Coloring Page Crafts: 10 Things to Make From Coloring Pages

You can turn coloring pages into greeting cards, bookmarks, bunting, stick puppets, masks, placemats, gift tags, window decorations, puzzles and certificates. Most need only a coloured page, scissors, glue and some card, and the online tool can make the card, bookmarks and certificate for you.

By ColoringPark · Updated October 29, 2026

What can you make from coloring pages?

Here are ten crafts, roughly from simplest to most involved. Colour the page first, then make the craft.

Greeting card: fold a coloured page in half, or glue a coloured picture onto folded card, and write a message inside.
Bookmarks: cut a long strip around a tall part of the picture, glue it onto card, and punch a hole for a ribbon if you like.
Garland or bunting: colour several small pictures, cut them out, and tape or glue them along a piece of string.
Stick puppets: cut out a coloured character, glue it onto card for strength, and tape a craft stick or straw to the back. Animals work especially well.
Masks: colour a face, glue it onto card and cut it out. An adult should cut the eye holes, then add elastic or a stick to hold it up.
Placemats: colour a full-page picture and have an adult laminate it, or cover it with clear sticky-back plastic, for a wipeable mat.
Gift tags: cut out small coloured pictures, glue them onto card, punch a hole and thread with string.
Window decorations: colour boldly, cut out the shape and tape it to a window facing outwards so passers-by can see it.
Puzzle: glue a coloured page onto thin card, let it dry, then cut it into a few large pieces for young children or more for older ones.
Certificate: colour a page, then use the tool's Colouring Star certificate to celebrate a finished picture or a good week.

What materials do you need for coloring page crafts?

You probably have most of these at home already:

Printed coloring pages, ideally on thicker paper or card stock. See the best paper for coloring pages.
Crayons, coloured pencils or markers.
Child-safe scissors, plus adult scissors for tricky cuts.
A glue stick and some thin card, such as an old cereal box.
Tape, string or ribbon, craft sticks and a hole punch.
A laminator or clear sticky-back plastic for placemats.

How do I make a card, bookmarks or certificate online?

The free online tool can lay out three crafts for you, ready to print:

Open any coloring page and press Color it online, or start from colour online.
Colour the picture, then press Finish.
Add a name if you like, and choose whether to include "Coloured by" with the date.
Under Make it into, choose Greeting card (print and fold in half), Bookmarks (three to cut out) or Certificate (a Colouring Star certificate).
Print it, then fold or cut as needed.

Your colouring stays on your device under My colourings, so you can print another copy later.

How can children use scissors safely?

Cutting out is part of the fun, but it needs a little care:

Give younger children child-safe scissors with rounded tips, and sit with them while they cut.
Show them how to cut away from their body and turn the paper, not the scissors.
Let an adult do small or fiddly cuts, such as mask eye holes and the inside of shapes.
Keep scissors and laminators out of reach when the crafting is over.
For toddlers, skip scissors: an adult cuts, and the child colours, sticks and decorates.

Which coloring pages work best for crafts?

Pick pages with a clear outline around the main picture, because they are easier to cut out. Single animals from the animal coloring pages make good puppets and gift tags, faces from the emotions coloring pages suit masks, and letters from the alphabet coloring pages spell out names on bunting.

Seasonal themes give you ready-made decorations: try the Halloween coloring pages for window pictures and the Christmas coloring pages for cards and gift tags. For a whole class, see coloring activities for classrooms.

Questions

Can I sell crafts made from the coloring pages?

No. The pages are free for personal and classroom use but not for resale, so keep crafts for your home, gifts and classroom. The licence has the details.

How do I make coloured pages sturdier for crafts?

Print on card stock, or glue the finished page onto thin card before you cut it out. Laminating adds even more strength.

What age can children make coloring page crafts?

Toddlers can colour and stick while an adult cuts. From around school age, many children can cut simple shapes with child-safe scissors and a grown-up nearby.

Do I have to print the card or certificate from the online tool?

No. You can also save your colouring as a PNG and print or share it later, or make the card by hand from a printed page.