Welcome Back to School Coloring Page

Three grinning kids wave hello in front of their school in this coloring page, backpacks on and ready to go. Behind them, the school building has a round clock and a little bell above the door, flanked by two big blank signboards just waiting for someone to fill them in. It’s a cheerful, high-energy scene built for the first day of a new school year.

Meet the Three Friends in This Picture

Each of the three kids has their own look, which gives children something to notice and compare. The girl on the left has a ponytail and a star-patterned backpack. The boy in the middle carries a backpack with a little dinosaur on it. The girl on the right has curly hair and a heart-patterned backpack. All three are mid-wave, big smiles on their faces — the whole picture reads as genuinely excited, not nervous, about school starting.

Details Worth Looking For

• The two large blank signs on either side of the school entrance — empty on purpose, so a child can imagine (or write) their own welcome message
• The clock and bell above the school’s front door
• A stack of three books sitting in the grass
• A box of crayons and a bundle of colored pencils
• A couple of apples tucked into the corner of the scene
• Scattered stars, hearts, leaves, and clouds floating around the picture

Coloring Suggestions

This is a busy, detail-rich page, which makes it fun for kids who like variety:

• Give each backpack its own color scheme so the three kids stand out from each other — maybe red for the star bag, green for the dinosaur bag, and purple for the heart bag.
• The school building works well in warm brick tones (red-orange or tan), with a contrasting color for the roof and door.
• Since the two signboards are blank, they don’t have to stay white — try a soft chalkboard green or a pale yellow, or leave them white and add hand-drawn letters spelling out a welcome message before coloring around them.
• The scattered hearts, stars, and leaves are a good spot for bright, varied colors without needing to worry about staying “realistic.”

A Nice Pick for the First Day of School

Between the waving kids, the school building, and the backpacks, this page leans into first-day-of-school energy more directly than most back-to-school pages. It suits a fairly wide age range — younger kids can focus on the three large figures, while older kids have plenty of small details (the books, crayons, apples, signage) to keep them busy.

Talking Points While You Color

• “If you could write one word on those blank signs, what would it say?”
• “Which backpack is your favorite — the star, the dinosaur, or the heart?”
• “What do you think is inside each kid’s backpack?”
• “What’s one thing you’re looking forward to this school year?”

Extending the Activity

Because the two signboards are left blank, this page works especially well as a simple writing prompt — a child can fill them in with their own welcome message, their name, or the name of their school before coloring the rest of the scene. It’s also a natural fit for practicing counting (three kids, three books, two apples) and for talking through new-school-year vocabulary like backpack, classroom, and schoolyard.

Printing This Page

Print at 100% scale rather than your printer’s “fit to page” option, which can shrink or stretch the linework slightly.

More Back-to-School Pages to Try

If this one was a hit, take a look at School Backpack for a closer look at back-to-school gear, Happy Kids Going to School for another cheerful group scene, or First Day of School — all part of the Back to School coloring pages collection.

Common Questions

What age is this coloring page suitable for?
It works well for a broad range, roughly ages 4 to 9, since younger kids can focus on the three main figures while older kids can tackle the smaller background details.

Do the signs need to say “Welcome”?
Not at all — they’re left blank in the original artwork, so your child can write or draw whatever they like on them, or simply color them as plain signs.

Is this a good page for the very first day of school?
Yes — its cheerful, excited tone makes it a nice choice for building anticipation before a new school year starts, rather than a mid-year classroom activity.

How can I make this more of a learning activity?
Try counting the kids, books, and apples together, or ask your child to describe what a typical school day might look like for these three characters.