There are a ton of kids’ coloring pages on the Web. Google “coloring pages” and you’ll get enough to use up an entire box of 64 colors (or 96, or whatever they’re up to these days.) The quantity can be overwhelming, so here’s a roundup of some topic-specific pages I particularly like.
- The Official FDNY Fire Safety Activity Coloring Book. A 20-page PDF packed with tips and activities. Appropriate for LGBT families—no references to “your mom and dad,” like some fire-safety books I’ve seen. (One image of several on page 15 shows a woman, man, and two kids, but it’s very small. You could white-out the man’s tie or pretend it’s the butcher of the couple, if it bothers you.)
- NASA Color and Learn: Space Shuttle: a 12-page booklet that includes a connect-the-dots page as well as coloring sheets. Pre-school or elementary school.
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association: Many activity booklets on various marine topics and sites across the U. S. Aimed a little older than most of the other pages here— elementary or middle school.
- National Geographic Kids Print ‘N’ Go Coloring Book: Head shots of wild animals.
- Many states offer coloring pages of state icons, destinations, or products. Here are ones for California (PDF; from the Farm Service Agency), Connecticut, and New York. Try Googling state-name coloring pages where “state-name” is the name of your state, for others.
