Sacred reflections, solemn moments, and profound narratives come together in these 44 Holy Week coloring pages, free for you to download and print. This blessed collection celebrates the pivotal journey of faith, capturing the essence of spiritual contemplation and divine love!
These pages bring the sacred story of Holy Week right to your fingertips, from images of Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem to scenes of the Last Supper, the crucifixion, the empty tomb, and more!
To begin coloring, just click on any image or link below to view the free PDF. Once open, feel free to download and print to your heart's content.
All pages are designed for US Letter paper but scale flawlessly to A4. Happy coloring!
10 Craft Ideas to do With Holy Week Coloring Pages
Once your Holy Week coloring pages are beautifully finished, don't let them sit! These easy, affordable crafts will help you put them to meaningful use, celebrating the season's significance.
1. Palm Sunday Parade Puppet Sticks
Cut out figures of Jesus on a donkey, palm branches, or cheering crowds from your colored pages. Glue each cutout onto a popsicle stick. Use these simple puppets to reenact the Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem for a fun, interactive storytelling experience.
2. Last Supper Place Mats
Select a completed coloring page depicting the Last Supper. To create a durable placemat, either laminate the page or cover both sides with clear contact paper. This makes a meaningful and easy-to-clean reminder for your family meals during Holy Week.
3. Crown of Thorns Wreath
From your coloring pages, cut out several thorn shapes and maybe some purple fabric swatches. Glue these cutouts around a ring cut from a paper plate or a piece of cardboard. This symbolic wreath serves as a poignant decoration for Good Friday.
4. Holy Week Story Banner
Choose various scenes from your finished coloring pages that represent key Holy Week events, such as Palm Sunday, the Last Supper, or the crucifixion. Cut them into squares or rectangles, punch a hole in the top of each, and string them together with yarn or ribbon to create a sequential story banner.
5. Jerusalem Gate Door Hanger
Cut out images of Jesus on a donkey or palm branches from your colored pages. Glue these onto a sturdy construction paper door hanger shape, which you can easily cut yourself. Decorate it further with markers or glitter to celebrate the Triumphal Entry on your door.
6. “Way of the Cross” Mobile
Carefully cut out images representing the Stations of the Cross from your coloring pages. Create a cross-shaped hanger using two crossed craft sticks or pipe cleaners. Attach each image with varying lengths of string or fishing line to the hanger, creating a reflective mobile to contemplate the journey to Calvary.
7. Resurrection Stone Roller
Decorate an empty toilet paper roll with coloring page cutouts of the empty tomb or an angel. Cut a circular “stone” from another page. Children can “roll” the stone away from the “tomb” opening, symbolizing the resurrection, and perhaps reveal a small paper figure inside.
8. Symbols of Holy Week Collage
Gather various symbols of Holy Week from your coloring pages, such as palm branches, the chalice, the cross, a spear, or the empty tomb. Cut these out and arrange them thoughtfully onto a larger sheet of poster board or construction paper. Glue them down to create a meaningful visual summary of the week.
9. Gethsemane Prayer Box
Decorate a small shoebox or tissue box with coloring page images depicting Jesus praying in the Garden of Gethsemane. Encourage children to write down their own prayers, reflections, or worries on small slips of paper and place them inside, creating a personal prayer space for the season.
10. “Empty Tomb” Diorama
Use a shoebox laid on its side as the base for your diorama. Cut out a tomb entrance, figures of angels, or the risen Christ from your coloring pages. Glue these elements inside and around the shoebox, perhaps adding cotton ball clouds, to create a compelling 3D scene of the resurrection.