Printable Rainbow Coloring Pages for Kids and Preschoolers

A single big rainbow arch fills the page, with five wide bands and a fluffy cloud at each end. There is no background, no sun and no scenery, so the whole page is about the bands. Every band is a long, thick shape that toddlers can fill with a chunky crayon, and the clouds are two round shapes that can stay white or turn light blue. Kids can follow the usual red, orange, yellow, green and blue order or pick their own colors. It is one of the easiest pages on the site, a good fit for ages 2 to 5, and a nice first rainbow for a child who is just learning to stay inside the lines.

A rainbow arches over a small house with a chimney, a round attic window and a front door. A leafy tree stands beside the house, and rolling hills with small bushes, grass tufts and a few flowers fill the lower half of the page. The roof is covered in a scalloped tile pattern, which is a nice place for two alternating colors, and the windows can stay light blue or yellow. The rainbow bands are wide and easy to follow. Younger kids can start with the rainbow and the hills, while older kids can add the roof tiles and the flowers.

A rainbow of four bands stands on a flat line of ground. A smiling sun with rosy cheeks and pointed rays shines in the upper left, and a puffy cloud on the right drops a few raindrops. A big puddle sits at the bottom of the page. The sun and the raindrops are the only small shapes, and the rainbow and puddle are big open areas, so the page works well for ages 3 and up. Yellow and orange suit the sun, light blue suits the raindrops and puddle, and the bands can be any colors. It shows the sun and rain together, which is when real rainbows tend to appear.

A round cartoon cloud with big shiny eyes, a small smile and two rosy cheeks sits in the middle of the page with a little rainbow on top, like a hat. Two small clouds hold the ends of the rainbow. A few raindrops fall on the left and right, and tiny stars float in the corners. The cloud is one big shape that toddlers can color in a few strokes, and the cheeks, eyes and rainbow bands give them a few small spots to practice with. Light blue, lavender or gray all suit the cloud, and the rainbow can be as bright as kids like.

A friendly fish swims across the page with a big round eye, a small smile and rows of round scales along its body. Its fins and tail flow out in long stripes, and a few bubbles rise from its mouth toward the top. Two bunches of tall seaweed grow at the bottom corners. The scales are the main event here: each one is a small closed shape, so kids can color them in a rainbow pattern, one color per row, or give every scale its own shade. The fins can take two or three bright colors. It is a medium page that suits ages 5 and up, and a nice match for a sea-life lesson.

A big rainbow arches across the top of the page, and a garden of large flowers fills the bottom half. The blooms come in a few shapes, with round petals, pointed petals and flat centers, and each has leaves and a stem. Three small butterflies flutter above the flowers, and grass tufts grow along the bottom edge. This is the busiest rainbow page, because every petal is its own small shape. Kids can color each flower a different color, or match the petals to the rainbow bands. Older kids around 6 and up can use colored pencils for the details, and younger kids can start with the rainbow and the butterflies.

A smiling child in a buttoned raincoat and rain boots holds a big umbrella while a rainbow curves behind and above. Small clouds sit at the corners, and raindrops fall around the umbrella. The child fills most of the page, with a simple friendly face, two pockets on the coat and a curved umbrella handle. The raincoat and boots are big shapes for bold colors, and the umbrella panels can match the rainbow bands. The raindrops are small shapes that look good in blue. It makes a good page for a rainy afternoon, and the large figure suits ages 4 and up.

Three big hot air balloons float in a sky of puffy clouds, each with bold curved stripes from top to bottom and a small woven basket underneath. The balloons overlap a little, so one sits in front and two sit behind. The stripes are the natural place for rainbow colors: red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple fit one balloon from edge to edge. Kids can use a different color order on each balloon, or give one balloon a pattern of two colors. The baskets have a crisscross weave for brown. The clouds can stay white or turn light blue.