Free Printable Butterfly Coloring Pages
Last updated: June 5, 2026 by the Homemade Gifts Coloring Team
Butterfly coloring pages bring us some of the most fun of nature's creatures to draw and color. As a kid I had endless wonder about butterflies, whether I was chasing them through the yard, raising cocoons in a jar, or drawing them all over my notebooks. These colorful, enchanting creatures really spark a child’s imagination. 🦋✨
Here you can find everything from simple butterfly outlines where you can unleash your creativity to complicated butterfly zentangles that are great for adults. There are even cute cartoon animals with butterfly coloring sheets that are great for the kids. Coloring is an amazing activity to share with your kids, whether that’s at home or in school. These butterfly coloring sheets offer the opportunity to discuss symmetry, as well as the butterfly's life cycle and metamorphosis.
Need a blank butterfly outline for crafting? Check out our butterfly templates.
Butterfly Coloring Pages
Find every kind of butterfly from simple and cute butterflies for kids to beautifully detailed butterfly designs for adults to color. Along the way, you might also find fairies, animals, flower design, and a few elegant moths. 🦋
These printables are for personal, non-commercial use only.
Try Out These Butterfly Printable Crafts
Decorate your whole house for spring and summer with these butterfly crafts. You can combine some of these with the butterfly coloring pages we offer. Keep reading to learn more.
Tissue Paper Butterflies
Tissue paper is a great material to use for making butterflies. You can bunch up tissue paper in the middle and fan it out on each side to create a wing effect. Use a pipe cleaner to cinch the middle. The pipe cleaner is also great for creating the butterfly’s “antennae.”
Footprint and Handprint Butterflies
This is a great one to do with your kids. Put a little non-toxic paint on your kids’ hands or feet. They can press the paint carefully onto a blank sheet of paper. It’s best if the handprints or footprints are somewhat close together. This will create a better wing effect. You can either cut around the prints or just draw the body of the butterfly and leave it at that. This is an awesome craft because it also serves as a memento thanks to using your kids’ handprints and footprints.
Bow Tie Pasta Butterflies
If you have some bow-tie pasta lying around, you can make it into butterflies. Paint the pasta to your heart’s content. This will be the wings again. Return to your pipe cleaners and use them for the body and antennae. You can stick these onto a butterfly coloring page since they’re small, light, and easy to glue onto a coloring sheet.
Printable Butterfly Mobile
Break out your butterfly coloring pages. Choose ones that have a bunch of small- or medium-sized butterflies. Color them in, then cut them out. Attach your butterflies to string. Then hang them from a hanger to allow your butterflies to fly and flap around. This is a great craft to hang up in your classroom or a kid’s bedroom.
Butterfly Printable Card
Have something to celebrate soon? Maybe it’s a child’s birthday or a special event. You can use any of our butterfly coloring pages as charming, homemade cards. Make sure you print the coloring sheet out on a quarter of the page so you can fold the paper into a card shape. Color it or let your kids color it. This will add a one-of-a-kind personal touch that’s impossible to replicate. Finally, write a heartfelt message inside that suits your occasion.
Blank Butterfly Templates
If you're looking for butterfly shapes to cut out and decorate, take a look at our collection of printable butterfly templates. They're great for summer projects, craft activities, and when your child wants to design and color in their own butterfly wing patterns. And don't forget to print a flower template for your beautiful butterflies to perch on!
More Free Printable Coloring Pages
If you're looking for more fabulous coloring pages, click here to explore our full collection of free printable coloring pages. Here are some pages we think you'll enjoy:
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