Round Smiling Pumpkin for a Thanksgiving Table

Coloring guide
Front and center is a round, happy pumpkin with big shiny eyes, small arched eyebrows and an open smile that's hard not to like. The tall stem curls into a swirl at the top, with a leaf on each side showing simple vein lines. Smooth vertical ribs divide the body, and a few small tufts of grass poke out at the bottom left and right. Nothing else fills the background, so little ones can focus on the pumpkin. Large shapes and bold lines suit preschoolers and early elementary kids with crayons or chunky markers. Warm orange on the ribs works well, with a deeper orange on every other section for contrast, and green for the leaves, stem and grass. A free printable for a fall classroom or a Thanksgiving table activity. Fans of Thanksgiving coloring pages often like Halloween and Gingerbread House as well.
A gentle color plan to get started — mix in your own anytime.
- pumpkin orange
- leaf green
- warm brown
- soft pink
A suggested order, zone by zone — skip around as you like.
- 1Start by coloring the whole pumpkin body, including the center panel and both sides, with pumpkin orange, leaving the grass and eyes white.
- 2Fill both leaves with leaf green, keeping the veins as dark lines.
- 3Color the curly stem and its base with warm brown.
- 4Fill the smiling mouth with soft pink, leaving a little white near the edge for a fresh look.
- 5Keep the eye whites and the small shine spots white so the face looks bright and lively.
- 6Optional: add a few light strokes of orange and brown in a single direction to give the pumpkin a textured, pencil-like feel.
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