Printable Spider Coloring Pages for Kids and Preschoolers

A round spider with a big happy smile and two shiny eyes sits in the middle of a large circular web. Its eight curved legs reach out across the silk, and a single thread hangs from the top of the page. Small hearts are tucked into several web sections, so there are plenty of little spaces for pink, red or purple. The body and head are big shapes that suit chunky crayons, and the web gives older kids a fine-line area to fill with colored pencils. Every spider has 8 legs, so kids can count along while they color. The page suits ages 3 to 8 and makes a gentle first spider picture.

A smiling spider sits at the center of a big round web that hangs below two leafy branches in the top corners of the page. Small round dew drops line the strands, and the leaves fill the corners above the web. The web has long spokes and many curved sections, which makes this the most detailed spider page in the set. Kids can color the drops in pale blue, the leaves in greens and the spider in any bright color. Spiders make silk in their own bodies and spin it into webs. The page suits ages 7 and up, and it works well with colored pencils or fine markers.

A big smiling mother spider and a smaller baby spider sit side by side on a large round web. Both have round bodies, big shiny eyes and eight legs, so kids can count four legs on each side of each spider. The web has long spokes and curved sections, which leaves plenty of space for color. Kids can give the baby the same colors as its mother or pick a different color for each. The page fits a short lesson on animal families, and it suits ages 4 to 8.

A friendly spider with a patterned round body sits on top of a big daisy, with its legs resting on the large petals. Below it the stem curves down to two wide leaves. The pattern on the spider's back is a good place for stripes or spots, and each daisy petal is a roomy shape for yellow, pink or white. Garden spiders really do build their webs among flowers and tall plants, which makes this a nice page for a nature or spring theme. The shapes are big and simple enough for ages 3 and up, and kids who want more can draw in a background.

This page goes with the nursery rhyme about the itsy bitsy spider. A smiling spider climbs up a tall drainpipe, and a brick wall runs along one side of the page. Raindrops fall on the left, and a smiling sun with rays waits in the top corner for the rain to stop. Kids can sing the song as they color, using gray for the pipe, red for the bricks and blue for the rain. The spider is large and easy to find in the middle of the page. The shapes are bold and simple, so it suits ages 3 to 7, and it works well for music time.

A smiling spider wears a tiny cone party hat with a fluffy pom-pom on top and holds a balloon with one of its legs. Stars and bits of confetti float around it, and the spider has rosy cheeks and big shiny eyes. The hat, the balloon and the round body are all large shapes for crayons, and the confetti pieces are small spaces for markers. Kids can give the party hat stripes or dots and pick any balloon color they like. A spider has 8 legs, so there are plenty of legs to count. The page suits ages 3 to 7 and works as a birthday table activity.

A smiling spider dangles from a long silk thread above a small jack-o-lantern. The pumpkin has a friendly carved face with a triangle nose and a wide grin, and curly vines twist up from its stem. Spiders really do hang from a strand of silk, and this one has all eight legs spread out under its round body. Kids can use orange and green for the pumpkin and black, purple or even bright colors for the spider. Nothing here is creepy, so it works for younger kids at Halloween. The shapes are large and the lines are bold, which suits ages 3 to 7.

A smiling spider and a smiling ladybug sit side by side on a big leaf and look at each other. Two leafy twigs cross the top of the page with a thin silk strand hanging between them, and three flowers fill the bottom. The ladybug has round spots on its shell, and the spider has eight legs and rosy cheeks. Kids can color the ladybug red and black or choose their own colors. A ladybug has 6 legs and a spider has 8, so counting the legs makes a quick lesson in telling bugs apart. The page suits ages 4 to 8 and fits a garden or insect theme.

A smiling spider dangles from a silk thread in the middle of the page, surrounded by big and small round bubbles and a few dew drops. The spider has a round body, big shiny eyes and eight legs, four on each side, so kids can count along while they color. Each bubble has a little curved shine mark, and the bubbles are all different sizes, which makes this a good page for trying blue, pink, purple and green. The shapes are large and the lines are bold, so it works for chunky crayons. The page suits ages 3 to 7.