Templates for use in
activities for young children
Find the template to fit current events or topics in the child's life and
print it out. These templates are suitable for painting, drawing, etc. Each
template page will show which skills it may encourage.
Templates are listed in alphabetic order, or see listed by theme: animals
transport, occupations, maths,
multicultural, sea, celebrations,
food, health and hygiene,
literacy & language,
sport, clothing, safety, nature and wildlife
- A blank calendar show 7 days of the week - Mark the dates to make this calendar for any month. Print a set and make an annual calendar for gifts or just one for individual months. Mark special dates, birthdays, cross of days each night, count days until a celebration.
- ABC Cards - AaBcCcDd -
- ABC Cards - EeFfGgHh -
- ABC Cards - IiJjKkLl -
- ABC Cards - MmNnOoPp -
- ABC Cards - QqRrSsTt -
- ABC Cards - UuVvWwXx -
- ABC Cards - YyZz -
- actor -
- Angel Activity - no face - Make this Christmas Angel for a decoration or to sit on top of your tree. For instructions, see our Christmas Angel activity.
- Angel Activity with face - Make this Christmas Angel for a decoration or to sit on top of your tree. For instructions, see our Christmas Angel activity.
- Animal Matching Cards 1/4 - These cards can be used for matching games, memory games, to practice vocabulary and more! Color them before playing or play with them as is.
- Animal Matching Cards 2/4 - These cards can be used for matching games, memory games, to practice vocabulary and more! Color them before playing or play with them as is.
- Animal Matching Cards 3/4 - These cards can be used for matching games, memory games, to practice vocabulary and more! Color them before playing or play with them as is.
- Animal Matching Cards 4/4 - These cards can be used for matching games, memory games, to practice vocabulary and more! Color them before playing or play with them as is.
- Apple - Templates of fruit and vegetables that can be used for coloring, flashcards and more.
- Apple Pie - Apple pie is a traditional desert in America on holidays and throughout the year. This template includes a whole pie, a slice and an apple.
- artist -
- athlete -
- Avocado - Templates of fruit and vegetables that can be used for coloring, flashcards and more.
- backpack or rucksack - A backpack or rucksack - which do you call it? Ready for decorating.
- baker -
- baseball -
- basketball -
- bat - Coloring a bat can be a fun Halloween activity, but this template can be used for activities too.
- Bats in a Circle -
- Bear -
- Bear dressed up as Santa. - Bear dressed up as Santa. Children can colour it in, and dress up their own toys.
- Bee - shape
- Beetle - 3 parts to cut out, colour or paint, and glue
- Bicycle -
- Bicycle-girls -
- Big Leaf -
- Bird -
- Birthday Cake decorated -
- Birthday Cake plain - A birthday cake with three candles
- black cat - This scary black cat with a full moon can be used for coloring or more. Even though it's ment to be a black cat, children can color it however the like.
- Blank Card for any occasion - A Blank Card to provide children the option of creating their own design for any occasion
- Bowtie -
- Broccoli - Templates of fruit and vegetables that can be used for coloring, flashcards and more.
- Bus -
- Butterfly-1 - blank butterfly
- Butterfly-1 - blank butterfly with example of pattern
- Butterfly-1 - butterfly with pattern to colour
- Butterfly-2 - blank butterfly
- Butterfly-2 - blank butterfly with example of pattern
- Butterfly-2 - butterfly with pattern to colour
- Butterfly-3 - blank butterfly
- Butterfly-3 - blank butterfly with example of pattern
- Butterfly-3 - butterfly with pattern to colour
- calculator - A calculator for colouring, counting and discussion.
- Candle - Candle
- Candle in base - Candle in base
- Candy Cane - A candy cane for coloring.
- Candy Cane (blank) - A stripeless candy cane that children can decorate and color.
- Cap - Add a design, then colour.
- Car -
- Carrot - Templates of fruit and vegetables that can be used for coloring, flashcards and more.
- Cat - Cat sitting
- Cat - Cat snoozing
- Cat Playing - templates of 3 cats that can be used for coloring. You can also draw on markings.
- Cat Sitting - templates of 3 cats that can be used for coloring. You can also draw on markings.
- Cat Sleeping - templates of 3 cats that can be used for coloring. You can also draw on markings.
- Caterpillar - Two parts to colour and cut
- Cherries - Templates of fruit and vegetables that can be used for coloring, flashcards and more.
- Chicken -
- Chinese Lantern - Print, decorate, cut and glue this paper lantern.
- Chocolate Bar -
- Christmas Angel - Christmas Angel
- Christmas bauble - Blank to decorate and colour - Christmas bauble - Blank to decorate and colour
- Christmas bauble - Decorated to colour - Christmas bauble - Decorated to colour
- Christmas Bauble - Large - Single large Christmas bauble / ball
- Christmas baubles (balls) - 3 Christmas balls to decorate and cut out
- Christmas Baubles (balls) - 3 different shapes - Christmas Baubles (balls) - 3 different shapes
- Christmas Bell - Join the Dots - Join the dots to make a Christmas bell to colour in.
- Christmas bells -
- Christmas Bells to colour - Christmas Bells to colour
- Christmas cane decoration -
- Christmas Crackers - Decorated and colour - Christmas Crackers - Decorated and colour
- Christmas Holly single leaf - Christmas Holly single leaf
- Christmas holly with berries - Christmas holly with berries
- Christmas Reindeer - Christmas Reindeer
- Christmas Reindeer with a blank face - Christmas Reindeer - Head only with a blank face to draw in features and color
- Christmas Reindeer with eyes, nose and mouth to color - Christmas Reindeer - Head only with eyes, nose and mouth to color
- Christmas Santa Star - This template is for our Make a Santa Christmas Star activity.
- Christmas Santa's Sack - Christmas Santa's Sack
- Christmas Sleigh full - Christmas Sleigh with a sack
- Christmas Sleigh outline - Christmas Sleigh empty
- Christmas Star - Christmas Star
- Christmas Stocking Jigsaw - larger pieces - This template is for our Christmas Jigsaw activity.
- Christmas Stocking Jigsaw - smaller pieces - This template is for our Christmas Jigsaw activity.
- Christmas stocking stuffed with toys - Christmas stocking stuffed with toys to colour
- Christmas stocking to decorate - Christmas stocking to decorate or color
- Christmas Tree - Colour and decorate this Christmas tree.
- Christmas Tree (blank) - A blank Christmas tree template that children can decorate and color.
- Christmas Tree (Connect the Dots) - Connect the dots from 1 to 19 to discover what's in this picture. Children can also color the picture after connecting the dots.
- Christmas Tree (Maze) - Can you find your way through the Christmas tree maze?
- Christmas Wish List Stocking - A Christmas stocking to write on, cut out and pin up
- Christmas wishlist -
- Christmas Wreath - This template of a Christmas wreath can make a fun coloring activity for Christmas.
- Chutes and Ladders - Also known as Snakes and Ladders, this is a fun and easy game for children and families to play together. Included in the PDF version are instructions on how to play.
- Cleaning Teeth - Colouring in or discussion picture
- Clock with no hands - Make or draw hands to go on this clock
- Cloud -
- coach -
- Cockatoo - shape
- Colouring In - Colouring in or discussion picture
- Computer - Computer with screen, keyboard, mouse and speakers.
- cook -
- Cooked Turkey - A cooked turkey for Thanksgiving Day dinner. Yummy!
- Corn - Templates of fruit and vegetables that can be used for coloring, flashcards and more.
- Cow - shape
- Crab -
- crayons - A pencil for colouring, counting and discussion. What colour will yours be?
- cricket -
- Crocodile -
- Cupcake - A template of a plain cupcake for decorating and/or coloring.
- Daffodil - flower shape to colour
- dancer - Dancing shoes
- dentist -
- Dinosaur - Stegosaurus -
- Dinosaur - Triceratops -
- Dinosaur - Tyrannosaurus -
- doctor -
- Dog - Little shaggy dog to colour
- Dog Playing -
- Dog Sitting -
- Dog Standing -
- Dolphin -
- dot to dot heart shape - Join the dots to make a heart to colour in.
- Drinking Dog -
- Duck - Colour in and talk about ducks.
- Easel - Painter's Easel
- Easter Egg Maze -
- Easter Eggs for coloring - 1 -
- Easter Eggs for coloring - 2 -
- Easter Eggs for coloring - 3 -
- Easter Eggs for drawing - 1 -
- Easter Eggs for drawing - 2 -
- Easter Eggs for drawing - 3 -
- Elephant -
- Elephant -
- Elephant - Connect The Dots -
- eraser - A pen for colouring, counting and discussion.
- farmer -
- firefighter -
- Fish - large single fish
- Fish - 2 fish with segments to colour
- Flame - Flame shape
- Flame - Flame shape
- Flower - Single flower
- Flowers with ribbon - Three flowers with a ribbon
- football -
- Frog -
- Fruit - apple and banana -
- Fruit Matching Cards 1/3 - These cards can be used for matching games, memory games, to practice vocabulary and more! Color them before playing or play with them as is.
- Fruit Matching Cards 2/3 - These cards can be used for matching games, memory games, to practice vocabulary and more! Color them before playing or play with them as is.
- Fruit Matching Cards 3/3 - These cards can be used for matching games, memory games, to practice vocabulary and more! Color them before playing or play with them as is.
- Ghost for Halloween - This ghost template for Halloween can be colored a million different ways! The face has been left blank so children can draw their own.
- Gift - Gift with ribbon and bow
- Giraffe -
- glue - A pen for colouring, counting and discussion.
- Goldfish -
- golf -
- Halloween Bingo Blank Card - This is a blank card for Halloween Bingo. At the bottom of the card are words to be used in the game. Children can draw their own images of those words on the card or they can write the words themselves.
- Halloween Bingo Call Card - This is the call card for Halloween Bingo. All of the images on the other bingo cards can be found on this card. The caller should mark out each image after they have called it.
- Halloween Bingo Card #1 - This is card #1 of 6 picture-filled cards for Halloween Bingo. Each card has a different combination of Halloween pictures.
- Halloween Bingo Card #2 - This is card #2 of 6 picture-filled cards for Halloween Bingo. Each card has a different combination of Halloween pictures.
- Halloween Bingo Card #3 - This is card #3 of 6 picture-filled cards for Halloween Bingo. Each card has a different combination of Halloween pictures.
- Halloween Bingo Card #4 - This is card #4 of 6 picture-filled cards for Halloween Bingo. Each card has a different combination of Halloween pictures.
- Halloween Bingo Card #5 - This is card #5 of 6 picture-filled cards for Halloween Bingo. Each card has a different combination of Halloween pictures.
- Halloween Bingo Card #6 - This is card #6 of 6 picture-filled cards for Halloween Bingo. Each card has a different combination of Halloween pictures.
- Hammer -
- Hamster -
- Hand Print Turkey - This template is for our Hand Print Turkey activity.
- Hand Turkey - from a hand outline - Making turkeys out of hand outlines is a popular Thanksgiving activity in America. You can use an outline of your own hand or this template. There is also a pdf version (2 pages) which includes the instructions.
- Handwriting Practice (Horizontal; PDF) - Three lined sheets of paper for practicing small, medium and large handwriting. (Orientation: Horizontal)
- Handwriting Practice (Vertical; PDF) - Three lined sheets of paper for practicing small, medium and large handwriting. (Orientation: Vertical)
- Handwriting Practice - Large (Horiz) - A lined sheet of paper for practicing (large) handwriting. (Orientation: Horizontal)
- Handwriting Practice - Medium (Vert) - A lined sheet of paper for practicing (medium) handwriting. (Orientation: Vertial)
- Handwriting Practice - Small (Horiz) - A lined sheet of paper for practicing (small) handwriting. (Orientation: Horizontal)
- Handwriting Practice - Small (Vert) - A lined sheet of paper for practicing (small) handwriting. (Orientation: Vertial)
- Happy Easter Chick -
- Hat with Brim - Add a design, then colour.
- headstone - A headstone with a cat, bats and a full moon perfect for Halloween.
- Heart -
- Heart Maze 1 -
- Heart Maze 2 - more difficult -
- Hearts - 6 hearts to cut or colour
- Hedgehog - shape
- Hexagon - a single hexagon
- Hexagons - several hexagons fitting together to colour and cut
- Holly - A simple holly template for Christmas or any time of the year.
- Horse -
- Horse - Connect The Dots -
- House -
- House (blank) - An outline of a simple house. Children can draw on their own details before coloring.
- House (simple) - A very simple house template that children can further detail or just color. Also works well for practicing shapes.
- How to make a paper snowflake -
- Ice Cream - Colour and cut
- Ice Cream Cone -
- Ice Cream Sundae -
- Jack-o-Lantern Maze (Easy) - An easy maze within a Jack-o-Lantern for Halloween. Can you get from start to finish?
- Jack-o-Lantern Maze (Hard) - A hard maze within a Jack-o-Lantern for Halloween. Can you get from start to finish?
- Jack-o-Lantern Maze (Medium) - A medium-difficulty maze within a Jack-o-Lantern for Halloween. Can you get from start to finish?
- Kangaroo and Joey -
- Kangaroo Profile - Classic symbol of Australia
- Kangaroo with Joey -
- Key -
- Key (2) -
- Koala -
- Kookaburra -
- Ladybird - ladybird or ladybug for colouring
- Leaves (6) -
- Letter - A - large capital A
- Letter - a - lower case a
- Letter - Aa - upper & lower case Aa
- Letter - B - large capital B
- Letter - b - lower case b
- Letter - Bb - upper & lower case Bb
- Letter - C - large capital C
- Letter - c - lower case c
- Letter - Cc - upper & lower case Cc
- Letter - D - large capital D
- Letter - d - lower case d
- Letter - Dd - upper & lower case Dd
- Letter - E - large capital E
- Letter - e - lower case e
- Letter - Ee - upper & lower case Ee
- Letter - F - large capital F
- Letter - f - lower case f
- Letter - Ff - upper & lower case Ff
- Letter - G - large capital G
- Letter - g - lower case g
- Letter - Gg - upper & lower case Gg
- Letter - H - large capital H
- Letter - h - lower case h
- Letter - Hh - upper & lower case Hh
- Letter - I - large capital I
- Letter - i - lower case i
- Letter - Ii - upper & lower case Ii
- Letter - J - large capital J
- Letter - j - lower case j
- Letter - Jj - upper & lower case Jj
- Letter - K - large capital K
- Letter - k - lower case k
- Letter - Kk - upper & lower case Kk
- Letter - L - large capital L
- Letter - l - lower case l
- Letter - Ll - upper & lower case Ll
- Letter - M - large capital M
- Letter - m - lower case m
- Letter - Mm - upper & lower case Mm
- Letter - N - large capital N
- Letter - n - lower case n
- Letter - Nn - upper & lower case Nn
- Letter - O - large capital O
- Letter - o - lower case o
- Letter - Oo - upper & lower case Oo
- Letter - P - large capital P
- Letter - p - lower case p
- Letter - Pp - upper & lower case Pp
- Letter - Q - large capital Q
- Letter - q - lower case q
- Letter - Qq - upper & lower case Qq
- Letter - R - large capital R
- Letter - r - lower case r
- Letter - Rr - upper & lower case Rr
- Letter - S - large capital S
- Letter - s - lower case s
- Letter - Ss - upper & lower case Ss
- Letter - T - large capital T
- Letter - t - lower case t
- Letter - Tt - upper & lower case Tt
- Letter - U - large capital U
- Letter - u - lower case u
- Letter - Uu - upper & lower case Uu
- Letter - V - large capital V
- Letter - v - lower case v
- Letter - Vv - upper & lower case Vv
- Letter - W - large capital W
- Letter - w - lower case w
- Letter - Ww - upper & lower case Ww
- Letter - X - large capital X
- Letter - x - lower case x
- Letter - Xx - upper & lower case Xx
- Letter - Y - large capital Y
- Letter - y - lower case y
- Letter - Yy - upper & lower case Yy
- Letter - Z - large capital Z
- Letter - z - lower case z
- Letter - Zz - upper & lower case Zz
- Lettuce - Templates of fruit and vegetables that can be used for coloring, flashcards and more.
- librarian -
- Lion -
- Lollipop - A yummy lollipop for coloring.
- Lunchbox -
- Man with cane - For colouring and discussion
- Mother's Day card 1 - Card with a happy Mother's Day message and heart to decorate
- Mother's Day card 2 - Card with a happy Mother's Day message and tulips in a vase to decorate
- Mouse -
- musician -
- Necktie - Design and color your own tie. Talk about when people they know wear ties - to work? To weddings?
- notebook - A pen for colouring, counting and discussion.
- Number & Math Cards 0,1,2,3 -
- Number & Math Cards 4,5,6,7 -
- Number & Math Cards 8,9,+,- -
- Number & Math Cards =/*. -
- Number - eight -
- Number - five -
- Number - four -
- Number - nine -
- Number - one -
- Number - seven -
- Number - six -
- Number - three -
- Number - two -
- Number - zero -
- nurse - Nurses hat, syringe and stethoscope
- Octogon - a single octogon
- Octopus - Colour the octopus and count his legs - only seven! The other one must be behind him. Talk about how octopus and octogon both start the same to encourage children to think about links between words.
- Onion - Templates of fruit and vegetables that can be used for coloring, flashcards and more.
- Orange - Templates of fruit and vegetables that can be used for coloring, flashcards and more.
- Pair of Glasses - Design and color your own glasses. Do you know anyone who wears glasses?
- Pants or trousers -
- Pants or trousers with cuff -
- Parrot -
- Peach - Templates of fruit and vegetables that can be used for coloring, flashcards and more.
- Pear - Templates of fruit and vegetables that can be used for coloring, flashcards and more.
- Pelican -
- pen - A pen for colouring, counting and discussion. What colour will yours be?
- pencil - A pencil for colouring, counting and discussion. What colour will yours be?
- Penguin - A cartoon penguin template for coloring
- Penguin - colour by number (easy) - This color-by-number template comes in two versions: "easy" and "hard"
- Penguin - colour by number (hard) - This color-by-number template comes in two versions: "easy" and "hard"
- Pentagon -
- piano -
- Pin the tail on the black cat 1/2 (main cat piece) - Just like the game "Pin the tail on the donkey" except a Halloween version! This is part 1 of 2 templates needed to play this game.
- Pin the tail on the black cat 2/2 (tail pieces) - Just like the game "Pin the tail on the donkey" except a Halloween version! This is part 2 of 2 templates needed to play this game.
- Pineapple - Templates of fruit and vegetables that can be used for coloring, flashcards and more.
- Pizza - Blank pizza to add your own toppings with an example
- Pizza blank - Blank pizza to add your own toppings
- Pizza with toppings - If coloring is all you're after use this pizza template.
- Place Setting - Plate, Fork, Knife, Spoon - This place setting image including a plate, fork, knife and spoon can be used for a really fun drawing and coloring activity!
- Plane - airliner -
- Plane - light aircraft with propellor -
- Platypus -
- police -
- Polo Shirt -
- Potato - Templates of fruit and vegetables that can be used for coloring, flashcards and more.
- Pumpkin Head for Halloween -
- Pumpkin Pie - Pumpkin pie is a traditional desert in America on Halloween and Thanksgiving. This template includes a whole pie, a slice and a pumpkin.
- Puzzle Piece -
- Question Mark -
- Rabbit -
- race car -
- race car driver - Car, helmet and chequered flag.
- Reading a Book - Colouring in or discussion picture
- Reindeer to colour in -
- Rocking horse -
- Rudolph - A template featuring the popular Christmas character, Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer.
- rugby -
- ruler - A ruler for colouring, counting and discussion
- Sailboat - If you had a sailboat, what color(s) would it be? Would it have a special flag or sails? This sailboat template can be used for anything!
- sandcastle -
- Santa & Reindeer - A fun template of Santa Claus flying through the air with his reindeer leading the way.
- Santa Claus - A template of Santa Claus for coloring.
- Santa in a Chimney -
- Santa Sack with presents -
- Santa Stocking to colour in -
- Santa with hinged legs and arms - This template is for our Make a Santa activity.
- Santa's Sleigh - A template of Santa's sleigh for coloring and decorating.
- Santa's Sleigh (Connect the Dots) - Connect the dots from 1 to 70 to find out what's in the picture. Children can also color the picture after connecting the dots.
- Saw - workman's saw
- scissors - A pair of scissors for colouring and discussion
- Sea Turtle - blank - This is part of a set of three templates - a sea-turtle with markings, a blank sea-turtle and a blank sea-turtle with an example of how marking could be added.
- Sea Turtle - blank with example - This is part of a set of three templates - a sea-turtle with markings, a blank sea-turtle and a blank sea-turtle with an example of how marking could be added.
- Sea Turtle - with markings - This is part of a set of three templates - a sea-turtle with markings, a blank sea-turtle and a blank sea-turtle with an example of how marking could be added.
- Seahorse - Colour in the seahorse, talk about where they live.
- seashell - This is just one shape of shell. Talk about the different shells and where they come from. Collect some seashells for craft work. Talk about the patterns and whether they are symmetrical.
- Sew Santa Stocking - A Christmas stocking to decorate, cut out and sew
- Shape Matching Cards 1/2 - These cards can be used for matching games, memory games, to practice vocabulary and more! Color them before playing or play with them as is.
- Shape Matching Cards 2/2 - These cards can be used for matching games, memory games, to practice vocabulary and more! Color them before playing or play with them as is.
- Shape Matching Robot -
- Shapes - circles, squares, triangle and rectangle
- Shapes - square, triangle, star, circle
- shark - Colour and talk about safety in the ocean. You could discuss whether sharks should be blamed for attacking swimmers who enter their territory. Many people eat shark.
- Shell - Shell
- Shoes - High Heels - Ladies High Heeled Shoes
- Shoes - Sneakers -
- Shoes - Thongs - Colour these thongs
- Shorts -
- Shovel -
- Sign - wheelchair -
- singer - Microphone and music notes
- Skirt -
- snail - Colour in and talk about where you see snails, go for a snail hunt in the garden. Talk about how some people eat them.
- Snake - S-shaped
- snowflake to color -
- Snowman - Snowman
- soccer - 1 -
- soccer - 2 -
- Soccer ball -
- Socks - Add a design, then colour.
- spider - Draw on patterns and color this large, blank spider for Halloween or any time of the year.
- Spiral Snake - Sprial Snake to cut out
- starfish - Starfish to colour
- Stick Insect - Stick Insect
- surfing -
- Sweets, Candy, Lollies -
- Swirl -
- T-shirt - Add a design, then colour.
- teacher - Teacher's desk and blackboard
- Teacup and saucer - A simple teacup template that can be used for coloring and more. Feel free to draw on your own decorations before coloring.
- Teddy Bear -
- Teddybear - colour by number (easy) - This color-by-number template comes in two versions: "easy" and "hard"
- Teddybear - colour by number (hard) - This color-by-number template comes in two versions: "easy" and "hard"
- tennis -
- Tie - shape
- Tiger -
- Tomato - Templates of fruit and vegetables that can be used for coloring, flashcards and more.
- Tooth - shape
- Toy Trains - Colouring in or discussion picture
- Train - If you like trains, would like to conduct one or just love coloring detailed images then this template is for you!
- Tree - Colour and talk about the role trees play in our lives
- Tulip - single tulip
- Tulips - three tulips in a vase
- Turkey - This simple, blank Thanksgiving turkey in a pilgram hat makes a good drawing and coloring activity for Thanksgiving. Have fun drawing patterns on its tail feathers before coloring it.
- Turtle - Turtle
- Vegetable Matching Cards 1/2 - These cards can be used for matching games, memory games, to practice vocabulary and more! Color them before playing or play with them as is.
- Vegetable Matching Cards 2/2 - These cards can be used for matching games, memory games, to practice vocabulary and more! Color them before playing or play with them as is.
- veterinarian - Cat and dog with Vet's sign, syringe and stethoscope
- volleyball -
- Watermelon - Templates of fruit and vegetables that can be used for coloring, flashcards and more.
- weather - clouds - clouds partly covering the sun - for drawing and perhaps talking about shade and shadows.
- weather - lightning -
- weather - rain - rain coming from the clouds.
- weather - snow -
- weather - sunshine -
- Whale - Whale
- Wheel -
- Winter Hat - Add a design, then colour.
- witch - Flying on a broomstick in front of a full moon, this witch is a fun coloring activity for older children on Halloween.
- Witch Mask for Halloween -
- Word - Dad -
- Word - Daddy -
- Zebra -
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