Graduation Coloring Pages | Free PDF Printables

Color your way to the honor roll with our cap-tivating collection of graduation coloring pages. Each free printable PDF features graduate-themed illustrations for kids finishing kindergarten, middle school, high school, or college.

This set of graduation pictures is a fantastic way to celebrate the end of school. Perfect for classroom use or at home, these designs help students recognize their academic achievements and look forward to the future.

Free Graduation Coloring Pages

In this series, you'll find congratulation quotes, cute Kawaii-style doodles, and graduates of all ages spreading the good news about their school graduation ceremony.

While we created many of these graduation coloring pages for kids to color in, we've also included detailed designs for teens and young adults, too.

Print some of our digital downloads for early finishers in need of creative independent work at the end of the school year, or just as a fun free time activity at home.

Prefer to color digitally? Check out our guide to coloring with Procreate.

Graduate Coloring Sheets to Download

Gather your markers, colored pencils, and gel pens to color something inspiring for the next educational chapter in your life. Gown and out - let's get coloring!

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Craft Ideas to Make With Graduation Coloring Pages

Crafting with graduation coloring pages is a fun way to mark end of year achievements, using the visual arts as a medium to celebrate personal growth and success.

Whether you’re celebrating the last day of kindergarten, middle school, or finishing high school altogether, these creative art activities are suitable for kids of all ages. 

1. Scrapbook of Success

Design a scrapbook cover for a special place to record your educational journey.

Pick various free printable graduation coloring pages and fill them with detailed patterns and shades. 

Choose your favorite design and glue it to the front cover of a scrapbook. 

Fill the scrapbook with photos, inspirational quotes, and memories from school days.

Use the other colored pages as backgrounds and accents for your special scrapbook.

2. Achievement Accessories

Celebrate the last day of school by gifting DIY keychains to your best friends. 

Print graduate coloring pages at 25% scale, color, and trim. 

Laminate the designs, punch a hole at the top of each one, and attach a keychain ring.

Give these handmade pieces to friends to decorate their backpacks with reminders of their hard work and achievements. 

3. Picture Props

Bring fun and creativity to graduation parties with playful photo booth props.

Print our free illustrations onto cardstock and color them in.

Cut the colored designs into shapes like graduation caps, glasses, books, and signs. Glue the cutouts to sticks.

Set up a photo booth area at your graduation party and encourage guests to use the props for some silly snapshots!

4. Goodbye Goodies

Make personalized gift bags for party favors or as gifts to graduates.

Print graduate coloring pages at 25% scale. Fill the intricate details with bright colors and trim.

Glue your cutouts onto simple paper bags. Write the recipient’s name using a marker or glitter gel pen. 

Fill the bags with sweet treats or small gifts to show your gratitude for their love and support during the school year. 

5. Cap It Off with Creativity

Turn our awesome coloring pages into a unique graduation cap decoration.

First, select illustrations that resonate with your journey or achievements and fill them with your favorite colors. Trim the pages into small pieces. 

Glue a large, flat cardboard piece to the top of a smaller cardboard box to create the distinctive cap shape. 

Use Mod Podge or clear glue the cutouts to the cardboard, smoothing out any bubbles or wrinkles. Seal the design with another layer of glue.

Glue a colorful tassel to the center of your cap to finish the look. 

Display your handmade piece of art on a shelf as a reminder of your academic achievements. 

7. Frame the Future

Decorate photo frames to make the perfect heartfelt graduation gift.

Complete printable pictures that complement the photograph you wish to frame. 

Cut the colored page into small pieces and glue these cutouts to a picture frame, creating a collage effect.

Insert your chosen photo and gift to a loved one to cherish this significant milestone. 

8. Dream Boards

Display students’ artwork on bulletin boards to celebrate achievements and inspire graduates to dream big.

Have children choose coloring sheets and fill them with a rainbow of shades. 

Ask children to write things they’re proud of and their hopes for the future on or around their design.

Pin the finished pieces to a bulletin board and add photos, positive affirmations, and symbols that show some of the year’s highlights.

9. Joyful Journey Tags

Make a personalized luggage label for a sibling heading to college or traveling during a gap year. 

Print one of our free illustrations at 25% scale and color in. Trim and laminate for durability. 

Punch a hole at the top and thread string or ribbon through. Write the recipient’s name and a message on the back using a sharpie, or leave it blank for them to fill in. 

These thoughtful travel tags will remind your loved one how much they mean to you.

10. Read and Remember

Craft a bookmark to mark the end of an educational chapter.

Print one of our illustrations at 25% scale and color.

Trim the design and write words of motivation for the future on the back.

Laminate for durability and use your personalized page marker with your new class books the following year.

11. Cards of Congrats

Turn your simple colorings into a graduation greeting card.

Print a graduation design at 50% scale and color in vivid shades. 

Fold a piece of cardstock in half to form the card base. 

Glue your colored sheet onto the front. Add extra details like drawings of graduation caps or a diploma.

Write a thoughtful message inside and give it to a friend or family member, congratulating them on their awesome accomplishment.

12. Graduation Garlands

Celebrate a graduation ceremony with handmade party decorations. 

Print free coloring pages featuring illustrations like books and diplomas. (Print at 25% scale.)

Color the designs and trim. Punch holes in the top two corners of each cutout and thread a string or ribbon through them to create a garland.

Hang your bespoke bunting to celebrate the end of the school year with a burst of color and pride.