These 19 first-day-of-fall coloring pages are most useful when you want something seasonal without jumping straight into Halloween. The collection includes easy preschool sheets, “Welcome Fall” and first-day designs, September/autumn pages and two more involved sheets for a longer coloring session.
Choose a fall page by use
| Sheets | Best for | What to expect |
|---|---|---|
| 1–5 | Preschool and quick coloring | Large shapes and simpler layouts |
| 6–11 | First day of fall or classroom display | Welcome/first-day wording and seasonal motifs |
| 12–17 | General September and autumn coloring | A broader mix of fall designs |
| 18–19 | Older kids or adults | More detail and smaller sections |
A fall palette that does not turn muddy
Start with three or four colors, not ten. A warm red, golden yellow, rust orange and olive green already give enough variation for most leaf scenes. Add brown after those colors are established; using brown first can make the whole page feel darker than intended.
On a page with many leaves, repeat the same colors rather than making every leaf unique. A few repeated reds, yellows and oranges look more natural and are much quicker to finish.
A simple three-page classroom pack
- Print one easy sheet for a quick warm-up.
- Add one “Welcome Fall” page for the main activity or bulletin board.
- Offer one more detailed autumn page as an optional challenge.
All 19 sheets are landscape-oriented. Click the image itself to open the original file, then print in landscape mode with Fit to page on A4 or US Letter. Colored pencils are best for layered leaf color; crayons are perfectly fine on the simpler sheets.
Easy and preschool fall pages — Sheets 1–5
These are the quickest autumn sheets and the best fit for crayons, short classroom sessions or younger children.
First Day and Welcome Fall pages — Sheets 6–11
Use these for a classroom display, first-day-of-autumn activity or a simple seasonal card. The words and central motifs do most of the visual work, so the surrounding color can stay fairly simple.
September and general autumn pages — Sheets 12–17
This group works after the first-day theme has passed. Repeat a small palette of warm leaf colors rather than trying to make every part of the page a new shade.
Detailed autumn pages — Sheets 18–19
Use colored pencils here so you can vary the leaves and smaller sections without overpowering the linework.
Continue into the rest of autumn
For a slightly spookier October activity, move to the spider coloring pages. The owl coloring pages work well for a nature-focused autumn activity, while the sugar skull pages are the more detailed seasonal option. For general easy sheets, use the easy coloring pages for kids.
