Coloring pages for kids that will take your child’s imagination on an adventure around the world.

Read, illustrate, and learn about each character’s story or let your child create a story and coloring scene of their own.

Our World Colors Collection represents children of all nations allowing everyone to artistically express themselves. When a child sets out to create an image portraying his or her family, friends, heroes, or an image of themselves, the World Colors Collection makes it possible to match the skin tone shade they desire.

Every World Colors Colored EcoPencil set contains three double-tipped pencils with six blendable skin tones developed by cosmetic experts based on real make-up shades. World Colors Colored EcoPencils are available in sets of 15 and 27 that also include traditional colors to create scenes, hair color, eye color, and accessories for each Children of the World coloring page. Shop and learn more about our World Colors Collection, here.

Children of the World: Emily

This is Emily. She is 7 years old and lives in Canada. Canada is the country directly north of the US and is massive. The country extends almost up to the North Pole and in the North consists exclusively of lots of small islands. If you have ever been to Canada, you will know that it is very green! The special thing is that it has two official languages. Particularly in the east of Canada, the people speak French. In the remaining parts they speak mainly English. Nevertheless, the Canadians tend to speak both languages wherever they live. Emily lives on an island just off the coast of the big city of Vancouver. 

In the picture, you can see Emily doing one of her favorite pastimes, kayaking. The best lake for doing it is nearby, in a valley surrounded by high mountains. Emily really loves being outdoors. So, it is really practical that she has a gigantic forest outside her front door. Most of all she loves playing hide and seek in the forest with her friends. And because there are so many fantastic hiding places, a game of hide and seek can actually go on for some time. After a day like this, Emily and her friends often make a bonfire at home in the evening and toast marshmallows on it. She spikes them on to the end of a narrow stick and holds them over the fire until they turn brown. Then they are ready for Emily to pop them into her mouth and eat them. Emily loves anything sweet. Luckily, she lives in Canada where one of the typical things you have for breakfast are pancakes with maple syrup. The syrup comes from the maple tree, Canada's national tree.

At the weekend, Emily and her parents often go to watch her brothers play ice hockey. Ice hockey is Canada's national sport: it actually originated there. And ice hockey is really dangerous, too. The players have to wear protective clothing. Then they often go kayaking together afterwards. 

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Children of the World: Anouk

This is Anouk. Anouk is seven years old and comes from Greenland, a massive island between Canada and the Scandinavian countries such as Sweden and Denmark. Anouk lives with his parents and grandparents.

Before he goes to bed, his grandfather tells him stories about when he was younger. Anouk loves listening to his grandfather's stories. As a child, he did not live in a house, like Anouk, but in a self-made igloo. An igloo is a dome-shaped house of snow. Anouk thinks it must have been terribly cold living in an igloo in the winter. In fact, it's very cold all year round in Greenland. It never gets to more than about 10 degrees Celsius there, and that's in summer! In the winter, thermometers regularly show readings of minus 20 degrees. To make sure they did not freeze in the igloo, Anouk’s ancestors had to line its walls with thick furs. They stored the heat and life was actually quite cozy inside.

Anouk’s grandfather grew up with eight huskies. Huskies are sledge dogs with really thick black and white fur and strikingly blue eyes. You can harness them in front of a sledge and have yourself pulled along. In former times, Anouk’s grandfather always travelled by sledge because there was no alternative. Once, he was out on the sledge with his father when they happened upon a polar bear. The polar bear followed the sledge for quite some time before it finally gave up. Luckily, sledge dogs have a lot of stamina and, what’s more, are really fast. Anouk's grandfather has promised his grandson he will be allowed to drive a sledge some day when he is grown up. Anouk thinks it would be best to do this on a dark winter's night because then they would have a chance of seeing a genuine wonder in Greenland’s sky: due to the inclination of the Earth's axis, the poles are not illuminated by the sun for half a year. Because of the extreme darkness that prevails there – there are no street lamps or other light sources – you can see countless sparkling stars in the sky. Every now and then you will see a shooting star. But the polar lights are without doubt the most beautiful sight. These can only be seen in the most northerly parts of the world. Polar lights are like multicolored, glowing veils that appear in the sky. They can have lots of different colors. Red, green, blue and pink - a genuine rainbow of colors.

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Children of the World: Tamani

“Namasté”! That is how Tamani greets her friends in India. But this greeting has more to it than a simple hello. Translated, it means “I admire and respect you”. Tamani is 11 and lives in New Delhi. That is the capital city of India and is home to around 22 million people. So, as you can imagine, there is a lot going on in the city. Tamani lives in a suburb there with her family. 

And that is also where she goes to school. There are nearly 45 students in her class, which can be pretty chaotic if all the children start talking at the same time. The school day usually starts with assembly where all the pupils get together in the school yard. The headmaster holds the assembly and they all sing the national anthem together. This is intended to help the pupils concentrate and learn better. At lunchtime, Tamani’s school serves vegetarian meals only as a lot of inhabitants of India are not allowed to eat meat for religious reasons. For Hindus, cows are actually sacred. This is why you will often see them just lying around in the street. Incidentally, vehicles travel on the left in India. And in rural areas it is entirely possible you will see people riding elephants if they are taking a long journey. Tamani loves stroking the wrinkly skin of an elephant calf.

In her free time, she usually wears a sari. A sari is a traditional dress for women and is made of colorful material. It is worn like a wrap-around skirt with a sash over the shoulder. Tamani’s favorite sari is lilac with small embroidered flowers on it. But she only wears it on special occasions.

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Children of the World: Lino

Lino is 8 years old and lives in a small village in the mountains of Peru. The big mountain range is called the Andes. Lino’s village is pretty high up, so you have a fantastic view of all the mountain peaks. Only around 100 people live in Lino’s village which is why there is no school there. And that is why Lino and his brothers and sisters have to walk to school and back every day, a total of 7 kilometers. The long distance does not bother Lino at all because on the way to school he passes other villages and meets all his friends. He enjoys it most when he goes to school soon after it has rained. Because the rain creates massive puddles and he loves jumping in them and splashing the other children. 

Lino’s favorite subject is music. In the music lesson, everyone in the class has to play an instrument. Lino plays the ocarina, a typical Peruvian musical instrument. It is a clay pipe, although it is egg-shaped. Since the ocarina is very small, Lino can pop it into his trouser pocket and always have it with him. 

As soon as he gets home, his mum Mayumi calls him and his brothers and sisters. But Lino does not go straight into their hut: grinning, he runs round the back of the hut where Amaru is waiting for him. Amaru is Lino’s pet, and a very special one: because it is not a dog or a cat - no, Amaru is an alpaca! If you have ever stroked one, you will know that their fur is really fluffy. 
After their evening meal, Lino often sits with his family and other residents of the village around a bonfire. They sing Peruvian songs and dance. Lino often quickly gets tired from all the jumping around so his mum then takes him to bed. Lino drops into bed, dog tired, and falls asleep immediately. He often dreams of being a musician, touring the world with his alpaca.

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Children of the World: Sachiko

Eight-year-old Sachiko lives with her family in Tokyo, Japan's capital city. Japan is a country in Asia which consists of lots of individual islands and which is surrounded on all sides by the Pacific. 

The name Sachiko means “child of luck” and is written like this in Japan: 幸子. In Japan they don't write with letters but with characters. The children learn the Japanese characters in nursery.

Since Sachiko started going to primary school, her day has started off very early: her alarm clock rings at 5 o’clock. Then they have a typical breakfast. Instead of cornflakes, she likes cooked rice with a raw egg and soy sauce. Rice is part of virtually every meal in Japan and they also often eat fish. Then she has to hurry to make sure she gets to school on time, because punctuality and discipline are very important in Japan.
She has recently started going to an art course for mangas after school. Mangas are Japanese comics with pictures in black and white. What she finds most difficult is drawing the eyes, because the eyes are supposed to show what the figure is feeling. Currently, Sachiko is also attending a course in her free time in which she is learning lots about the Japanese tea ceremony, which has an etiquette all of its own.

Sachiko gets excited every year about all the festivals because then she can wear her kimono. A kimono is a dress made of silk or cotton which is fastened together with a belt.

In January, Sachiko visits friends in China with her family. Every year, they celebrate Chinese New Year there between 21 January and 21 February. The streets are often full of magnificent processions with a dragon dance. For this purpose, the Chinese make a colorful dragon with a very long body and fasten it to several poles. The dragon is then moved by dancers through the air so that it looks like the dragon is flying. Particularly the color red is very important because it is the color of luck and you can always use a bit of luck. 
And Sachiko also always looks forward to the cherry blossom festival. In the spring, the cherry trees in Japan blossom very intensely for around ten days. In the park, she celebrates with friends and family under a cherry tree with a large picnic. When it starts to get dark, the beautiful white and pink blossoms are actually illuminated in her favorite park in Tokyo. Then she is allowed to stay up later than usual and go for a walk through the mini wonderland with her family.

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Children of the World: Felix

Felix is 10 years old and lives near Munich in Germany. Germany is pretty much at the center of Europe and has borders with nine other countries. There is no other country in Europe that has as many neighboring countries!

One of its neighbors is Austria, where Franz and his family often spend the school holidays. They go to the Alps, the highest mountains in Europe. In the summer, the Alps are perfect for hiking and, in the winter, you can go sledging or skiing. Felix is really fast on skis. He loves bolting down the mountain at top speed. When he gets to the bottom, he always has really rosy cheeks because he has had so much fun. 

After an exciting day, he looks forward to the evenings in the chalet they stay in and particularly to his favorite meal: spinach dumplings followed by ‘Kaiserschmarrn’, a local delicacy of cut-up pancakes cooked with raisins. It tastes absolutely fantastic! When everyone is finished, they play games or make music together. He really loves it when they all sing songs, with Felix strumming along on his guitar. Felix is learning to play the guitar at music school and he really loves it. When he grows up, he wants to play in a group and be famous. And until then he will practice a lot.

His favorite subject at primary school is PE. Once a week, Felix goes to football practice after school. Football is a really popular sport in Germany. Particularly when the German national team plays, lots of people go to the stadium to cheer on their team, or alternatively watch the match on TV or at one of the live public screenings.

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Children of the World: Leilani

“Aloha Kakahiaka!” This is how Leilani usually greets her family at the breakfast table after getting up every morning. Leilani is 12 and lives on Hawaii, an island off the coast of Central America which is nevertheless part of the USA. This is why the islanders not only speak Hawaiian but also English. Hawaii is not only one island, but several, although some of them are really tiny. Leilani lives on Maui, the second largest of the islands.

But Leilani does not go to school on her bike or by bus. No, she goes to school on her skateboard! And she is now pretty good on it, too. She was seven the first time she tried it out. Her brothers used to laugh at her because they said skateboards were for boys, not girls. But Leilani didn't really care what they said and continued to practice. 

Once she gets to school, she continues with sport. She has double PE - Leilani’s favorite subject. The special thing about Hawaii is, you don't just learn to play things like basketball and volleyball in PE, you also learn how to surf. Admittedly, a pretty obvious choice with the sea all round them. In the PE lessons, they do practical training as well as theory and dry training. Because surfing is not nearly as easy as it looks. But Leilani always finds the theory pretty boring. She is a natural when it comes to surfing. Perhaps it is because she has had some practice with her skateboard. Then in the afternoon she has another two hours of practical training. You can either borrow a surfboard from school or buy one. Leilani got her surfboard for her ninth birthday. It now has quite a few dents and scratches, but Leilani still loves it. 

After surfing, Leilani has to hurry to make sure she gets home on time. Because tonight, Leilani's family is having a big family celebration. On Hawaii, it is called a luau. At a luau, they dance traditional dances, the most well-known of which is the hula. The dance always tells a story. The hula is always accompanied by various instruments, such as a pahu. This is a standing drum which is made from a hollowed out tree trunk. Leilani’s father used to play a pahu. Sometimes Leilani is allowed to play the drum for a few minutes. A luau sometimes goes on late into the night, but luckily it is the weekend and Leilani does not have to go to school tomorrow.

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Children of the World: Sekou

Sekou is 10 years old and is part of the Masai ethic group. They can be found in Namibia and Kenya in eastern Africa. Sekou lives there together with his own family and other families in a large community. Sekou and his family live in an enkaji. This is a kind of clay hut. As there are no shops nearby, the Masai raise their own cattle because cows provide both food and milk. Every day, Sekou and his family have to get fresh water from a well. To be able to provide the cattle with water, Sekou and his father take the animals to a swamp with other residents of the village. They can drink there until they have fully quenched their thirst. If they find a drinking point has dried up, Sekou and his family move on until they find an area that has sufficient water. They often encounter dangers on the way as you would expect in the wild. Hungry lions often prowl around the people hoping they will find something to eat. They are targeting Sekou’s family's cattle.

The lion has been accompanying Sekou since he was small. The lion accompanies Sekou’s people and is often seen close to the huts. When Sekou was younger, he once ran away. When he was walking around in the dark, he heard a rustling in the bush. Suddenly, precisely this lion appeared in front of him. Sekou was so frightened he froze and could not move. The lion prowled around Sekou and nudged him. Sekou’s heart was in his mouth! He was extremely lucky that the lion then disappeared again. Then Sekou took to his heels and ran home as fast as he could. Since that night, he has never just walked around at night on his own again. 

When Sekou is in his village in the afternoon, he often practises throwing a spear because one day, when he is older, he will have to be able to protect his family against wild animals. 

The Masai have several traditional ceremonies and festivals. A lot of these ceremonies are about proving your strength. One of the most well-known ceremonies is the men's jumping dance. The men jump on the spot as high as they can. The rules are clear: the person that jumps the highest is the strongest. Sekou would soon like to take part and prove his strength.

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