Butterfly Coloring Pages

• Monarch style: bright orange wings, black veins and edges, and white dots along the border.
• Morning blue: sky blue and turquoise wings with darker blue edges, on soft green leaves.
• Rainbow wings: give each section of a patterned wing its own color, the mandala and stained glass pages are made for it.
• Mirror it: butterflies are symmetrical, so color one wing, then copy the same colors on the other side.

The easy pages have thick lines and big spaces, so they suit young children and anyone who prefers larger shapes or holds a pencil less steadily. The detailed pages are for adults who like to spend an hour on one picture. In a classroom, pair a butterfly page with a lesson on the butterfly life cycle; in a senior center, finished butterflies make a cheerful spring display. For a word game afterwards, try our printable word scrambles; one of them is all about the garden.

Press Color online under any design, pick a color and tap a space to fill it. Undo, start over, save your picture or print it in color. A tablet is the most comfortable size; on a phone, zoom in with two fingers for the small spaces.