Themed vocabulary
Learn new words while coloring! We gathered words from our coloring pages, grouped by theme — great for learning to read, growing vocabulary and playing with your child.
Christmas
See allantlersbranched horns grown by reindeerbaublea round ornament that hangs on treebeardhair that grows on the chinbellA small ringing metal ornament.bowdecorative knot on a giftbunnya small hopping rabbitcarrota long orange vegetable used for noseschimneythe pipe on a house roof for smokefireplacea warm place with a firegingerbreadSpiced sweet bread often used for houses.kittena baby catmittensgloves joined together for handsornamenta decoration hung on the treepenguina flightless bird that swimspeppermintmint candy often red and whitepompomfluffy ball on a hatpotcontainer the tree stands inpresentwrapped box with a surprisereindeera deer with antlers from cold regionsribbondecorative strip tied on giftssackThe bag Santa carries of presents.SantaThe jolly man who brings holiday gifts.Santa Clausjolly man who brings presentsscarfa cloth wrapped around the necksleighA sled pulled over snow by animals.snowwhite frozen flakes on the groundsnowmana figure made of packed snowstara pointed ornament on top of treestockinga sock hung for small giftstreea tall plant with branchestrunkthe tree's brown stemwreatha circular decoration of leaves or ribbons
Dinosaurs
See allbushshort plant with many leavesbutterflyinsect with colorful wingsclawsharp tip on the dinosaur’s footcloudwhite shapes in the skycoconuta hard fruit from a palm treecrestbony head shape used for callsdinosaura large prehistoric reptileegghard shell where a baby dino growsfrillbony plate behind a dinosaur’s headhatchto break out of an eggherbivoreanimal that eats plantshornhard point on the dinosaur’s headjunglea thick area full of plantslavavery hot melted rockleafgreen part of a plantnecklong part between head and bodynestbundle of twigs and leaves for eggspalmtall tree with big leavespalm treetree with long fan-like leavespathsmall road or trailPlatebony, flat structure on the dinosaur's backplatesbony plates on a stegosauruspterodactylflying reptile with big wingspterosaura flying reptile from long agorockhard object on the groundshellthe cracked outer part of the eggspota round mark on the dinosaur's backStegosaurusdinosaur with plates on its backsunbright star that gives warmthtailback, long body extensionThagomizerthe spikes at the dinosaur’s tail tiptoothhard part in the dinosaur’s mouthtriceratopsthree‑horned dinosaurTyrannosaurusa big meat-eating dinosaurvolcanoa mountain that can spit lavawingbody part used for flying
Fantasy
See allbrimwide flat edge around the hatbuckledecorative square on the bandbutterflya colorful winged insectcastlea big fortified building with towerscloudwhite shapes in the skycrowna decorative headpiece for royaltycurltwisted top of the hatdragona mythical creature from storiesfairya tiny magical creaturefawna baby deerflaga small cloth on a poleflowera plant with colorful petalsgatethe castle's main entrancehatcovering for the headhearta shape that shows lovehorna pointed growth on the foreheadmanehair along a horse's neckmushrooma fungus with a capprincessa girl from a royal familyrainbowa multicolored arc in the skystarfive-pointed decorationtailhair at the rear of the animaltowera tall, narrow castle partunicorna mythical horse with one hornwingsparts that help fly in storieswreatha circle of flowers worn on head
Farm
See allballround toy to chasebarna farm building for tools and animalsbowldish for a pet’s foodcollarneckband with a tagexhaustpipe where engine fumes exitfencea barrier around fieldsfendercover above a wheelgoata farm animal with horns and hooveshoofthe hard foot of a goatkida baby goatpuppya baby dogsiloa tall storehouse for grainsteering wheelcontrols the tractor’s directionstonerock in a stream or fieldsunbright star that warms the earthtractora strong farm vehicletreadpattern on a tire for gripwheela round part that rolls
Halloween
See allbata small flying night animalbowa tied ribbon decorationbrimthe hat's wide outer edgebristlesthe straw or twigs that sweepbrooma tool for sweeping floorsbucklea decorative metal fastenercastlea big old house with towerscata furry pet that purrs and playsghosta spooky character from storieshandlethe stick you holdhatheadwear with a brimjack-o'-lanterna carved pumpkin with a facekittena baby catleafgreen plant part near the stemmoonthe bright round object in night skypumpkina big orange squash with seedsribsthe vertical grooves on the pumpkinstemthe short stalk on toptonguesmall element inside the mouthvinecurly plant part attached to pumpkinwanda stick used for pretend magicwitcha story character with magic powers
Space
See allaliena creature from another world (imaginary)antennaa thin stalk on the alien’s headastronauta person who travels into spacebackpackthe suit’s life-support unitblack holespace region with very strong gravitybookpages with stories or factsbrushtool used to paintbucketcontainer for paintbuda young, unopened flowerbusvehicle that carries studentsbutterflya colorful flying insectcastlea building with towers and wallsclassroomplace where kids learn togetherclawrobot arm for picking things upcloudsoft white shape floating abovecometicy space rock that grows a tailcratera hole or dent on a moon or planetcrescenta moon shaped like a curved slicedomethe clear cover over the pilotdragona mythical creature with scalesdrumsmusical instruments you hitEarththe planet we live onenvelopepaper holder for a letterflameshot gas seen during liftoffgalaxya huge group of stars and gashelmetprotective head covering for astronautshilla small round rise of landkittena baby catlaunchpadthe place a rocket takes off fromleafthe plant part that is usually greenlibrarya place with many booksmagnifying glasstool to see small details biggermailboxplace to put letters and parcelsmastcamera pole on top of rovermeteoritea space rock that reached Earthmoona body that orbits a planetmushroomfungus with a cap and stemnebulacloud of gas and dust in spaceorbitthe path an object follows in spacepackagea wrapped item to deliverpancakeflat, cooked batter cakepicnica meal eaten outdoors on a blanketplanetlarge world orbiting a starplushsoft and cuddly like a toypompomsoft ball on a hatportholeround window on the rocketringcircle of rock or ice around a planetringsflat circular bands around a planetrobotmachine that performs tasksrocketa vehicle that flies into spaceroller coasterfast ride on tracksrovera vehicle that explores other worldssample jarcontainer for rocks or samplessatellitea machine that circles the Earthsaucera round flying spaceshipsoccerthe football game with a round ballsolar panela device that makes electricity from sunlightspace stationa home for people orbiting a planetspaceshipa vehicle used to travel in spacespacesuitprotective clothing for spacewalksspatulatool to flip food on a panstara bright point of light in the skystar cookiea cookie shaped like a starSunthe bright star that gives heatswingseat that moves back and forthswirla curved spiral shapetailgas and dust streaming from a comettelescopetool to see distant objectsthrustthe force that pushes a rocket forwardtrainvehicle that runs on railstrapezebar for swinging acrobat trickstreadstracks that help a robot movetripodthree-legged stand for stabilityvisorthe clear front of a helmet
Nature
See allacornan oak’s nut eaten by animalsbalconya small platform outside a housebasketa container to carry collected acornsbata flying mammal active at nightbirdhousea small house where birds make nestsbranchwhere birds sit on a treebutterflyan insect with colorful wingscavea rocky shelter or hole in the groundcloudwhite puff of water in the skyfawna baby deer with spotsflowerplant part with petalsleafthe green part of a plantmeadowa grassy field full of flowersmoona pale object in the night skymushrooma small forest cap-shaped fungusoaka large tree that grows acornspicket fencea low wooden fence around a gardenrabbita small furry animal with long earsraya line of light from the sunscarfcloth worn around the necksquirrela small furry animal with a bushy tailstalactitea spike hanging from a cave ceilingsunthe hot star in our skytreehousea small house built in a treetrunkthe thick wooden part of a treewatering cana tool to pour water on plants
Ocean
See allblowholethe hole whales use to breathebubbleair circle rising in waterbubblessmall round air pockets in waterclamshell animal that can hold a pearlclownfisha small colorful reef fishcoralrocky reef made by tiny animalscrabsea animal with clawscrestthe frilly ridge on the backdolphina smart, jumping sea mammalfina limb that helps steer in waterfishanimal that swims in waterflippera limb used for swimmingjellyfishsoft sea animal with tentaclesoctopussea animal with eight armspearlround shiny bead from a shellrockround stone on the ocean bottomseahorsea small fish shaped like a horseseaweedplants that grow in the oceanshellhard protective back of a turtlestarfishfive-armed sea creaturestripea long thin colored bandsuction cupround pad that grips surfacestailthe back part used for swimmingtentaclean arm used for grabbingtreasurevaluable items like coins and jewelstreasure chestbox holding coins and jewelsturtlea shelled sea creature that swimswhalea very large sea mammal
Vehicles
See allairshipa large flying vehicle with a big gas envelopeambulancea vehicle that takes sick people to hospitalastronauta person who travels in spacebackpackbag worn on the backballoona big flying air bagbankland beside waterbasketthe passenger’s place below the balloonbiketwo-wheeled vehicle you pedalbincontainer for rubbishbladethe front plate that moves soilbricksblocks used to build wallsbrushrotating part that sweeps dirtbubblea round soap pocketbucketthe scooping part that holds soilbulldozera machine that pushes dirt and rocksbusvehicle that carries children to schoolcabwhere the driver sitscabinsmall room where the captain sitscable cara gondola that rides on a cablecampera small home on wheelscampfirea controlled outdoor fire for warmthcara vehicle with four wheelscar washplace that cleans carscloudfluffy water vapor in the skycombinemachine that harvests grainconesmall traffic marker on sitescoralrocky sea homes made by animalscranemachine used to lift heavy thingscratewooden box for goodscrossa medical symbol on the vehiclecurbThe edge of the track with stripes.curtainfabric that covers a windowdeckflat area where cars or people standdriverperson who drives the busdump trucktruck that carries and tips loadsenginedevice that produces thrustenvelopethe big balloon part that holds lifting gasexcavatora machine that digs and moves dirtfanbig blade that pushes airfendercover above the wheelferryboat that carries cars and peoplefire extinguishertool to stop small firesfire trucka vehicle used to fight firesflagsmall cloth showing wind directionflamefire coming from the engineflowercolorful plant on the roadsidefoamsoapy bubbles on the carforkliftvehicle that lifts heavy palletsforksmetal arms that lift palletsfroga small jumping amphibianfuselagemain body of the airplanegarbage truckvehicle that picks up trashgondolathe enclosed car that carries peoplehandlebarswhat you hold to steerhard hathelmet for safety on siteheaderfront cutter that collects the cropheadlightfront lamp that lights the wayhelmethead protection when ridinghilla small rounded rise in the landhookmetal part used to attach carshosea tube that sprays waterhovercraftboat that rides on a cushion of airhullthe boat's body that keeps it floatingjet skia small fast water vehicleladdera tool to climb up highlife jacketkeeps you afloat in waterlifebuoyring that helps people floatlighthousetower that shows light to shipslily padflat leaf that floats on watermastvertical pole holding the sailmata small blanket for sittingmixertruck that mixes concretemonster truckA very large, tough pickup-style vehicle.moonEarth's natural satellitemotorcyclevehicle with two wheelspantographroof arm that collects electricityparamedica trained medical helper in an ambulancePassengerSomeone who rides in the taxi.pavementhard walking pathpeaktop of a mountainpedalswhat you push to move the bikeperiscopetube to look above the waterpinea tall tree with needlespine treeevergreen tree with needlesplowblade that pushes snow off roadsportholeround window in a submarinepropellerrotating blade that moves the boatpylona tall support tower for the cablequada four-wheeled off-road vehicleracetrackA curved road for racing cars.rampslope for cars to drive onrecyclingmaking materials usable againroadpath where the bus travelsrocketa vehicle that flies into spacerollermachine that flattens road surfacesropecord linking balloon to the basketrunwaylong strip for takeoffs and landingssailbig cloth that catches the windscootersmall two-wheeled ride you push with one footshelfplace where boxes are storedshoveltool for digging and moving dirtSidewalkWhere people walk next to the road.SignA board that shows information like TAXI.sirena loud warning sound on emergency vehiclesskisfront parts that steer on snowsleeperwood block under rails for supportsnowfrozen water crystals falling from cloudssnowflakea tiny ice crystalsnowmobilemotor vehicle for traveling on snowsplashwater that flies upspoilera wing that helps with tractionstara pointed decorative shapestretchera bed used to carry injured peoplestripea long colored line on the carsubmarinea boat that travels underwatersunbright ball in the skysweepervehicle that cleans streetstankfuel container on the bikeTaxiA car that carries people for a fare.tentshelter made of fabric for sleepingtireThe rubber wheel that grips the ground.tow truckvehicle that pulls other vehiclestrackrubber belt that drives the vehicletrackswide bands that help it movetraffic coneorange marker for safety zonestraila dirt path or road in naturetrama rail vehicle for city traveltreadpattern on a tire for gripwavemoving water on the seawheata cereal crop that makes flourwheelround part that rollswinchmachine that pulls heavy objectswindowglass to look outsidewindshieldclear screen protecting the driverwindsockfabric tool showing wind directionwingpart that creates liftworkerperson who collects garbage
Easter
See allbasketwoven container for holding thingsbeakbird’s mouth for peckingbowribbon tied in a decorative knotbunnya small, cute rabbitbutterflya colorful insect with four wingschicka baby chickencirclea round shapedota small round markearthe long part rabbits use to hearearslong rabbit body parts for hearingeggan oval shell used in Easter artegg decorationpattern painted on an eggegg patterndesign drawn on an eggeggshellthe hard outer layer of an eggfeathercovers a bird’s bodyflowera colorful plant partgrassgreen plant under the bunnyheartsymbol of love, used as a motifincubationtime eggs are kept warmlamba baby sheepleafgreen part of a plantpatterna repeated decorative designpawa rabbit’s foot used for hoppingpetalone part of a flowershellhard outer egg partstripelong band across the eggtufta small bunch of grass or featherswavea curved decorative stripewinghelps balance and flapwoolthe fluffy hair of sheepzigzaga line with sharp turns
Animals
See allacaciaa flat-topped tree of the savannaantlersbony growths on a male deer's headappleround crunchy fruitballround toy to throwbananaa sweet, yellow fruitbata small flying mammalbathtuba tub for bathingbeakthe bird's hard mouth partbella small ringing item on a collarblanketwarm covering for sleepingbluebellsbell-shaped spring flowersbobberfloat that shows a bitebonechewy toy or treatbowa tied ribbon around the neckbowldish for food or waterboya young male childbranchpart of a tree to sit onbubblesmall round foam in waterbucklea metal fastener on a hat or beltbunnya small, fluffy rabbitbusha low, leafy plantbutterflyan insect with colorful wingscake standplatform that holds a cakecarrotan orange root vegetablecata small furry pet that purrsclawssharp toes used for holding preycloudsoft white shape in the skycollarband worn around a dog's neckcompasstool that points northcuba baby liondaisyflower with white petals and yellow centerdoga pet that often barksdoghousea small house for a dogearhelps the bat hearelephanta very large land animalexplorersomeone who searches for new placesfangsmall sharp front toothfawna baby deerfeathersoft covering on a bird's bodyfeatherscovering that keeps birds warm and quietfencewooden barrier around a yardfishanimal that swims in waterfishing rodstick used to catch fishflowercolorful plant bloomfrostingsweet cream used to cover cakesfursoft hair on the bodygirla young female childgrassgreen plants on the groundhedgehogsmall spiky mammalhooveshard feet of the lambice floeflat piece of floating sea icekittena baby catlamba baby sheepleafa plant part that is usually greenmapa drawing that shows directionsmeadowa grassy field with flowersmonkeya playful tree-dwelling animalmoonbright object in night skymushrooma cap-shaped fungus often in grassowla bird with big eyes that hunts at nightpalma tall tropical treeparrota colorful bird with a curved beakpathlittle road or trailpawa dog's footpiping baga bag used to squeeze frosting shapespolar bearbig Arctic bear that lives on sea icepridea group of lionspuddlesmall pool of water on the groundpuppya baby dograbbita small animal with long earsrolling pintool that flattens doughrubber ducktoy duck used in bathssavannawide grassy land with few treesspinesharp bristle on the backsplashwater thrown into the airspotssmall light patches on a fawn's backstartiny light in the skystrawberrya red, sweet fruitstreama small flowing body of watertagsmall ID on a collartailthe back appendage that wagsteddya stuffed bear toytonguesoft part in the mouthtreasurevaluable objects kept in a chesttrunklong nose used to grab and spray watertufta small clump of hairtulipa cup-shaped spring flowervinea long plant that hangs from treeswhiskersensitive hair by a cat's nosewhiskerslong facial hairs that sense spacewingsurface used for flyingwitch hata tall pointed hat worn in storieswoolsoft hair from sheepyarnsoft thread for play
