About these birthday coloring pages
Birthday coloring pages make any party calmer and more personal. Our free birthday pages say Happy Birthday with a child's name in big bubble letters, surrounded by balloons and stars. There are pages for dozens of popular names, and if yours is not there, the free birthday maker draws one with any name and age in about a second.
Print the pages on US Letter or A4 paper for the party table, a classroom celebration or a card to bring to a friend's party, or color them online. A colored birthday page is a gift a child makes with their own hands, and grandparents keep them for years.
How to use birthday pages at a party
A coloring table is one of the easiest party activities there is. It works for ages 3 to 9, keeps early guests busy while everyone arrives, and gives every child something to take home. Print one page per guest with their own name, or one big page with the birthday child's name for everyone to color together.
Cover the table with paper, put one cup of crayons between two children and tape finished pages to a wall: in 20 minutes you have a party gallery.
Make it personal
Name and age turn a simple page into a keepsake. Our birthday maker puts the name in big letters and the age inside a big star, ready to color.
- Add the age: "Lina, 6 years old"
- Make one page per guest with their names as place cards
- Use it as the cover of a birthday coloring book made from photos of the year
- Send it as a card: print, color, fold and write a message inside
Birthday traditions around the world
- The song "Happy Birthday to You" is one of the most sung songs in English.
- In Mexico, many birthday parties have a piñata filled with sweets.
- In Denmark, a flag is often flown outside the house on someone's birthday.
- In the UK and Ireland, some families give "the bumps": lifting the birthday child once for each year.
- Candles on a birthday cake often match the age, plus one "to grow on" in some families.
- In China, long noodles are eaten on birthdays as a wish for a long life.
Which birthday page for which age
- Toddlers (2–3)
- Big letters and balloons are easy to color with chunky crayons; help them find the letters of their name.
- Preschool (3–5)
- Find and color each letter of the name, count the balloons and stars.
- Kids (5–10)
- Decorate each letter with a different pattern: stripes, dots, zigzags.
- Teens and adults
- Make a stylish card: fill the letters with tiny patterns and color the background.
Coloring tips and color ideas
- Color each letter of the name in a different color, like a rainbow.
- Fill the letters with patterns: stripes, polka dots, hearts or stars.
- Make the balloons shine with a small white curve on each one.
- Use the party colors: match the page to the balloons and plates at the party.
- Add a drawing of the birthday cake or a present in the empty space.
- Glitter glue on the stars makes the page extra special.
Ideas for home, school and parties
- Party coloring table: one page per guest with their name.
- Place cards: a small colored name page at each seat.
- Birthday card: print, color, fold, and write inside.
- Classroom: a page for the birthday child that classmates color and sign.
- Birthday coloring book: turn photos from the year into coloring pages with the name page as the cover.
How to print birthday coloring pages
- Open the page you like and press Print it. A PDF opens, sized for US Letter; the A4 PDF is next to it.
- In the print window choose "Fit to page" or 100% scale, and plain white paper. Thicker paper (100 to 120 gsm) is better for markers and paint.
- Print a few copies: kids like to try different colors on the same picture.
- Prefer screens? Press Color it online and color with a tap on a phone, tablet or computer.