Skip to content
Labugen

Jack-o'-Lantern with Leaf

A smiling carved pumpkin stands between leafy sprigs, with a triangular nose and a broad, toothy grin.

Smiling Jack-o'-lantern pumpkin with carved face and leaves on both sides, featuring large open areas for coloring.
Jack-o'-Lantern with Leaf
Print Download PNG

A4 format (landscape), black outlines on a white background · for home and classroom use

Advertisement

All coloring pages: Pumpkin Coloring Pages

More from this category

Similar coloring pages: Pumpkin Coloring Pages

Next step

What else can you print? Free, no account needed

What the jack-o'-lantern scene shows

The large pumpkin has carved eyes, a small triangular nose, and an open smile with visible teeth. A short stem rises from the top, while branches with leaves spread along both sides and a simple ground shape sits beneath the pumpkin. Its friendly expression presents the familiar autumn lantern as playful rather than spooky.

Interesting facts about carved pumpkins

A jack-o'-lantern is made by hollowing out a pumpkin, carving openings in its rind, and placing a light safely inside. Removing the moist pulp creates room for the light and slows some immediate softening, but a cut pumpkin still breaks down faster than an intact one. Pumpkins grow on trailing vines, and their broad leaves help the plant capture sunlight.

Real colors of pumpkins, leaves, and stems

  • Pumpkin rind: commonly orange, but some varieties are white, cream, yellow, green, red-orange, or blue-gray
  • Pumpkin flesh: usually yellow to deep orange
  • Stem: green when young, becoming tan, gray-green, or brown as it dries
  • Leaves: medium to deep green when healthy, then yellow or brown as they age
  • Woody sprigs: greenish when fresh and tan or brown after drying
Questions and answers

Questions and answers

Why are pumpkins hollowed out before they are carved?
The seeds and stringy pulp are removed to create an open chamber. That chamber provides space for a small light and allows it to shine through the carved face.
Is a pumpkin a fruit or a vegetable?
Botanically, a pumpkin is a fruit because it develops from a flower and contains seeds. In cooking, it is often treated like a vegetable in savory dishes.
Why do pumpkin leaves spread so widely?
Large leaves collect sunlight for photosynthesis. They can also shade the soil around the vine, helping reduce moisture loss on warm days.
Advertisement