Flicker's Fearless social emotional Light Coloring Pages

Coloring page story

Flicker was a little firefly who was afraid of the dark. This was a problem, because fireflies do their best work in the dark. All his friends and family would light up their bottoms and create beautiful, glowing patterns in the night. Flicker would hide on a leaf, his own light turned off, trembling. "It's too dark!" he'd whisper.

His mother flew to him. She didn't say, "Don't be scared." She said, "I know it's dark, little one. But you have a light inside you." Flicker looked at his bottom. It wasn't glowing.

Twist: His mother said, "Your light isn't for you, my dear. It's for others. Look." She pointed to a little beetle, lost on the path. "Your light can help him find his way home."

Flicker thought about the little beetle, lost in the big, scary dark. He felt a little brave feeling poke through his scared feeling. For the beetle, not for himself, he took a deep breath and... GLOW! His light turned on. It was so bright! He wasn't just getting rid of the dark; he was making light.

Coloring page Age Appropriateness

This page is perfect for ages 3-5. The concept of a firefly's light is visually simple and magical. The large shapes of the leaves and mushrooms are easy to color. The social emotional lesson about finding courage by helping others is a profound but accessible concept for this age group, and the visual of making light in the dark is very powerful.

Coloring Page Coloring Instructions

Flicker was scared of the dark, but he turned on his light to help a friend! You can make his light the brightest light ever. Use your brightest yellow or orange crayon for his glow. What colors can you find in the forest at night? Maybe deep blues and purples. As you color, think about how you can be a light for someone else. Try your best to stay inside the wonderful black lines.

Coloring Page Printing Tips

Printing this on high-quality white paper will make the contrast between the black lines and the colors most effective. To add a magical touch, after coloring, an adult could help trace the 'glow' outlines with glitter glue to make Flicker's light really sparkle, enhancing the social emotional takeaway.

Recommended Tools

This is a great page for a multi-media approach. Use dark blue or purple watercolor washes for the background (with adult help), let it dry, and then use bright, waxy crayons or markers for the firefly lights and characters. The wax crayons will resist the watercolor, creating a magical effect that perfectly suits the story's theme.