Snowball Fight Coloring Page

This snowball fight coloring page shows two kids having a friendly battle in a snowy village. One stands behind a wall of snow blocks with a flag on it, about to throw. The other, up close with long hair under a knit hat, winds up with a big snowball held high. More snowballs sail through the air, and a little dog has come to watch. Ages 5 to 10 can handle this medium page, and it takes 30 to 40 minutes.

Start with the fort

The block wall is the most fun part of the picture, and it is a good place to start. Three rows of rounded blocks stack up like bricks, with two more on top. Give each block a soft blue edge and leave the middle white. They will look like solid, packed snow. The white burst on the wall shows where a snowball just hit.

Small hands can handle these shapes with no trouble. The blocks are big, and the lines are thick. The snowballs are simple circles too, and the stack of ten in the corner is easy to count, so a 5-year-old can do a lot of this page alone.

Both kids have more going on. One coat has zigzag bands and the other has stripes, each hat has a patterned band, and the mittens have thumbs and ribbed cuffs. Older kids can slow down there and do neat work.

Dress the two teams

A snowball fight needs sides. Pick one color family for each kid, so anyone can tell the teams apart. In our colored sample, the kid in front has a red zigzag coat, a blue and white hat and green mittens. The kid at the wall wears teal and yellow stripes with a pink hat and pink mittens.

Try warm colors on one side and cool colors on the other. Red, orange and yellow against blue, green and purple looks sharp.

The four houses on the hill can be any color you like, and their windows look great in yellow. A pale sky keeps the white snowballs easy to see, and that matters here, because they are the action of the picture. If you color the sky too lightly, the snowballs will fade into the background. Give each one a dark outline to help it stand out.

Snowball fight coloring page tricks

• Leave the snowballs white, then add a small blue crescent on one side for shadow.
• Look for the short speed lines near the flying snowballs. Trace them in gray.
• Draw a few white dots around the fort, as if bits of snow just flew off it.
• Give each kid a different skin tone and hair color, or match them to real friends.

Why some snow makes better snowballs

Any kid who has tried knows that not all snow packs. Scientific American explains why. When the air is around 32 degrees Fahrenheit, snow crystals partly melt and clump together, so the snow turns heavy and wet. That is the kind that holds its shape. Colder air usually gives you fluffy snow that falls apart in your mittens. Read why wet snow works best for the details.

Water content is a big part of it. Average snow holds about an inch of water for every 10 inches of snow. Dry powder can take 30 inches or more to make that same inch. So the next time it snows, test a handful. If it will not stick, it may be too cold.

Play with it

You do not need real snow for this one. Crumple white paper into balls, make a line of tape on the floor and let kids toss them into a basket. Count the points with tally marks.

Kids can also talk about fair play. What rules keep a snowball fight fun for everybody? Ideas like soft throws, no aiming at faces and stopping when a friend says stop make a good short list. Write them on the back of the page.

For a story starter, ask who threw first. What happens when the snowball lands?

Keep playing in the snow

Kids who like this snowball fight coloring page can build something next with our snowman coloring page. Tired from the battle? Have them flop down with the snow angel coloring page.

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