Rocket coloring pages

Rocket coloring pages — featured

Rockets to color, from a chunky first rocket with one round window to launch pads, a picnic on the moon, and a cutaway of the engine. The simple pages have wide open spaces for thick crayons; the scenes and patterns keep smaller details for a fine pencil.

Print any page as a PDF, or color it online right in your browser. Start with the flame, then decide what color a sky has to be.

Color these pages online

Pick any page, tap an area to fill it with color, and zoom in for the small parts. Print or share when you’re done.

Launch your imagination

Coloring is the start. Pick one mission and the page becomes yours.

  1. Give your rocket a name and letter it down the side, the way real rockets carry theirs.
  2. The sky is empty on purpose. Draw where this rocket is going: a planet, a space station, or home.
  3. Your rocket just landed where no one has been. Color the page, then tell what you see out of the window. Write the first line on the back.
  4. Cut the finished rocket out and hang it from a thread by the window. It flies every time the door opens.

Ideas for coloring rocket

  • Start with the flameOrange and yellow at the engine give the page its brightest spot, and everything else can be calmer around it.
  • Marker first, pencil secondFill the rocket body with a marker, then shade one side of it with a colored pencil in a darker shade. The rocket turns round.
  • A sky that is not blueTry pale green, peach, or lilac behind a rocket and see what happens to the flame.
  • A white gel pen for the starsColor the sky dark first and let it dry, then dot the stars and the rivets back on with a white gel pen or a white crayon.
  • Crayon resistDraw the stars with a white crayon before you brush watercolor over the sky. The paint slides off the wax and the stars appear by themselves.
  • Color onlineTap a big area to fill it in one go, zoom in for the windows and stars, and use undo if a fill crosses a line.

Frequently asked questions

Which pages work best for the youngest colorers?

The single rockets at the top of the collection, such as the big easy rocket or the rocket with a flag, have the thickest lines and the widest spaces.

Are there pages for older kids and adults?

Yes. The scenes in the middle have more parts, and the mandalas and patterns at the end have the finest details.

Can I use these pages in a classroom?

Yes. Print as many copies as your class needs; the pages are free for personal and classroom use.

How does a rocket land on its legs?

The booster relights its engine on the way down to slow itself, steers with small fins, and unfolds its legs just before it touches the pad.