Spring Coloring Pages

What you will find here

The rain boots stand in a puddle under two clouds, with big round spots to fill. Kids can turn them into any pattern they like. The ladybug sits on a wide green leaf with six large spots. It is about as easy as a page can get, so it suits very young children.

Animal fans will like the plump bird on a blossom branch, and the duck floating on a pond with two small ducklings. For outdoor scenes, the kite dances high above a boy on a hill. The garden shows a sunny backyard with carrots, flowers and a white fence.

Spring coloring pages for each age

Toddlers do well with the ladybug. Those round shapes are easy to find and easy to fill, even with a big crayon. The kite is also a good pick for threes and fours, since each panel is a large triangle with clear edges.

Kids from about five to eight often like the duck and the rain boots. These have enough small parts to hold their interest. They can also add their own ideas, such as more raindrops or an extra duckling at the back of the line.

Older kids can try the garden and the bird. The garden has plenty of separate parts, and they can plan a color scheme for the whole scene. The bird makes a nice nature study if you set a real photo beside it and try to match the feathers.

Colors that feel like spring

Go pale. Soft shades work best for this time of year. Soft blue skies, fresh green grass and light pink blossoms all look right on the page. Save the strong colors for small spots, like a red ladybug or an orange beak.

• Use two greens on grass, a dark one close up and a light one far away.
• Try crayons and thin watercolor paint together for a rainy day sky.
• Color pale parts first, since dark colors can smudge onto them.
• Leave a few white spots on water to make it shine.

How to print these pages

Open any page and press Download PDF. The files fit US Letter paper, and they print well on A4 when you choose Fit to page. For crayons and pencils, plain paper is fine. For markers or paint, use card stock so that the color does not bleed through. You can also press Color online and fill the page on a phone or tablet, which is handy in a waiting room.

Lessons for the spring classroom

Spring is a busy time for science in many schools, and these pages fit right in. The ladybug goes well with a unit on insects, while the garden pairs with planting seeds in a paper cup. Use the rain boots for a weather chart, and hang them next to a record of each day's rain.

The bird and the duck both support lessons on life cycles and baby animals. A kite can start a talk about wind and forces, or a math lesson on shapes. School copies are fine, and our free use license explains the details.

Parents can use them at home too. A short coloring break after school gives kids time to settle down before homework. It also gets them talking about what they saw on the walk home, like a robin on a fence or a puddle worth jumping in.

Why the seasons change

Spring comes because the Earth is tilted as it travels around the sun. As the northern half tips toward the sun, the days get longer and the ground warms up. Plants wake, birds build nests and many baby animals are born. In the Northern Hemisphere, the first day of spring comes around March 20, including in 2027. You can read more about spring on Wikipedia.

That first day is called the equinox. Day and night are nearly equal in length then, all over the world. Kids can test this by marking sunset time on a calendar for a few weeks and watching it get later.

Take your spring coloring pages outside

Take your colored pages on a walk. Bring the ladybug and the bird, and see if you can spot the real thing. Kids can put a small check mark on the sheet each time they find one. Add a few more items to the list, such as a worm, a new leaf or a robin's egg shell.

Start a nature journal, too. Staple a few blank sheets behind a colored page to make a small book. Each week, your child can draw one new thing that has changed outside. By May, you will have a neat record of the whole season, and the first drawing of bare trees will look very different.

On rainy days, a craft works just as well. Cut out the kite, tape on a ribbon tail and hang it from the ceiling above a desk. It moves when you walk past. Kids love that.

More pages for the season

When spring holidays come around, see our Easter coloring pages for bunnies and eggs. Gardeners will also like our flower coloring pages, and the animal coloring pages have more friends for young kids. Our preschool coloring pages are a good next stop for the smallest artists.

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