Holiday and seasonal coloring pages for toddlers

A page for the next big day

Young children often count down to a birthday or the first snow long before they can read a calendar. Coloring a page about the next big day is a calm way to talk about what's coming and to share a little of the excitement.

Birthday is all about parties. Halloween stays friendly, with smiles instead of scares. Christmas and winter brings snowy days and cozy evenings, Easter and spring brings eggs and the first flowers, and Summer and beach heads for the sand and the sea.

Each holiday comes at both levels: Very simple for children of 2 and 3, Simple for children of 4 and 5. A finished page also makes a good card, a decoration or a small present, so these pages often end up on a door or in an envelope rather than in a drawer.

Ideas while you color

• Decorate for the day

  Tape finished pages to a window or the front door in the days before a holiday. A row of colored pages makes a simple decoration.

• Color with the season

  Try the colors you see outside: orange in the fall, white and blue in winter, fresh greens in spring, bright yellow in summer. Your child is free to ignore all of it.

• Count down together

  Print a few pages before a birthday or holiday and color one each day. It can make the wait feel a little shorter.

• Wrap a present

  A colored page makes cheerful wrapping paper for a small gift. Your child can color it knowing exactly who it's for.