market with pumpkins, corn, leafy baskets, awnings, trees, and vendor stalls. Stained-Glass Harvest Market Stall Teens & Adults · Stained Glass
Kitten Striped kitten sitting beside a pumpkin on a wooden porch with fall leaves and acorns. Kitten on the Porch with a Pumpkin Ages 8-12 · Standard
Bear Bear cub standing on hind legs reaching for apples under a leafy orchard tree. Bear Cub Reaching for Apples in the Orchard Ages 8-12 · Standard
Bear Bear sniffing berry bushes in a leafy forest coloring page with tall tree trunks and ferns Curious Bear Among Berry Bushes Ages 8-12 · Standard
Football Cartoon football players resting on a bench with water cooler, helmets, goalpost, and practice field. Football Players Taking a Water Break on the Bench Ages 8-12 · Cartoon

Fun facts to share while coloring

September’s name comes from the Latin word “septem,” meaning seven, because it was the seventh month in the early Roman calendar before January and February were added to the beginning of the year. In the Northern Hemisphere, the autumn equinox usually happens around September 22 or 23, when day and night are nearly the same length. In the United States, Labor Day is celebrated on the first Monday of September and honors workers. September is also a busy apple-picking month in many states, since lots of apple varieties ripen from late summer into fall. Its traditional birth flowers are the aster and morning glory, and its birthstone is sapphire.

Coloring tips

For a September palette, start with school-bus yellow, apple red, goldenrod, pumpkin orange, maple red, acorn brown, olive green, soft sky blue, and a touch of notebook-paper white. Leaves look best when they are not all one color: shade from green at the stem into yellow, orange, or red at the tips, then trace the veins lightly with a brown pencil. For apple baskets, use small curved strokes to make the fruit look round and short crisscross lines for woven wood. A fun September twist is to turn any calendar page into your own month: circle Labor Day, add tiny apples on weekends, or draw a leaf landing on your favorite date.