Free Printable Rainbow Coloring Pages
Last updated: March 12, 2026 by the Homemade Gifts Coloring Team
Rainbow coloring pages are a favorite around my house! My toddler loves coloring in all the colors of the rainbow—even if they’re not all in the right order quite yet. What’s not to love about those magical beams of colorful light? Rainbows have always been a symbol of good luck, so there’s no surprise that it instills a sense of awe and excitement in us all.
Did you know that rainbows are technically a circle? I didn’t! I had the rare opportunity to see one (purely by luck!) in an airplane once, which sparked a whole new appreciation for rainbows. Check out more fun facts and crafts at the end of the page after our awesome rainbow coloring pages gallery.
Free Printable Rainbow Coloring Pages
These amazing rainbow coloring pages will have you searching for a pot of gold. You won’t have to search far for these magical rainbow coloring pages full of unicorns, leprechauns with pots of gold, cute animals, and more!
These rainbow coloring sheets are for personal, non-commercial use only.
How to Use Our Rainbow Coloring Pages
Rainbows are so fascinating! If you’re teaching your students about the water cycle, these crafts and classroom activities using our rainbow printables are a great way to level up your lesson. Try using them to teach the colors of the rainbow today.
Trap a Leprechaun!
Everyone knows that the best way to catch a leprechaun is to set a trap. Have fun this St. Patrick’s Day by using our rainbow coloring pages to create leprechaun traps in your home or classroom.
First, you’ll need to gather your supplies: a shoebox, coloring utensils, scissors, glue, some popsicle sticks, and our rainbow coloring pages. Cut a hole in the lid before you decorate the entirety of the shoebox. Using markers, paint, glitter, or even pompoms, decorate the box to your heart’s desire. Make sure it’s nice and bright so that the leprechaun will see it.
Cut out your rainbow coloring page after coloring and affix standing up to the lid of the box. Make sure that the hole is under the rainbow so that the leprechaun will fall in. Leprechauns are small; you’ll want to make a ladder out of the popsicle sticks for them to climb up.
Place the box in your room or classroom to see if you can catch a leprechaun on St. Patrick’s Day!
The Colors of the Rainbow
Did you know that everyone sees rainbows differently? Because rainbows are optical illusions, every person perceives them in their own unique way. One thing is the same for everyone though—ROY G. BIV! Every rainbow is arranged from top to bottom as red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet.
Make learning the colors of the rainbow fun by having your students color in their rainbows, cutting out each color, and then reassembling them like a puzzle. Elevate your rainbow puzzles with dyed macaroni, pompoms, cottonballs, and whatever else you'd like.
Weather and Rainbows
In what type of weather do you typically see rainbows? Typically, you’ll see rainbows after a rainshower or a particularly humid day, but almost never in the winter! But why is that? Rainbows occur due to light passing through water droplets, which typically doesn’t occur when it’s too cold outside.
Print out our “What’s the weather today?” coloring template. Go outside and have your students make observations about what they feel and see outside. Next, color in the corresponding weather icon on the worksheet. Bonus points to the student who spots the first rainbow!
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