As a mother hen, keeping our little ones entertained can be quite challenging. It’s always a struggle to find activities that are both engaging and educational, right?
One of the best ways to keep our little ones active and entertained is through coloring activities. Coloring is not only fun but also a great way to improve hand-eye coordination, fine motor skills, focus, and creativity.
And what better way to incorporate this activity than with free chicken coloring pages for toddlers, kids in 1st grade and older, and perhaps even you, where they can be used as adult antistress coloring pages?
The humble chicken is one of the most recognizable farm animals, and these engaging and creative coloring sheets will surely capture the attention of young children, especially those that depict cute chicks and baby chicks.
In this post, we will be sharing some of the most fun and exciting cute chicken coloring pages for kids that you can download for free! Leave them loose, or take each free printable chicken coloring page and make a complete coloring book of cute chickens, one of the most common birds that form part of the animal world.
Hundreds of our coloring pages are downloaded every day; so we hope you love these too!
Printable Chicken Coloring Pages
Each printable sheet comes in A4 format and as a PDF file, and they are super easy to download. Kids of all ages can have so much fun as they turn these free coloring pages into their own full-color vision.
1. Chicken Coloring Page
What could be cuter than a little chick in a nest?
2. Chicken Coloring Page 2
Is this chicken related to Foghorn Leghorn?
3. Chicken Coloring Page 3
Here’s the perfect coloring page for older children, or perhaps even adults.
4. Chicken Coloring Page 4
What a cutie! This baby chick is the perfect coloring page for kindergarten children.
5. Chicken Coloring Page 5
This serious chicken will take some time to color in; there’s lots of detail.
6. Chicken Coloring Page 6
Here’s another perfect coloring page for kids from 2nd grade and up.
7. Chicken Coloring Page 7
Another cute chicky!
8. Chicken Coloring Page 8
Your younger kids will love these simple, cartoon-like images.
9. Chicken Coloring Page 9
Here’s one for you, mom or dad, especially if you love coloring with your children.
10. Chicken Coloring Page 10
Your kids will love this one too!
11. Chicken Coloring Page 11
Another coloring page for older children and adults to tackle!
12. Chicken Coloring Page 12
This one’s for the young ones!
13. Chicken Coloring Page 13
With plenty of detail, your kids can go to town on this coloring page!
14. Chicken Coloring Page 14
He sees you! It’s time to let your kids turn him into a colorful character.
15. Chicken Coloring Page 15
More detail means kids have to really concentrate when dealing with a coloring page like this. That will improve their fine motor skills and hand-eye co-ordination.
16. Chicken Coloring Page 16
This is the perfect coloring page for an adult, right?
17. Chicken Coloring Page 17
Your kids will love this cute chick!
18. Chicken Coloring Page 18
What’s better than one cute chicken? Four!
19. Chicken Coloring Page 19
Another coloring page that’s perfect for 1st graders and upwards.
20. Chicken Coloring Page 20
Here’s another young chick for younger children to color.
Supplies We Recommend for Chicken Coloring Sheets
Best Coloring Supplies for these Free Printables
- paper
- printer ink
- coloring pencils
- gel pens
- markers
- watercolor paint and paint brushes
Fun Crafts for Your Coloring Pages
What do you do when you’re finished? Turn your coloring pages into a fun craft! Here are some creative ideas to help you get started:
- Drawing and Painting – Use coloring pages as inspiration for creating your own drawings and paintings. You can use them to practice different techniques or simply enjoy the creative process.
- Scrapbooking – Coloring pages can be used in scrapbooks to add a pop of color and a unique touch to your pages. They can also act as decorative elements or backgrounds for photographs.
- Handmade Cards – Create personalized and unique cards by incorporating coloring pages into your designs. You can use them as the main image or cut them into smaller pieces to add accents.
- Origami – Use colored and patterned coloring pages to create beautiful origami projects such as paper cranes, flowers, or animals.
- Collages – Cut out different elements from coloring pages to create collages and add texture and dimension to your artwork.
- Home Decor – Frame your favorite coloring pages or use them as a base for DIY wall art. They can also be used to make decorative banners, garlands, or mobiles.
- Embroidery and Cross Stitch – Use coloring pages as patterns for embroidery or cross stitch projects. You can transfer the design onto fabric and use it as a guide for stitching.
- Papercrafts – Coloring pages can be used to create paper crafts such as bookmarks, gift tags, or paper flowers.
- Fashion Design – Use coloring pages to practice fashion sketching or create unique fabric patterns by tracing them onto fabric and coloring them in.
- Digital Art – Scan or take a photo of your colored pages and use them as digital elements for graphic design projects or digital scrapbooking.
Common Craft Supplies for Coloring Pages
- scissors
- glue
- tape
- glitter
- large craft sticks
- yarn
- googly eyes (!)
Benefits of Coloring Pages
Coloring isn’t just a fun activity, it helps young kids develop hand-eye coordination, color recognition and fine motor skills.
For adults, coloring is a way to relax, unwind and de-stress. Did you know coloring pages are often used as mindfulness and meditative practices for calming the mind?
It’s a way to be creative even if you don’t think of yourself as artistic. Picking colors, patterns and how you want to use them IS being artistic!
Coloring is good for the brain, too – it is mentally stimulating and helps us focus because it requires concentration and attention to detail.
Who knew something as simple and fun as coloring could be so useful?
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Did you enjoy these coloring pages?