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Seasonal Printables for Kids: Stickers, Coloring, Puzzles, and More!

Celebrating different holidays and seasonal events throughout the year is a common part of any school year, so plenty of students have found themselves coloring in pictures of pumpkins or doing worksheets or puzzles about Earth Day. There's a reason these sheets are a schoolroom staple. People tend to categorize certain experiences with certain seasons and holidays. Fall is about wearing sweaters for the first time, falling leaves, and pumpkin spice treats. These experiences and memories differ greatly from those celebrated in spring or summer. Each holiday also has its traditions, history, and memories attached to them. These seasonal rhythms are important to adults, but they are also important to children. Kids need consistency in their lives. These yearly rituals help them develop their sense of time and a way of making sense of the year in their minds. One way to do this is to maintain a large calendar, mark off days, and have countdowns to upcoming holidays and events. It's also important to talk about which months belong to which seasons.

Kids need to understand what the seasons are. There are four seasons: spring, summer, fall, and winter. The seasons occur naturally as Earth goes around the sun. Earth is tilted on its axis, which causes different parts of the globe to be closer to or farther from the sun. The part of Earth farther away from the sun will experience colder, shorter days, while the part closer to the sun will have longer days and warmer temperatures. Which part of Earth is tilted toward the sun changes throughout the year as Earth moves in its orbit around the sun. This is why holidays that happen in winter in North America, like New Year's Day and Christmas, are summer holidays for Australia.

People often just think about the holidays that they celebrate when they think of holidays. However, there is a wide range of holidays! Children should absolutely understand their own holidays, but understanding the history and traditions of other holidays can help them develop an ability to understand and be respectful of a wide variety of cultures beyond the one they grew up in. The best way for parents, teachers, and other adults in children's lives to accomplish this is by learning about new holidays themselves. They can even do this along with the kids in their care. It's important to look for activities that kids will enjoy. However, it's also important that they learn basic knowledge. For example, they should learn why the holiday is celebrated and how the holiday originated. Kids should also learn about the different types of holidays. Some, for example, are religious in origin. And some are national, like the Fourth of July. Along with completing learning activities, it's great to seek out age-appropriate books that provide more background knowledge about the holiday and the people who celebrate it. Once kids (and adults!) have this background, it will provide a better understanding as they complete puzzles or coloring sheets or make crafts associated with the holiday.


Fall


Halloween


Thanksgiving


Winter


Christmas


Hanukkah


Kwanzaa


New Year


Martin Luther King Jr. Day


Presidents' Day


Valentine's Day


Saint Patrick's Day


Earth Day


Spring


Fourth of July


Summer