Give your children opportunities to be aware of the moment using our free animal colouring sheets. Twelve animals are available, including a bat, butterfly, dragonfly, elephant, fox, iguana, owl, raccoon, rhino, turtle, hermit crab and snail. Use these free resources in your classroom in some of the following ways:
- As calm mindfulness resources to give your children a chance to be aware of the moment and reflect on their feelings and thoughts.
- Let children colour the printouts as a calm way to start each day... or each afternoon after a busy lunchtime!
- Challenge children to colour them using a range of materials. Which do they prefer and why?
- Ask your students to colour them using different shades of one colour.
- Give children these resources and then ask them to create similar pictures based on their own favourite animals.
- Have the resources available as an activity for children who have finished other activities early.
If you have any other ideas for using these resources, please let us know in the comments.
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Comments
NancyWV
28th January 2017
Thanks so much for this free tool! I teach art for seniors and they enjoy the "adult coloring" images. I also want them as examples so some of them can create their own designs within a form... and so make their coloring art even more of their own expression.
Toni
5th January 2018
Thank you so much for these colouring sheets. I will use them for my nearly 4 year old - we like to sit and colour together - and these sheets will suit both of us. Also at work we put mindful colouring sheets in our waiting room for students to colour whilst they wait for counselling. Our existing sheets were looking a bit tired but i am sure they will enjoy these new ones. Thank you.
schooluser
11th June 2018
Great to find repeating patterns that arent just math shapes. Wanting to get the concept of repeat pattern consolidated so the children can begin to spot it in code later on in computers
kaira
14th June 2018
done the turtle
Karen
16th June 2018
Stunning! Would you by any chance have a snail or crayfish? We study these in science.
Mark Warner
27th June 2018
Hi Karen,
Unfortunately we didn't have a crayfish image but I've just added a snail and a hermit crab. I hope they're useful.
my
28th July 2018
very beautiful images
Mary -Memphis, TN
21st August 2018
Thank you so much for these coloring sheets. I often put things together for my grand angels to do to keep their minds occupied. One has been diagnosed with ADHD and coloring helps calm her and release tension. I also used these sheets as part of a bible book to keep them occupied in church. Thank you!
Iolanda Ribes
3rd November 2018
Brilliant to teach students to focus and for those students who finish tasks early! Thanks!
corey
5th September 2019
cheers
Sara Kingston
14th November 2019
These are amazing. I was looking for some more "masculine" colouring sheets. Thank you
Evie
29th March 2020
My 8yr old loves these! Thank you. :)
S
10th April 2020
Lovely to find something I can share to local parents in this stressful time thank you