Rain Boots Coloring Page

This rain boots coloring page shows a pair of tall boots standing in a puddle while drops fall from two puffy clouds. Each boot has a pull loop, round spots and a small heart near the toe. Two tiny flowers are poking up beside them. It is a simple and cheerful page for ages 3 to 8, and it takes about 20 minutes.

There is plenty of room for a child's own ideas here. Those plain boots are begging for stripes, stars or a favorite color.

Who this sheet is for

Preschoolers can fill in each boot with one bold color and tap in the raindrops one by one. Those drops are good for practicing small, careful marks. Kids of six and up can treat the boots like a design project and create a pattern nobody else has.

Teachers will find this one useful in a weather unit. It fits well with lessons on clouds, or with a rainy day when recess moves indoors. Most kids know the feeling of stomping through a puddle, so it gets them talking right away.

Rain boots coloring page color ideas

Yellow is the classic choice, and it looks great with red soles and red tops. The spots can be red as well, so the whole pair feels matched. You might also try green boots with a frog face, or pink boots with white dots.

Paint the sky a stormy purple or a soft gray. That dark tone makes the boots seem to glow. Use a bright blue for the puddle and every drop, and leave the clouds white or a pale gray.

Mismatched boots can be funny too. Give each one its own color and ask your child which foot gets which.

Tips from the art table

• Color the boots first, then work the sky around them.
• Press hard on the soles to make them look like thick rubber.
• Leave a thin white line down one side of each boot for a wet shine.
• Try a wax crayon on the drops, then brush thin blue paint over the sheet. The wax will resist it.

The story behind the boots

Rain boots have a famous nickname. In Britain they are often called wellies, short for Wellington boots. They are named after the Duke of Wellington, who wore a tall leather boot in the early 1800s. Rubber versions came along later, once factories learned how to make rubber last. You can read the history of the Wellington boot on Wikipedia.

During both World Wars, huge numbers of rubber boots were made for soldiers who were standing in muddy, flooded ground. After that, farmers and families kept wearing them.

Here is a fun word for your kids. The fresh smell of the ground after rain has a name: petrichor. Say it a few times, and then go outside and sniff the next time a shower ends.

Rainy day ideas

Hold a small science test. Put a clear jar outside with a ruler taped to the side. After a storm, measure how much rain fell. Kids can write the number on this page and compare it with the next rain.

Make a puddle art project. Cut out the two boots, then glue them onto blue paper. Add foil raindrops so they catch the light on a window.

Early readers can make a list of words that rhyme with rain, such as train, plane and Spain. For the youngest kids, try a counting game. How many drops can they count on the page? Now ask them to draw two more.

More for a wet spring week

Visit our spring coloring pages for more ideas. The duck on a pond is another good page for a rainy day, and the mitten page lets you compare clothes for each season.

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