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Our coloring pages offer younger children wonderful opportunities to develop their creativity and work their pencil grip in preparation for learning how to write. Many of our coloring pages for older kids cover cool science topics like animal life cycles and the anatomy of bugs. Check them out!

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Solar System Coloring Page

Our solar system might fit on this cool coloring page, but in reality it's 3.7 billion miles from the Sun to the dwarf planet Pluto!

I Spy Travel Game

I know what I spy with my little eye, but what do you spy? Play this I spy game and start looking around for all items you need to go on a great trip.

Under the Sea Coloring Page

Kids are bound to love coloring this cute under the sea coloring page featuring good friends Mr. Hermit Crab and Ms. Fish.

Color by Number: Fish

Your first grader can color by number and find out what ocean animal is hidden in this coloring page!

Beach Color By Number

Surfs up! This sunny beach looks like it needs some colors to brighten it up. Use the number key to color this summer scene the right way.

Winter Paper Doll Girl

This paper doll needs help dressing for the winter season! Can your child pick out the right outfit for her?

Rounding Color by Number: Sea Turtle and Sea Stars

Teach your child how to round to the nearest hundred the fun way with this sea-themed worksheet featuring a swimming sea turtle and some sea stars.

What to Wear to the Beach

Circle and color all the pieces that Jenny might need for a day of sun and sand.

Starry Night by Van Gogh

Color a real masterpiece with this art history coloring page! You and your child can color Starry Night, by Vincent Van Gogh.

Find the Differences: At the Library

This fun coloring page comes with a twist! While coloring, see if you and your child can find the differences between the two library pictures.

Color the Summer Sun

This simple coloring page features a blazing sun with the word "Summer" around it.

Little knights in shining armor and warrior princesses can bring imagination to life with a fun paper castle.

Shape Search: Fishing for Treasure

More than just a sea creature coloring page, this worksheet challenges kids to find all the diamonds in the picture to help build their shape knowledge.

Forest Coloring Page

The forest is home to a variety of cute woodland creatures. Teach your child all about them with this forest coloring page.

I is for Independence

You know all about 4th of July, but almost every country has its own independence day. Let your child create a flag to claim his own independence!

Pirate Ship Dot to Dot

What kind of vehicles travel across the ocean? Kids practice counting to 30 as they connect the dots to find out.

Recycle Worksheet

In this recycle worksheet, kids color the different recyclable objects, then match them up with their corresponding bin. Try our recycle worksheet on Earth Day.

Plant Life Cycle

Challenge your first grader to put these plant life cycle stages in the correct order with this fun beginning biology sheet.

Color By Sum: The Great Balloon Race

Take addition to new heights with this Color by Sum page.

Who Belongs in the Desert?

Which of these animals does not belong? Explore the plants and animals of the desert, and choose which ones are in their right habitat.

The Itsy Bitsy Spider: Rhyme Coloring Page

Familiarize your child with some simple sight words and rhymes with this coloring page of "The Itsy Bitsy Spider".

Dinosaur Story Starter

What if you had a T-Rex as a pet? Dino lovers can put their imaginations to the test with this adorable story starter.

How the Camel Got His Hump

Make reading practice fun with this reading comprehension packet, based on Rudyard Kipling's "How the Camel Got His Hump".

Sand Pail Coloring Page

This sand pail coloring page reminds us that nothing says summer quite like playing in the sand!

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Benefits of Coloring Pages

Coloring pages are a wonderful recreational activity for kids, but there are also some great educational and developmental benefits to coloring pictures:

Consistent use of coloring pages and coloring worksheets helps children develop fine motor skills, which in turn helps kids develop a strong pencil grip, improved writing skills, and good penmanship.
Children who learn to work on coloring pages for kids while ignoring the surrounding noise and activity develop great focusing skills that can help in the classroom and beyond.
Color a coloring page or two with your child to create some quiet time where your can discuss your days and thoughts. Sometimes, kids will hint at their feelings though coloring worksheets—a child that uses all dark colors may be feeling glum, and a child that focuses on a certain object in the picture might have an interest in that subject. Use coloring pages as a starting point for a discussion with your child.
Coloring pages are also a great creativity builder for kids. Many kids will learn how to replicate colors and images that they find in the real world through coloring worksheets, and they can also learn how to create a surreal or silly picture through colors that express exactly how they feel.

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