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Published: Jun 24, 2021 · Modified: Apr 8, 2022 by Julie

Rainbow Coloring Pages (Free Printables)

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Is there anything better than seeing a rainbow appear after a storm? These free printable rainbow coloring pages are the perfect companion to learning about rainbows, light, and prisms.

Adults and kids of all ages will enjoy these fun coloring pages! If you are learning about weather with your kids, these sheets make great additions to a weather unit.

Updated February 2022 with fresh designs.

How to Print

  • Click the button below the image to download a PDF version of the printable
  • Print off using your home printer

Print off the whole set to make your own rainbow coloring book.

Pair these sheets with additional coloring pages: Suns, Clouds, and Tulips to make a weather themed book.

free printable rainbow coloring pages overlapping on a wooden background. Colorful rainbow with clouds in the bottom left corner

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Rainbow coloring sheets are a great way for kids to practice fine motor skills and color recognition. Plus coloring is just plain fun!

Art Supplies

Children can use a variety of art supplies to color the pictures.

  • Watercolor Paint
  • Colored Pencils
  • Fine Point Markers

Why just stick with traditional crayons? Exploring different mediums when using coloring pages is a fun way to explore art.

rainbow with white clouds coloring page with word rainbow written in cursive painted in using watercolor paints in roy g biv to create a rainbow with blue painted sky watercolor set and paint brush on table with coloring sheet

Beautiful Rainbow Coloring Pages

The first set of free printables have an image of a large rainbow. Underneath is the word rainbow written in bubble letters.

One of the printables includes several water droplets to remind kids how rainbow patterns appear in the sky.

cursive rainbow coloring page 7 layers with clouds
Cursive Rainbow - Download
arched 7 layer rainbow black and white design with text Rainbow written below in outline form
Basic Rainbow - Download

Coloring pages are a fun stand alone activity or a great extension to seeing one in real life. Pair these with a book about weather or a unit on light and prisms.

Related Post: Types of Clouds Printables and Worksheets and Spring BINGO for Kids

rainbow bubble letters with large rainbow between clouds coloring page
Rainbow with Clouds - Download

A fun way to practice letter sense along with coloring. Kids can use their imagination to pick out the colors or use a children's book about rainbows to find out the order of the colors of the rainbow.

Add your own unique designs in the white spaces. Clouds, blue sky, or even abstract designs!

large rainbow with two clouds with water droplets
Rainbow Water Droplets - Download

Did you know that you can not actually see the end of a rainbow? A rainbow is an optical illusion.

If you move to a different location to view a rainbow, it will look like the rainbow has also moved locations. (source)

simple large rainbow with 7 bands for each of the colors of the rainbow. One large cloud at the end.
Vertical Rainbow - Download

Collection of Rainbows of Different Sizes

These free printable coloring pages are a great way to get little kids practicing scissor skills. Cut out the small rainbows and use them for all sorts of craft projects.

DIY rainbow themed magnets, rainbow bunting banners, or even small rainbow cards. Leave it up to your child's imagination to turn these coloring sheets into a fun craft project!

eight mini rainbows with clouds on a coloring page with text mini rainbows with clouds across bottom
Cute Rainbows - Download
6 small rainbows with word printable
Mini Rainbows Text - Download

Stick with the traditional rainbow colors, ROY G BIV or let your kids get creative and use different colors.

The word rainbow written in bubble letters is included on one of the printable coloring pages in case kids want to create a collage of images and text.

Draw Your Own Rainbow Printables

These are probably my favorite because kids can draw their own rainbow pictures. Use finger paints or other coloring supplies to create a rainbow.

draw the rainbow with sun, clouds, and umbrella coloring page colors of the rainbow painted on the page paint brush, watercolor paint set in rainbow colors on a wooden table

A great way for little kids and older children to practice drawing skills. Use ROY G. BIV, the colors of the rainbow or give them the freedom to create their own combination.

two clouds one with rain droplets with sun draw your own rainbow coloring page
Draw Rainbow Raindrops - Download
Draw Rainbow Umbrella - Download

Draw a pretty scene at the end of the rainbow along with birds flying in the sky. It would be so much fun to see different kids interpretations of rainbows. A great way to cheer up a rainy day!

Double Rainbow Coloring Pages

Use these free printable sheets to color double rainbows. Kids of all ages would have fun cutting them out and using them for an art project.

2 double rainbows with clouds text coloring page
Double Rainbow Text - Download

Make pretty rainbow cards or simply have them use their favorite colors to decorate the sheets.

Color and Write Rainbow

Perfect for young learners, this free rainbow coloring page includes a space for small children to write the word rainbow.

7 colors write rainbow coloring sheet
Write Rainbow - Download

Instead of rainbow they could write down one of the seven colors of a rainbow on the lines. Or even capitol and lowercase letter R for rainbow!

Create a Rainbow with a Prism

This coloring page is prefect to pair with a lesson about how rainbows are made.

Kids can see that sunlight or white light can be divided into different colors. ROYGBIV written on the coloring page along with the word white light.

make a rainbow coloring page white light through a prism on a wooden background.  Rainbow with clouds bottom right corner.  Yellow sun with rays upper left corner.
Rainbow Prism - Download

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  • Cloud in a Jar Science Experiment: Wow your kids with this fun demonstration

Terms of Use

These free rainbow printables were created by Nature Inspired Learning and are for personal use only for your home or classroom. All of these free printable rainbow coloring pages are for non-commercial use. See full disclosure. Have questions, send me an email at julie (at) natureinspiredlearning (dot) com.

three free printable rainbow coloring pages printed of an placed on a wooden table colored in using watercolor paints in bright rainbow colors roy g biv
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Comments

  1. Dusty says

    June 24, 2021 at 10:11 am

    So cute! Thank you so much for sharing! My kiddos will love these!

  2. Allie says

    June 24, 2021 at 10:29 am

    This is such a fun idea. I definitely will be printing and giving to my friends with little kids.

  3. Sarah says

    June 24, 2021 at 10:34 am

    I adore l of these printables. I look forward to printing a few off and using when we study weather. Such a great post!

    • Julie says

      September 14, 2021 at 7:20 pm

      So glad that you can use these with your kids. Thanks for commenting Sarah.

  4. Stephanie says

    June 24, 2021 at 2:29 pm

    I always love coming to your site and getting nature activities for my kids! We will be using these whenever we learn about rainbows in our nature study. Thanks!

    • Julie says

      September 14, 2021 at 7:19 pm

      Thank you for your kind words Stephanie! Happy to hear that you will be able to use these resources with your kids.

  5. Michelle says

    June 25, 2021 at 1:20 pm

    So cute! My kiddo is on vacation this week, we'll have to print these out for a fun activity!

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