Coloring Pages that Celebrate the Great Outdoors!

Looking for unique coloring pages about the great outdoors? Well, break out the colored pencils! Here are eight different outdoor scenes that your kids will love to bring to life.

collage of blank coloring pages on blue mountain backdrop

All of these outdoor coloring pages are designed by children's book author and illustrator, Melanie Hope Greenberg. Greenberg's iconic book, Mermaids on Parade celebrates a famous Brooklyn summer outdoor event at the beach, so you'll want to be sure to check that out, too!

Use the following table of contents to find the perfect coloring page for your situation!

Outdoor Activities Coloring Pages

Swimming pool coloring page with colored pencils on orange background

At the Pool

This cute swimming pool coloring page makes a good poolside break activity or a way to satisfy little one's swimming ambitions when it's raining. Check out that girl with the gravity-defying braids!

Get the coloring page here: Swimming Pool Coloring Page

Baseball coloring page on green background with crayons

Cheering for the Home Team

Here's a fun coloring page for baseball fans. This illustration is taken from Melanie's book, I Love You, Americanly, (written by Lynn Parrish Sutton) a celebration of all things American.

Get the coloring page here: Baseball Coloring Page

Make a Fly a Kite Coloring Book

This kite coloring page is more than just a coloring page, it's a DIY book. Watch the video above to see how kids will put their writing and storytelling skills to the test with a fun coloring page book activity.

Get the coloring page here: Kite Coloring Book

sledding coloring page with scissors, crayons and glue on blue background

Sledding down a Hill

Let's not forget about the great outdoors in winter. This sledding coloring page will have kids reaching for their mittens and hats.

Get the coloring page here: Sledding Coloring Page

Nature Experiences

Coloring pages as a family bonding experience.

Around the Campfire

Camping is an essential outdoor experience for every kid. This coloring page featuring kids singing around the campfire will put everyone in the mood for s'mores. (It's okay, you can also make them in the microwave.)

Get the coloring page here: Campfire Coloring Page

blank night sky coloring page plus example of it cut into a frame with scissors

Observe the Night Sky

This coloring page features a sweet cat gazing through a telescope at the starry night sky. He may even spy a shooting star or two. The best part is you can cut out the center to make either a peek-a-boo card or a frame.

Get the coloring page here: Night Sky Coloring Page

seashore coloring page on aqua background

At the Seashore

Keep little ones occupied while you pack up the towels, sunscreen and beach umbrellas. Hand them a pack of crayons and this seaside coloring page and they'll be ready to go in no time.

Get the coloring page here: Beach Coloring Page

apple tree coloring page on pink background

Under the Apple Tree

Two curious mice crank the magical lever on this apple tree to produce a barrel of apple cider. This apple tree coloring page is also a good preschool activity. Cut out the apples and glue them to wooden craft sticks so the group can sing the "5 little apples" rhyme.

Get the coloring page (and the rhyme!) here: Apple Tree Coloring Page