Explore the world of gardening with these 28 free garden coloring pages you can easily download and print! Whether your child is curious about how plants grow or simply loves spending time in the great outdoors, this collection is a fun and educational way to nurture their creativity and spark a love for nature.
In this series, you’ll find a lovely variety of scenes: from blooming flower beds, vegetable patches, and backyard greenhouses to cheerful gardeners, friendly garden critters, and whimsical garden paths. You’ll even spot families planting together, tools in action, and magical garden corners full of charm and wonder.
To begin coloring, just click on any of the images or links below to open the full-sized PDF in a new tab. From there, you’re free to download and print as often as you like, perfect for classrooms, rainy day fun, or relaxing afternoons at home.
Each page is perfect for US letter size printing but will also work beautifully on A4 paper. Now, let’s grab your favorite crayons or markers and bring these gardens to life!
More Free Printable Coloring Pages
Looking for more coloring fun that kids of all ages will love and enjoy for hours? Don’t miss these amazing, playful, and engaging coloring page collections!
- Fruit coloring pages
- Apple coloring pages
- Butterfly coloring pages
- Tulip coloring pages
- Vegetable coloring pages
10 Crafty Ideas to do with Garden Coloring Pages
Garden coloring pages are a delightful way to spark creativity in children of all ages.
If your child has been gathering a collection, why not turn those pages into something special with these 10 fun, affordable, and imaginative craft ideas?
1. Garden Garland
You can instruct kids to turn finished coloring pages into a beautiful string of nature-themed decorations!
First of all, kids need to cut out flowers, vegetables, insects, or gardening tools from their colored pages. Once the pieces are ready, use a hole punch to make a small hole at the top of each cutout.
Then, string them together with twine, yarn, or ribbon to create a cheerful garden garland. Now you can hang it across a window, above a bed, or along a classroom wall to brighten up any space with their colorful creations.
This simple craft is a great way to proudly display their work and bring a little garden charm indoors!
2. Garden Scene Shadow Box
For this craft, you’ll need a small cardboard box (like a shoebox), scissors, glue, and your child’s finished garden-themed coloring pages.
To begin, you have to cut out flowers, bugs, tools, and other garden elements from the pages. Then, line the inside of the box with a background, such as a sky or garden fence scene from one of the coloring pages.
Next, use small pieces of folded paper or cardboard behind each cutout to make them “pop” out from the background, creating a layered, 3D effect.
Kids will love designing their little garden world, and each shadow box turns into a fun keepsake or display piece!
3. Garden Bookmark Buddies
Let kids turn their finished coloring pages into cheerful, handmade bookmarks!
You can tell them to choose their favorite parts of the pages, like a blooming flower, butterflies, a smiling sun, vegetables, different fruits, sunflowers, a crown, or a watering can, and cut them out carefully.
Next, glue each cutout onto a strip of sturdy cardstock, about 2 inches wide and 6 inches long. They can decorate the background with extra drawings, stickers, or washi tape if they like.
Finally, punch a hole at the top and tie a little ribbon or yarn through it for a finished touch.
These garden bookmark buddies are not only fun to make, but they’ll also encourage a love for reading!
4. Mini Garden Storybook
You can turn your garden coloring pages into a tiny storybook that everyone can write and illustrate themselves!
To make this interesting craft, start by folding several sheets of plain paper in half and stapling them along the crease to create a booklet. Then, have your child cut out characters or scenes like gardeners, flowers, vegetables, or garden critters from their finished coloring pages.
Next, let them glue these pieces into the book, one per page, and use the blank space around each one to write short captions or create a simple story.
This craft blends creativity, storytelling, and art into one fun project and every child ends up with a personalized garden-themed storybook.
5. Garden Friends Puppets
You can instruct your kids to bring their garden characters to life by turning them into playful stick puppets!
Firstly, start by having them cut out people, animals, or bugs from their finished coloring pages, also think gardeners, ladybugs, snails, or sunflowers with faces.
Then, glue each cutout onto a popsicle stick or drinking straw. For extra durability, you can glue the pieces to cardboard first, then attach the stick to the back.
Once they’re dry, kids can use their garden puppets to act out scenes, tell stories, or even put on a little puppet show. Overall, it’s a great mix of art, imagination, and storytelling!
6. Garden Gift Tags
To make “Garden Gift Tags” out of your finished coloring pages, to make it more fun.
Firstly, you need to cut out small shapes like flowers, veggies, watering cans, or butterflies from your finished colored pages. Then, glue each one onto a piece of cardstock cut into a tag shape (you can use a tag template or just cut rectangles with angled corners).
Next, punch a hole at the top of each tag and loop a piece of string or ribbon through it.
Finally, these adorable tags are perfect for springtime gifts, plant giveaways, or homemade goodies, and they give kids a sweet way to share their artwork with others!
7. Garden Wheel Spinner
This craft is also my favorite, to make learning more interesting about the garden, try a spinning activity wheel!
First of all, you have to cut a large circle out of cardboard and divide it into 4–6 pie sections. In each section, glue cutouts from garden coloring pages, such as tools, plants, bugs, or weather elements.
Then, cut a smaller circle from cardstock and cut out a triangle-shaped window to reveal one section at a time. Next, place the smaller circle on top of the larger one and fasten them together in the center with a paper fastener so it spins.
Finally, it’s ready and kids can turn the wheel and see what garden-themed picture pops up next, mostly great for storytelling, garden vocabulary games, or just playful discovery!
8. Garden Patch Placemat
For this craft, have the child color and cut out a mix of garden-themed items like flowers, veggies, bugs, and tools from their finished coloring pages.
Next, arrange the cutouts on a sheet of construction paper or thin cardboard like a little garden scene. Once the layout is complete, glue everything down securely.
Then, place the entire design between two sheets of clear contact paper to seal it and make it wipeable.
The result? A fun and colorful garden patch placemat that’s perfect for mealtime or craft time and proudly made by little hands!
9. Garden Crown Craft
You can teach kids to turn their favorite completed coloring pages into a fun wearable crown!
First of all, you have to cut a strip of cardstock long enough to wrap around the child’s head. Then, have them color and cut out garden-themed shapes like flowers, leaves, butterflies, or even tiny garden gnomes from their finished pages.
Next, glue the cutouts along the top edge of the crown strip, overlapping and layering them for a full, whimsical garden look.
Staple or tape the ends together to fit, and they’ll have their very own garden crown, perfect for pretend play, dress-up time, or celebrating a sunny afternoon outdoors!
10. Garden Lantern Jars
Let’s give old glass jars a charming makeover using your child’s garden coloring pages!
To begin, have your kid color and cut out small garden elements like fireflies, flowers, or leafy vines from their finished coloring pages. Once ready, glue the cutouts onto the outside of clean, dry jars using a thin layer of craft glue.
Next, seal the designs with a coat of decoupage glue or Mod Podge for a smooth finish. For a soft glow, drop in a battery-powered tea light or fairy lights.
Finally, these garden lantern jars look lovely on windowsills, patios, or even as nightlights and they’re a magical way to show off your child’s artwork!