These Springy Coloring Pages Will Make Cooped-Up Kids Feel Like They’re Outside

Whether kids are cooped up because of coronavirus school closures / quarantines or just plain-old springtime rainy days, one thing holds true: Down time with crabby kids is anything but sunshine and rainbows. Well, unless you’re a celebrity self-quarantined in your mansion right about now; those families seem to be having a grand-old time. But with these springtime-themed coloring pages, it doesn’t have to be stressful doldrums for us Normals. Just click ahead in the slideshow, print your favorites, bust out the crayons/coloring pencils/markers/paints and get ready to channel some sunnier days within the (potentially gloomy, we get it) confines of your house or apartment.

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These printables depict everything that’s great about the spring season — from rainbows, butterflies, and growing things aplenty to little birdies in love. But hey, their spring-centric festiveness doesn’t mean kids can’t use them to scribble their little hearts out year-round. With crayons in hand, kids will have a blast breathing life into everything from blooming sunflowers to chirping birds to plenty of other animals — like an aviator rabbit, a kayaking kitten and a dancing duck.

And when the tots have put the final touches on their masterpieces, why not frame them? That’s where part two of this afternoon full of arts-and-crafts fun comes in: coloring in frame templates to show off the beautiful works of art.

So what are you waiting for? In just a few hours, you’ll have plenty of new art to post up on the fridge — or, you know, on every wall of your house.

A version of this article was originally published in March 2014.