Printable Birthday Coloring Pages for Kids and Preschoolers

Two smiling kids sit on either side of a small round table with a frosted cake and five candles in the middle. Balloons rise on both sides, a row of bunting flags hangs across the top, and small stars are scattered through the air. Three wrapped presents with big bows sit on the floor, and a window in the back holds one more gift. There is a lot of room to color here: the balloons, flags, shirts and gift wrap can all be different colors. The faces are friendly and simple, so the page works for kids around 4 and up, and it makes a good table activity for a real party.

A boy and a girl lean in close behind a round birthday cake topped with a row of lit candles, and the girl wears a cone party hat with a string of beads and a star on top. Two balloons float above them, and a wrapped gift with a big bow sits on each side of the cake. The cake has two layers of wavy frosting, dots along the top and a scalloped border at the bottom, which gives plenty of room for pink, yellow or blue. The faces and hair have enough detail for kids around 6 and up to use colored pencils, and younger kids can start with the balloons and gifts.

A two-tier birthday cake sits on a tall stand with a lacy doily, and thick frosting drips run down both tiers. Round sprinkles dot the sides and five plain candles stand on top, each with a small flame. A few stars float around the cake. The candles carry no numbers, so the page fits any age, and each drip of frosting is its own closed shape that kids can color in a different shade. Pink and white make a classic cake, while blue and green give it a different look. The big shapes suit ages 3 and up, and the doily is a good detail for older kids to fill in.

One oversized cupcake fills the page, with a tall swirl of frosting, a row of sprinkles, a cherry and a single candle with a flame. The paper cup has straight pleats that look good in stripes or a solid color, and a few stars float in the empty space around it. There is only one subject and every shape is large, so this is one of the easiest pages in the birthday collection and a good fit for toddlers and preschoolers. It also works as a quick craft: color it, cut it out and stick it on a card. Frosting in pink or brown and a yellow flame are easy first choices.

A teddy-style bear, a bunny and a tall giraffe stand side by side, each wearing a striped cone hat with a pom-pom on top. Three balloons float above them on curly strings, and bits of confetti drift through the air. The animals have round, friendly faces with big eyes and wide smiles. The giraffe's spots and the stripes on the hats give kids small shapes to color, while the bear and bunny have large open bellies and ears. Browns and tans suit the bear, pink suits the bunny and yellow with orange spots suits the giraffe. It works well for ages 3 to 7 and makes a cheerful page for an animal-themed party.

A boy with a big grin swings a stick at a donkey-shaped pinata that hangs from a rope tied to a tree branch. A string of bunting flags runs along the branch, and the pinata is covered in rows of paper fringe that make wavy stripes. Grass tufts sit under the boy's feet. The fringe is the fun part to color, since every row can be a different color, much like a real pinata. The boy's shirt and shorts are simple shapes that suit any colors, and the tree trunk is a good spot for brown. This is a medium page for ages 5 and up, and it pairs well with a real pinata at a backyard party.

Five wrapped gift boxes of different sizes are piled into a tall stack, with a bow on the top box and bows tied around the lower ones. Each box has its own wrapping pattern, such as diagonal stripes, polka dots or plain panels with a ribbon down the middle. A few small stars float on both sides. Kids can give each box a different color scheme, or pick one color for the paper and another for the ribbons. The patterns add a lot of small shapes, which makes this a good page for ages 6 and up with colored pencils or fine markers.

Six balloons are tied together at the bottom with curly ribbons, and below them sit a striped cone party hat with a pom-pom and a party horn with a fringed end. Confetti pieces, circles and long streamers fill the empty space around them. The balloons have shiny highlights that can stay white, and each one is a good chance to try a new color. The confetti is a set of small shapes for a rainbow of markers, so the page also works as a color-matching game. It is open and simple enough for ages 3 and up, and it makes a bright poster once it is finished, perhaps taped to a wall before a party.

A girl with a ponytail and a cone party hat leans over a table and purses her lips to blow out the six candles on a round birthday cake. A bunch of balloons floats behind her, and a wrapped gift with a bow sits at the right edge of the table. The cake has wavy frosting and a plate with a scalloped border. Her hair, hat, shirt and balloons are all easy places for bold colors, and the candle flames are small shapes for yellow and orange. The face has more detail than the other birthday pages, so it suits kids around 6 and up.