Free Father’s Day Coloring Card for Preschoolers

by Ngoc | Jun 13, 2025 | Free Printables

Looking for an easy activity for your preschooler to do for dad this Father’s Day? Print out this 5×7″ foldable Father’s Day coloring card for preschoolers to color in.

While this coloring activity looks like just a fun activity for kids to do for dad, it offers many benefits for preschoolers.

BENEFITS OF COLORING FOR PRESCHOOLERS

1. Helps develop hand strength – Preschoolers are just beginning to build their muscles, so coloring helps them strengthen their hand muscles. Hand strength is essential for numerous activities, particularly handwriting. It will also help them develop a proper pencil grip.

2. Encourages creativity – Coloring offers kids a creative outlet. Even if you give 10 kids the same coloring pages, each one will look different in the end. One child can color the sun purple, while another colors it yellow. Some might color everything in black. Another child might want to draw something new and color it in. Coloring allows kids to be in control of what their art looks like.

3. Helps with early writing skills – Eye-hand coordination and pencil grip are important aspects of handwriting. With coloring, a preschooler practices control of the crayon (how much pressure is exerted on the crayon to make a darker color or a lighter color), the speed, and the direction. Not only does coloring prepare preschoolers for writing, but it also prepares them for the use of other utensils, such as scissors, grooming tools, and hygiene tools.

4. Promote patience and focus – Coloring for preschoolers as well as for older kids and adults is a great activity to slow down and focus on one task. It takes patience to color within the line and focus to bring the final result from the child’s mind onto paper.

5. Language development – Coloring and discussing their final result helps the child use descriptive words to describe and rationalize why they chose a particular color. When you look at your child’s finished art piece, instead of saying how nice it is, say, ” I see you colored this in purple. Why did you pick that color?” Or you can say, “Can you tell me a little bit about your art?” and see what your child says. It might surprise you as to why they do things.

6. Self-expression – Drawing and coloring are forms of self-expression. This is their way of expressing how they feel when they can’t find the right words. My friend’s kid was sad when she saw all the animals at the shelter not getting adopted, so she drew a picture and colored it in. This helped her mom understand how she had been feeling, and thus led to a discussion on feelings, animal adoption, and other topics.

7. Color recognition – Coloring helps them understand what primary colors are and explore color combinations.

8. Bilateral Coordination – Coloring promotes the use of both hands, a necessary skill for writing, cutting, and daily activities. When coloring, a child holds the paper with one hand while the other hand is used for coloring.

This Father’s Day coloring card is 5×7″ when folded. I’ve also included the same design in 8.5×11″ size in PDF and PNG files. You can digitally color the PNG files in Procreate.

Supplies and Instructions

Creating the card is pretty simple.

1. Print it out on cardstock either at home or at a printing shop.
2. Cut out the card with a paper trimmer or scissors.
3. Fold it in half.
4. Have your child color it in using crayons, colored pencils, or markers.
5. Write inside the card.
6. Give to Dad!
7. If you want to put it inside an envelope, I recommend these. You can also make your own envelope.

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Happy Father’s Day!