Moon Coloring Pages (Free PDF Printables)

By: Papaya Ink Team · Last updated: October 28, 2026

The Moon is the one object in the night sky that everyone has looked at and almost nobody has looked at closely. These moon coloring pages do the close looking: the phases from new to waning crescent, a crater seen from its rim, why the same face always turns toward us, how Earth's shadow makes an eclipse, and why the sea climbs the beach and backs away again. Each sheet carries a one-line fact printed at the bottom, every label is spelled out in full, and the diagrams say so when sizes and distances are not to scale – at true scale the Moon would be a speck somewhere past the edge of the paper.

Click any sheet and the PDF opens in a new tab, ready to print on US Letter; it fits A4 without adjustment. The line art is black on white, so an ordinary home printer on the plain-paper setting is all you need. The diagram sheets – phases, eclipse, orbit, tides – are worth printing on heavier paper if they are headed for a classroom wall or a fridge door for the week.

Coloring the Moon is mostly a question of grays, and that is more interesting than it sounds. Pick three: pale for the highlands, mid-gray for the dark plains, deep gray for crater shadows, and the face will read as the real thing. Skies are where the color goes – navy or violet behind a full Moon, and a warm orange for any Moon drawn low on the horizon, which is how it looks through thick evening air. On an eclipse sheet skip the gray entirely and reach for copper and brick red. Leave every star white; the paper is already the brightest thing on the desk.

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Moon Coloring Pages - Earth's natural satellite drawn the way it looks on a clear night: dark patches of ancient lava across the middle, bright cratered ground around the edge. Shade the big patches gray and leave the rest pale, which is exactly what the Moon itself does. — Earth's natural satellite drawn the way it looks on a clear night: dark patches of ancient lava across the middle, bright cratered ground around the edge. Shade the big patches gray and leave the rest pale, which is exactly what the Moon itself does.

Moon Coloring Pages - A thin crescent over a wood of round-topped trees, with the reminder printed underneath that the Moon is always a full sphere; we only see the lit slice. Pencil the shadowed part in lightly so the whole ball still shows. — A thin crescent over a wood of round-topped trees, with the reminder printed underneath that the Moon is always a full sphere; we only see the lit slice. Pencil the shadowed part in lightly so the whole ball still shows.

Moon Coloring Pages - Two friends on a picnic blanket, one pointing, one sketching the Moon into a notebook before it drifts. A book lies on the blanket, closed and forgotten. Easy shapes; an inky sky behind the stars makes the full Moon pop. — Two friends on a picnic blanket, one pointing, one sketching the Moon into a notebook before it drifts. A book lies on the blanket, closed and forgotten. Easy shapes; an inky sky behind the stars makes the full Moon pop.

Moon Coloring Pages - Rim and floor labeled on a crater seen from above, a smaller one on the horizon and three space rocks that did the digging. Grays for the shadowed inner wall, white for the sunlit rim, and the bowl will look deep. — Rim and floor labeled on a crater seen from above, a smaller one on the horizon and three space rocks that did the digging. Grays for the shadowed inner wall, white for the sunlit rim, and the bowl will look deep.

Moon Coloring Pages - Half a Moon in an afternoon sky, which surprises more adults than it should. The small diagram shows where the unlit portion lies. Keep the Moon white and let a bright blue sky carry all the color. — Half a Moon in an afternoon sky, which surprises more adults than it should. The small diagram shows where the unlit portion lies. Keep the Moon white and let a bright blue sky carry all the color.

Moon Coloring Pages - Our planet with the Americas, Europe and Africa facing out, the Moon off to the right at roughly a quarter of its width. Distance not to scale; at the real distance it would sit well past the margin. Blues and greens, then a gray Moon. — Our planet with the Americas, Europe and Africa facing out, the Moon off to the right at roughly a quarter of its width. Distance not to scale; at the real distance it would sit well past the margin. Blues and greens, then a gray Moon.

Moon Coloring Pages - Two panels, left and right: the rugged, crater-pocked highlands and the smooth maria, the dark plains early astronomers mistook for seas. Light gray on the left, deep gray on the right, and the contrast tells the story. — Two panels, left and right: the rugged, crater-pocked highlands and the smooth maria, the dark plains early astronomers mistook for seas. Light gray on the left, deep gray on the right, and the contrast tells the story.

Moon Coloring Pages - A cutaway with the crust, mantle and core labeled, like a planetary onion with only three layers. Three concentric bands, three colors: warm at the center, cool at the surface, works well. — A cutaway with the crust, mantle and core labeled, like a planetary onion with only three layers. Three concentric bands, three colors: warm at the center, cool at the surface, works well.

Moon Coloring Pages - Backyard astronomy: a girl at a telescope on a tripod, and in the circle above, what she sees - lunar craters at magnification. The picket fence keeps the scene grounded. Detailed in the eyepiece view, open everywhere else. — Backyard astronomy: a girl at a telescope on a tripod, and in the circle above, what she sees – lunar craters at magnification. The picket fence keeps the scene grounded. Detailed in the eyepiece view, open everywhere else.

Moon Coloring Pages - The Sun, Earth and the Moon in a row, with Earth's shadow drawn as a cone and the Moon sitting inside it. An eclipse turns the Moon copper-red, so that is the pencil to reach for. Sizes not to scale, as the sheet admits. — The Sun, Earth and the Moon in a row, with Earth's shadow drawn as a cone and the Moon sitting inside it. An eclipse turns the Moon copper-red, so that is the pencil to reach for. Sizes not to scale, as the sheet admits.

Moon Coloring Pages - Snowy peaks with a full Moon rising behind them, pines, a winding river and a valley trail in the foreground. Detailed - plenty of fir branches. Try a navy sky and leave the snow and the Moon untouched. — Snowy peaks with a full Moon rising behind them, pines, a winding river and a valley trail in the foreground. Detailed – plenty of fir branches. Try a navy sky and leave the snow and the Moon untouched.

Moon Coloring Pages - All eight phases from new to waning crescent, each labeled, with an N marking the unlit part. Fill those parts in black and the chart becomes a working reference. Northern Hemisphere view, as the note says. — All eight phases from new to waning crescent, each labeled, with an N marking the unlit part. Fill those parts in black and the chart becomes a working reference. Northern Hemisphere view, as the note says.

Moon Coloring Pages - Three lunar rocks up close, one pitted like a sponge and two angular and layered, with pebbles scattered around. Astronauts carried hundreds of kilograms of these home in their luggage. Grays and browns, with a glint of green or purple in the crystals. — Three lunar rocks up close, one pitted like a sponge and two angular and layered, with pebbles scattered around. Astronauts carried hundreds of kilograms of these home in their luggage. Grays and browns, with a glint of green or purple in the crystals.

Moon Coloring Pages - Moonrise over still water: the disk just clearing the far shore, its reflection wobbling across the lake, cattails and a boulder in front. Big calm shapes. Warm yellow for the Moon, the same yellow broken into stripes on the water. — Moonrise over still water: the disk just clearing the far shore, its reflection wobbling across the lake, cattails and a boulder in front. Big calm shapes. Warm yellow for the Moon, the same yellow broken into stripes on the water.

Moon Coloring Pages - Lunar mountains with no trees, no snow and no air, just bare ridges, a crater off to one side and boulders in front. The tallest of them rise several kilometers. Three or four grays are plenty here. — Lunar mountains with no trees, no snow and no air, just bare ridges, a crater off to one side and boulders in front. The tallest of them rise several kilometers. Three or four grays are plenty here.

Moon Coloring Pages - The eight planets in order from the Sun, numbered, with the Moon tethered to Earth at number three. Sizes not to scale. Saturn gets its rings, Jupiter its storm; make Mars rusty and Neptune deep blue. — The eight planets in order from the Sun, numbered, with the Moon tethered to Earth at number three. Sizes not to scale. Saturn gets its rings, Jupiter its storm; make Mars rusty and Neptune deep blue.

Moon Coloring Pages - Sunlight arrives from the left as a row of arrows, and the Moon is split into a day half and a night half. Moonlight is just sunlight bounced back. Fiery oranges for the Sun; keep the lit part bright and the rest in shadow. — Sunlight arrives from the left as a row of arrows, and the Moon is split into a day half and a night half. Moonlight is just sunlight bounced back. Fiery oranges for the Sun; keep the lit part bright and the rest in shadow.

Moon Coloring Pages - The same beach drawn twice, at high tide and at low tide, with the Moon overhead as the reason. The boulder stays put; the water wanders. Deeper blue for the high-tide panel, lots of sand for the low. — The same beach drawn twice, at high tide and at low tide, with the Moon overhead as the reason. The boulder stays put; the water wanders. Deeper blue for the high-tide panel, lots of sand for the low.

Moon Coloring Pages - Earth in the middle, the orbit as a ring with an arrow, the Moon partway along. One trip takes about a month, which is where the word comes from. Make the orbit line thin and dark so the arrow reads. — Earth in the middle, the orbit as a ring with an arrow, the Moon partway along. One trip takes about a month, which is where the word comes from. Make the orbit line thin and dark so the arrow reads.

Moon Coloring Pages - One Moon shown at three points on its orbit, and at every one the same face turns toward Earth. Nobody saw the far side until a spacecraft flew around. Tint the marked face differently to make the point. — One Moon shown at three points on its orbit, and at every one the same face turns toward Earth. Nobody saw the far side until a spacecraft flew around. Tint the marked face differently to make the point.

Moon Coloring Pages - A boulder split clean down the middle, and an astronaut pointing at the crack as if he did it himself. Lunar rocks break from heat and cold, not from rain. Two grays for the two halves, lighter on the fresh inner surface. — A boulder split clean down the middle, and an astronaut pointing at the crack as if he did it himself. Lunar rocks break from heat and cold, not from rain. Two grays for the two halves, lighter on the fresh inner surface.

Moon Coloring Pages - One boot up on a rock ledge, Earth hanging far off over her shoulder; climbing is easy work at one sixth of your weight. Labeled ledges in the background. Suit stays uncolored, and the ground takes the browns and grays. — One boot up on a rock ledge, Earth hanging far off over her shoulder; climbing is easy work at one sixth of your weight. Labeled ledges in the background. Suit stays uncolored, and the ground takes the browns and grays.

Moon Coloring Pages - Two explorers walking the rim trail of a crater so wide its far edge fades out of the picture. Terraced walls, a flat floor, a few boulders at the bottom. Detailed; shade the inner wall darker than the floor. — Two explorers walking the rim trail of a crater so wide its far edge fades out of the picture. Terraced walls, a flat floor, a few boulders at the bottom. Detailed; shade the inner wall darker than the floor.

Moon Coloring Pages - From behind: an astronaut on the ridge, helmet tipped back, looking at Earth where the Moon usually is. From the Moon our planet looks about four times wider than the Moon does from here. Blue and white for Earth, nothing else. — From behind: an astronaut on the ridge, helmet tipped back, looking at Earth where the Moon usually is. From the Moon our planet looks about four times wider than the Moon does from here. Blue and white for Earth, nothing else.

Moon Coloring Pages - Kneeling by a seismometer, the astronaut taps the ground and the instrument listens for moonquakes. They are real, just gentle. The ripples under the soil are the part to fill boldly, in rings of warm and cool. — Kneeling by a seismometer, the astronaut taps the ground and the instrument listens for moonquakes. They are real, just gentle. The ripples under the soil are the part to fill boldly, in rings of warm and cool.

Moon Coloring Pages - An unfolded map held at arm's length, craters marked, a dotted route between them, and the real craters right behind on the horizon. Give the paper a cream tint and the mapped craters the same gray as the ones outside. — An unfolded map held at arm's length, craters marked, a dotted route between them, and the real craters right behind on the horizon. Give the paper a cream tint and the mapped craters the same gray as the ones outside.

Moon Coloring Pages - Tape measure stretched across a modest crater, one astronaut at each end, both pretending it is easy to pull a tape straight in a stiff pressurized glove. Mostly open ground; a yellow tape and a blue-gray floor make it read. — Tape measure stretched across a modest crater, one astronaut at each end, both pretending it is easy to pull a tape straight in a stiff pressurized glove. Mostly open ground; a yellow tape and a blue-gray floor make it read.

Moon Coloring Pages - Brushing moon dust off an instrument box before it gets everywhere, which it does; the dust is sharp, clingy and famous for ruining zippers. A small hero and a big box. Try a silvery gray for the metal. — Brushing moon dust off an instrument box before it gets everywhere, which it does; the dust is sharp, clingy and famous for ruining zippers. A small hero and a big box. Try a silvery gray for the metal.

Moon Coloring Pages - Kneeling at a crater's edge with a pair of long tongs and a fresh moon rock, the way the Apollo crews did when bending in a suit was hard work. Crater labeled at her side. Pale suit, darker ground, one bright Earth. — Kneeling at a crater's edge with a pair of long tongs and a fresh moon rock, the way the Apollo crews did when bending in a suit was hard work. Crater labeled at her side. Pale suit, darker ground, one bright Earth.

Moon Coloring Pages - A trail of bootprints leading back to the explorer who made them. With no wind and no rain, prints like these stay sharp for millions of years. Leave the prints blank and shade the soil along the trail so they pop. — A trail of bootprints leading back to the explorer who made them. With no wind and no rain, prints like these stay sharp for millions of years. Leave the prints blank and shade the soil along the trail so they pop.

Moon Coloring Pages - Camera up, boulder framed, Earth over her shoulder: the standard lunar tourist shot. The boulder has a flat-cut side big enough to practice shading on. Smooth gray for the rock, a tiny glint of white on the lens. — Camera up, boulder framed, Earth over her shoulder: the standard lunar tourist shot. The boulder has a flat-cut side big enough to practice shading on. Smooth gray for the rock, a tiny glint of white on the lens.

Moon Coloring Pages - Glove check at the airlock: one astronaut tugs the other's cuff to be sure it is sealed before they step out. Simple, and exactly how real crews still do it. Two suits, two different accent colors on the chest packs. — Glove check at the airlock: one astronaut tugs the other's cuff to be sure it is sealed before they step out. Simple, and exactly how real crews still do it. Two suits, two different accent colors on the chest packs.

Moon Coloring Pages - A folding table on the lunar surface with three specimens laid out in a row, rough, pitted and blocky, like a market stall with no customers. Color each rock a different gray-brown so the three types stay apart. — A folding table on the lunar surface with three specimens laid out in a row, rough, pitted and blocky, like a market stall with no customers. Color each rock a different gray-brown so the three types stay apart.

Moon Coloring Pages - Pointing at a cliff face where the rock sits in stripes, each one a layer of ancient lava laid down in a separate flow. Bands make this an easy page: alternate two earth tones and the geology draws itself. — Pointing at a cliff face where the rock sits in stripes, each one a layer of ancient lava laid down in a separate flow. Bands make this an easy page: alternate two earth tones and the geology draws itself.

Moon Coloring Pages - A rover parked at the end of two long tread marks, and an astronaut pointing back along them like a parent at muddy footprints. The tracks run right off the bottom edge. Shade inside the treads, keep the ridges light. — A rover parked at the end of two long tread marks, and an astronaut pointing back along them like a parent at muddy footprints. The tracks run right off the bottom edge. Shade inside the treads, keep the ridges light.

Moon Coloring Pages - Close on two gloved hands: a scoop of lunar soil going into a sample jar, both labeled. Big shapes, very few lines, good for the youngest. A warm gray for the soil and a bare highlight left on the jar. — Close on two gloved hands: a scoop of lunar soil going into a sample jar, both labeled. Big shapes, very few lines, good for the youngest. A warm gray for the soil and a bare highlight left on the jar.

Moon Coloring Pages - An older astronaut sighting through a survey tool on a tripod, measuring the ground the old-fashioned way. Detailed tripod legs. Keep his suit pale and put the color into the instrument and a deep black sky. — An older astronaut sighting through a survey tool on a tripod, measuring the ground the old-fashioned way. Detailed tripod legs. Keep his suit pale and put the color into the instrument and a deep black sky.

Moon Coloring Pages - Three crew members walking toward you in step, the word TEAMWORK printed at their feet. Nobody leads; that is the point. Three suits, three accent colors, and a shared gray for the ground. — Three crew members walking toward you in step, the word TEAMWORK printed at their feet. Nobody leads; that is the point. Three suits, three accent colors, and a shared gray for the ground.

Moon Coloring Pages - Close portrait inside a helmet, hair, eyes and smile filling the page, the rocky plain and a distant Earth past the visor. Color the face first, then lay a light blue wash over the glass so it reads as curved. — Close portrait inside a helmet, hair, eyes and smile filling the page, the rocky plain and a distant Earth past the visor. Color the face first, then lay a light blue wash over the glass so it reads as curved.

Moon Coloring Pages - A robot arm on wheels stacking blocks over a small habitat like a stone igloo. Real plans do this with blocks pressed from moon soil, because shipping bricks from Earth would be silly. Sandy tan for the blocks, cool gray for the machine. — A robot arm on wheels stacking blocks over a small habitat like a stone igloo. Real plans do this with blocks pressed from moon soil, because shipping bricks from Earth would be silly. Sandy tan for the blocks, cool gray for the machine.

Moon Coloring Pages - Two modules joined by a ribbed tunnel, and a wheeled robot carrying the next hatch ring over like a waiter with a tray. Lots of straight lines, easy to fill. Make the tunnel a different shade so the join reads. — Two modules joined by a ribbed tunnel, and a wheeled robot carrying the next hatch ring over like a waiter with a tray. Lots of straight lines, easy to fill. Make the tunnel a different shade so the join reads.

Moon Coloring Pages - An excavator cutting a trench with a habitat waiting on the horizon to be buried in it. Soil piled over a home is the simplest shield against radiation anyone has thought of. Yellow machine, gray spoil heaps. — An excavator cutting a trench with a habitat waiting on the horizon to be buried in it. Soil piled over a home is the simplest shield against radiation anyone has thought of. Yellow machine, gray spoil heaps.

Moon Coloring Pages - Beneath a glass arch, a gardener lifting a leafy head into her basket with the lunar plain and Earth framed in the round window behind. Greens of all kinds here, and a cream for the jumpsuit so the leaves stay in front. — Beneath a glass arch, a gardener lifting a leafy head into her basket with the lunar plain and Earth framed in the round window behind. Greens of all kinds here, and a cream for the jumpsuit so the leaves stay in front.

Moon Coloring Pages - Tall radiator panels standing beside a cylindrical habitat, pipes running between them. With no air to carry heat away, the only way to lose it is to glow it off into space. Pale panels, bright pipes. — Tall radiator panels standing beside a cylindrical habitat, pipes running between them. With no air to carry heat away, the only way to lose it is to glow it off into space. Pale panels, bright pipes.

Moon Coloring Pages - Two people in armchairs with mugs, a small table, and a round window the size of a wall with craters outside and Earth riding high. The coziest sheet on the page. Warm colors inside, grays beyond the glass. — Two people in armchairs with mugs, a small table, and a round window the size of a wall with craters outside and Earth riding high. The coziest sheet on the page. Warm colors inside, grays beyond the glass.

Moon Coloring Pages - Fat tires under a flatbed of strapped crates, parked at an airlock with the ramp down. Nobody is unloading yet; coffee first. Heavy tread on the wheels is the detail worth the time; crates in two colors. — Fat tires under a flatbed of strapped crates, parked at an airlock with the ramp down. Nobody is unloading yet; coffee first. Heavy tread on the wheels is the detail worth the time; crates in two colors.

Moon Coloring Pages - A dish antenna tilted toward Earth, with two equipment cabinets at its base and a rover far off. Everything the base says home passes through this bowl. Darken the hollow of the dish darker than the rim to show its curve. — A dish antenna tilted toward Earth, with two equipment cabinets at its base and a rover far off. Everything the base says home passes through this bowl. Darken the hollow of the dish darker than the rim to show its curve.

Moon Coloring Pages - Seen from outside: a long arched greenhouse with planters, tomato vines and a water tank visible through the panes. Keep the panes almost white, add green behind, and the glass will look clear. — Seen from outside: a long arched greenhouse with planters, tomato vines and a water tank visible through the panes. Keep the panes almost white, add green behind, and the glass will look clear.

Moon Coloring Pages - Cutaway view of a home buried under a soil shield: bedroom on one side, dining room on the other, a ladder shaft up to the surface. Soil above in browns, the rooms in whatever colors make them look lived in. — Cutaway view of a home buried under a soil shield: bedroom on one side, dining room on the other, a ladder shaft up to the surface. Soil above in browns, the rooms in whatever colors make them look lived in.

Moon Coloring Pages - A domed observatory with its shutter open and the telescope aimed at the stars. The Moon makes a fine place for one: no clouds, no air, and nights that last two weeks. Silver dome, deep blue for whatever shows through the slit. — A domed observatory with its shutter open and the telescope aimed at the stars. The Moon makes a fine place for one: no clouds, no air, and nights that last two weeks. Silver dome, deep blue for whatever shows through the slit.

Moon Coloring Pages - Rover up on a lift in the garage, a tool board on the wall, one spare tire leaning in the corner and Earth in the porthole. Detailed; every wheel has its own tread. A bright rover against a gray interior. — Rover up on a lift in the garage, a tool board on the wall, one spare tire leaning in the corner and Earth in the porthole. Detailed; every wheel has its own tread. A bright rover against a gray interior.

Moon Coloring Pages - A hangar with its roller door down, a rack of crates labeled supplies, and a forklift robot bringing in one more. Boxes and rectangles everywhere, which is relaxing to fill in. Try one accent color on each crate strap. — A hangar with its roller door down, a rack of crates labeled supplies, and a forklift robot bringing in one more. Boxes and rectangles everywhere, which is relaxing to fill in. Try one accent color on each crate strap.

Moon Coloring Pages - A passenger rover with rows of windows pulling up to a dock at the base, a school bus for people who commute across craters. Big flat panels on the bus; a bold tone there, soft grays on everything else. — A passenger rover with rows of windows pulling up to a dock at the base, a school bus for people who commute across craters. Big flat panels on the bus; a bold tone there, soft grays on everything else.

Moon Coloring Pages - Two water tanks, a filter box between them, and arrows on the pipes showing which way the water goes. Water on the Moon is ice from the shaded poles, melted and filtered. Blue for the tanks, and a darker shade along the arrows. — Two water tanks, a filter box between them, and arrows on the pipes showing which way the water goes. Water on the Moon is ice from the shaded poles, melted and filtered. Blue for the tanks, and a darker shade along the arrows.

Moon Coloring Pages - A habitat, a main dome and a greenhouse dome in a row, solar panel out front, a rover driving past. The classic postcard layout. A different color for each dome keeps the base easy to read at a glance. — A habitat, a main dome and a greenhouse dome in a row, solar panel out front, a rover driving past. The classic postcard layout. A different color for each dome keeps the base easy to read at a glance.

Moon Coloring Pages - A lab bench with a microscope, a rock case on the wall and the lunar plain in a round porthole. Three moon rocks waiting for their turn under the lens. Lab whites and steel grays, then one warm wood tone for the bench. — A lab bench with a microscope, a rock case on the wall and the lunar plain in a round porthole. Three moon rocks waiting for their turn under the lens. Lab whites and steel grays, then one warm wood tone for the bench.

Moon Coloring Pages - A gantry printer laying down a striped dome, layer on layer, the way a cake is iced. Real tests print with melted moon soil, so no cement has to be shipped. Shade every second stripe to show the layers. — A gantry printer laying down a striped dome, layer on layer, the way a cake is iced. Real tests print with melted moon soil, so no cement has to be shipped. Shade every second stripe to show the layers.

Moon Coloring Pages - Two solar panels on stands wired to a battery box on the ground. The battery matters more than it looks: a lunar night lasts about two weeks and the panels sit idle the whole time. Deep blue cells, white frames. — Two solar panels on stands wired to a battery box on the ground. The battery matters more than it looks: a lunar night lasts about two weeks and the panels sit idle the whole time. Deep blue cells, white frames.

Moon Coloring Pages - An airlock standing open with a suit hanging inside and an astronaut outside waiting his turn. The chamber is where moon dust is supposed to stay, and never quite does. Gray chamber, a bright suit on the hook. — An airlock standing open with a suit hanging inside and an astronaut outside waiting his turn. The chamber is where moon dust is supposed to stay, and never quite does. Gray chamber, a bright suit on the hook.

Moon Coloring Pages - The crescent is the hull, a star-marked sail is the engine, and a fox in a neckerchief is the whole crew. Clouds stand in for waves. Easy page: a golden boat, a pale sail, and whatever color a fox captain deserves. — The crescent is the hull, a star-marked sail is the engine, and a fox in a neckerchief is the whole crew. Clouds stand in for waves. Easy page: a golden boat, a pale sail, and whatever color a fox captain deserves.

Moon Coloring Pages - A wooden door set into the Moon, propped open, with a fawn stepping out of a sky full of stars. Where the door leads is for the reader to decide. Oak planks against a silver-gray Moon look best. — A wooden door set into the Moon, propped open, with a fawn stepping out of a sky full of stars. Where the door leads is for the reader to decide. Oak planks against a silver-gray Moon look best.

Moon Coloring Pages - A mouse in a chef's hat stirring batter on the tip of a crescent, with three star cookies already cooling beside the bowl. Cream batter, golden cookies, and a tiny dab of pink on the apron bow. — A mouse in a chef's hat stirring batter on the tip of a crescent, with three star cookies already cooling beside the bowl. Cream batter, golden cookies, and a tiny dab of pink on the apron bow.

Moon Coloring Pages - The whole Moon as a hot-air balloon, ropes running down to a star-shaped basket with a bear peeking over the rim. Big round shapes for small hands. Try a striped balloon; the craters can be the stripes' windows. — The whole Moon as a hot-air balloon, ropes running down to a star-shaped basket with a bear peeking over the rim. Big round shapes for small hands. Try a striped balloon; the craters can be the stripes' windows.

Moon Coloring Pages - A merry-go-round with the Moon for a roof and three fluffy-maned ponies on brass poles underneath. Carousels love color, so go bright: a different coat for each pony and gold for the poles. — A merry-go-round with the Moon for a roof and three fluffy-maned ponies on brass poles underneath. Carousels love color, so go bright: a different coat for each pony and gold for the poles.

Moon Coloring Pages - A castle with two pointed towers built right on the face of the Moon, craters around it like a moat. Simple outlines, plenty of room inside. Stone gray for the walls, a bold hue on each cone roof. — A castle with two pointed towers built right on the face of the Moon, craters around it like a moat. Simple outlines, plenty of room inside. Stone gray for the walls, a bold hue on each cone roof.

Moon Coloring Pages - A baby dragon with tiny wings and a curled tail, sitting on the crescent and holding up a star it has just caught. Scales on the belly are the detail to shade. Green dragon, bright star, the usual. — A baby dragon with tiny wings and a curled tail, sitting on the crescent and holding up a star it has just caught. Scales on the belly are the detail to shade. Green dragon, bright star, the usual.

Moon Coloring Pages - A bunny reading on the lower horn of a crescent, a little tower house with a telescope above, and a rope ladder dangling down to a star. Bedtime colors here: soft blues, a lamp-yellow glow in the window. — A bunny reading on the lower horn of a crescent, a little tower house with a telescope above, and a rope ladder dangling down to a star. Bedtime colors here: soft blues, a lamp-yellow glow in the window.

Moon Coloring Pages - A bear cub seated on the crescent, flying a diamond kite trailing a line of stars. The string loops all the way to the top of the page. Kite in two bright triangles, bear in brown, clouds left white. — A bear cub seated on the crescent, flying a diamond kite trailing a line of stars. The string loops all the way to the top of the page. Kite in two bright triangles, bear in brown, clouds left white.

Moon Coloring Pages - Bookshelves carved in the Moon and an owl in a round reading nook below, book open on its lap. Rows of spines beg for a rainbow of colors. Keep the owl soft brown so the books stay the loudest thing. — Bookshelves carved in the Moon and an owl in a round reading nook below, book open on its lap. Rows of spines beg for a rainbow of colors. Keep the owl soft brown so the books stay the loudest thing.

Moon Coloring Pages - A mermaid resting on a crescent that hangs just above the sea, her tail reaching down to the waves. Scales and long hair, moderate detail. Sea green on the tail, a darker blue for the water underneath. — A mermaid resting on a crescent that hangs just above the sea, her tail reaching down to the waves. Scales and long hair, moderate detail. Sea green on the tail, a darker blue for the water underneath.

Moon Coloring Pages - A full Moon with a face playing a xylophone while three star kids sing along from the clouds. Each xylophone bar gets its own color, in rainbow order, and the stars go yellow. — A full Moon with a face playing a xylophone while three star kids sing along from the clouds. Each xylophone bar gets its own color, in rainbow order, and the stars go yellow.

Moon Coloring Pages - The Moon turned into an artist's palette, craters for paint wells, and a kitten dabbing a brush in a star well in the middle. Fill every crater well with a different paint; that is the joke. — The Moon turned into an artist's palette, craters for paint wells, and a kitten dabbing a brush in a star well in the middle. Fill every crater well with a different paint; that is the joke.

Moon Coloring Pages - A smiling crescent with a star-shaped mailbox and two letters on a shelf, while an owl flies in holding one more. Letters white with a colored stamp corner, the owl tawny, the Moon pale gold. — A smiling crescent with a star-shaped mailbox and two letters on a shelf, while an owl flies in holding one more. Letters white with a colored stamp corner, the owl tawny, the Moon pale gold.

Moon Coloring Pages - A little steam engine with a face pulling two cloud cars along a track that circles the whole Moon. Lots of craters to fill inside the ring. Red engine, white clouds, dark gray track for contrast. — A little steam engine with a face pulling two cloud cars along a track that circles the whole Moon. Lots of craters to fill inside the ring. Red engine, white clouds, dark gray track for contrast.

Moon Coloring Pages - A turtle whose shell is the full Moon, walking from cloud to cloud with a grin. Shell craters make natural shell plates. Moon-gray shell, green legs, and a hint of pink on the cheeks. — A turtle whose shell is the full Moon, walking from cloud to cloud with a grin. Shell craters make natural shell plates. Moon-gray shell, green legs, and a hint of pink on the cheeks.

Moon Coloring Pages - Holding a cloud overhead as an umbrella, the Moon shelters two little stars under its arm while star-shaped raindrops fall around them. Blue drops, a pale cloud, soft butter tones for the Moon and the stars. — Holding a cloud overhead as an umbrella, the Moon shelters two little stars under its arm while star-shaped raindrops fall around them. Blue drops, a pale cloud, soft butter tones for the Moon and the stars.

Moon Coloring Pages - A whale swimming up through the sky, blowing a trail of bubbles that turn into stars on the way to the crescent. Smooth body, easy shapes. Deep blue whale, light bubbles, and a creamy Moon. — A whale swimming up through the sky, blowing a trail of bubbles that turn into stars on the way to the crescent. Smooth body, easy shapes. Deep blue whale, light bubbles, and a creamy Moon.

Moon Coloring Pages - Three big blooms growing out of the craters of the Moon, and a hedgehog with a watering can tending the smallest. Petals are large and open: pastels for the flowers, warm tan spines on the gardener. — Three big blooms growing out of the craters of the Moon, and a hedgehog with a watering can tending the smallest. Petals are large and open: pastels for the flowers, warm tan spines on the gardener.

Moon Coloring Pages - A raccoon on the crescent reaching up to light the last of four star lanterns hanging on strings. Mask and stripes in grays, and every lantern a different warm shade, from yellow to orange. — A raccoon on the crescent reaching up to light the last of four star lanterns hanging on strings. Mask and stripes in grays, and every lantern a different warm shade, from yellow to orange.

Fun Things to Make with These Coloring Pages

Moon phase flip book – cut the phases apart from a phases chart, stack them in order, staple one edge and flick it with your thumb: the Moon waxes and wanes in a second.
Window Moon – color a full-Moon disk, cut it out, rub the back with a little cooking oil on a paper towel and tape it to a window; the paper turns translucent and glows at dusk.
Crater printing – after coloring a crater sheet, dip bottle caps and a marble in white paint and press them onto black paper for a lunar surface of your own.
Observation log – staple a moon-watching sheet to a stack of blank pages and draw the real Moon on a fresh page every clear night for a month; compare the last one to a phases chart.
Eclipse in a shoebox – a flashlight at one end, a tennis ball on a string for Earth, a marble for the Moon; move the marble through the shadow while someone reads an eclipse sheet aloud.
Tide flip card – color high-tide and low-tide panels, cut them apart and glue them back to back on a card; turn it over to show which way the water has gone.
Clay Moon model – color a cutaway sheet, then build it: a small ball for the core, a thick layer for the mantle, a thin skin for the crust, and slice it in half to match.
Hanging solar system – color a planets sheet, cut the circles out, thread them on string in order from the Sun and hang them from a coat hanger; Earth gets the Moon on a shorter thread.

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Earth Coloring Pages - Seen from space the planet is mostly water, and the two labels here say exactly that: ocean covers about seven tenths of the surface, land the rest. Below the globe a river runs between oaks toward the hills. Start with one wide wash of blue.

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Planet Coloring Pages - Saturn wears the most famous rings in the solar system, and this sheet gives them room: wide bands sweeping in front of the globe and vanishing behind it. Shade the rings in strips of cream, tan and pale gold, and leave one narrow gap uncolored.

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Garden Coloring Pages - A rose arch is a garden's front door, and this one is in full flower, with blooms climbing both sides and meeting at the top. Stepping stones wind through tulips and daisies toward the hedges behind. Open shapes everywhere - a comfortable first sheet.

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