Make free vegetable garden coloring books with your child's name right on the cover. Pick a level, choose the pages, and print a garden coloring book made just for them.
There are three levels for ages 3 to 12, with ten garden coloring pages each, all drawn in the style of a 1950s storybook.
Print on plain letter-size paper. The cover prints in color; the coloring pages print in black and white.
Pick a level for your child. Little Ones has big, simple scenes with open spaces for small hands. Growing Gardeners tells more of a story. Junior Gardeners has fuller garden scenes for older kids who like more to color.
Type your child's name. It goes right on the wooden sign on the cover, so the book is theirs: "Emma's Garden Coloring Book."
Choose the pages. All ten start checked. Tap a page to leave it out, or print just one or two for a quiet afternoon.
Print. The cover prints in color and each coloring page prints on its own sheet. Staple the corner or punch holes and tie with yarn, and your vegetable garden coloring books are ready.
Little Ones, ages 3 to 5: watering sunflowers, a giant carrot, a pumpkin wheelbarrow, hens and chicks, a rainy day in the pea patch, and more. Each scene has a few big things to color and a little friend to find.
Growing Gardeners, ages 6 to 8: picking beans with Grandma, running a farm stand, shelling peas on the porch, digging potatoes, and a watermelon picnic.
Junior Gardeners, ages 9 to 12: the county fair, a greenhouse, building a raised bed, canning day, saving seeds, and planning next year's garden on a snowy evening.
Every page is drawn in the style of a 1950s storybook, with clean black outlines, no gray shading, and real garden activities that children can try themselves.
From My Garden
I remember very clearly the joy of coloring when I was a child. Rainy afternoons indoors were always special when my sister and I could get out our coloring books.
It was such a challenge to learn to "stay within the lines." Somehow my crayon didn't want to cooperate!
Later, an older cousin taught me to outline each picture with a darker line, and it seemed to give my pages a "professional" look. Very satisfying!
Charlotte
Are the coloring books free?
Yes. Every page is free to print, with no sign-up. Print as many vegetable garden coloring books as you need for your home, homeschool, or classroom.
Can I make a book for each child in a class?
Yes. Type one name, print, then type the next name and print again. Each child gets a cover with their own name.
What paper works best?
Plain printer paper is fine for crayons and colored pencils. For markers, use heavier paper or card stock so the color doesn't bleed through.
Will you add more pages?
Yes. New pages come first in my free Get the Dirt newsletter.