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20 Butterfly Coloring Pages: Big Wings, Flowers and Playful Scenes Free printable PDF · color online

ForChildren choosing between broad wings and smaller patternsHome, library and classroom garden activitiesCrayons for open wings; colored pencils for tiny stars

These butterfly coloring pages give children several ways into the same familiar shape. Some butterflies spread big, open wings; others have circles, stripes, swirls or stars to work through. A basket carrier, a guitar player and a little gardener add stories to the mix. Pick the sleeping butterfly for a quick color, or save the flower bed and starry wings for a slower session.

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Kids practise: Choosing and repeating colors across two wings · Noticing matching and different wing patterns · Following smaller flower and star outlines

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Ways to use these pages

1

Try two wing plans

Print two butterflies. Match colors across the first pair of wings, then give the second pair two different color schemes.

2

Tell the garden story

Color the basket carrier and the watering-can butterfly, then ask where the flowers came from and where they are going.

3

Build a wing display

Choose one open-wing page and one patterned page for each child, then hang the finished pairs side by side.

Find a roomy butterfly first

The sleeping butterfly has wide wing bands and very little around it, making it a comfortable first choice with crayons. The smiling butterfly with long antennae and the dotted-wing butterfly also leave generous white spaces. On the curled-antenna page, children can repeat two colors along the lower wing bands, or make every band different. These are cartoon butterflies rather than field-guide drawings, so there is room to invent a pattern. If your child wants another small garden creature afterward, the ladybug coloring pages have similarly clear shapes.

Give both wings a plan

A butterfly's left and right wings invite comparison, but the two sides do not have to match. Try a mirrored pair of colors on the round spotted butterfly, then deliberately change one side on the butterfly with pointed patterned wings. The floral-wing butterfly has petal-like shapes inside the wings rather than flowers growing nearby. The star-patterned page adds scattered stars and many small dots; its detail is better suited to a patient session with colored pencils. Children can place the two finished pages together and notice which pattern they prefer without treating either approach as a mistake.

Follow the butterflies into the garden

One butterfly carries a basket of flowers, another faces a daisy, and a little gardener tips a watering can over a row of blooms. There is also a butterfly flying above three flowers and one hovering over a large daisy. The watering-can page gives children several flowers to color one by one, while the single-daisy page keeps the setting simple. After coloring, ask where the basket carrier is taking its flowers. The flower coloring pages offer more petal shapes if the garden becomes the favorite part of this collection.

Choose a character or a quieter pattern

The guitar player, music-note butterfly and game-controller butterfly turn the insect into a character. A bow sits on the head of another butterfly; it is easy to spot before filling its circular wing marks. For a quieter picture, choose the side-view butterfly or the long-winged butterfly in flight. Some pages have only a few broad regions, while the small flowers, layered wings and starry spots ask for more careful work. Print one sheet for a short activity or gather the whole set in the book for a group that wants different choices. For more winged subjects, continue with the dragonfly coloring pages.

Happy coloring!

Start with one broad-winged butterfly, then let the dots, flowers and character scenes set the pace for the next page.

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Questions

Which butterfly pages have the largest spaces?

The sleeping butterfly, long-antenna butterfly and simple dotted-wing butterfly have broad areas with little background detail.

Are all the pages garden scenes?

No. Several show a butterfly alone so the wings get all the attention. Others include flowers, a basket, a watering can, a guitar or music notes.

Which page takes the most patience?

The star-patterned butterfly has many small stars and dotted wing marks. The flower-bed and tiny-flower scenes also have more parts than the open-wing pages.

Can I print one butterfly or the whole collection?

Each drawing has its own PDF. The Butterflies Coloring Book collects the 20 selected drawings in one printable PDF.

Can children color a butterfly on a tablet?

Yes. Open a sheet and choose Color Online to fill that drawing in the browser.