Grumpy Cloud Coloring Book Pages

Coloring page story

A special event was happening in Color-by-Number Meadow: it was time to color the Great Rainbow after the rain! A beautiful arch stretched across the sky, divided into sections with numbers: 1, 2, 5, 4, 3, 6.

"Wait a minute," said Ferdinand, scratching his head. "That's not right."

The numbers were all mixed up! If they colored them in that order, the rainbow would be Red, Orange, Pink, Yellow, Green, Blue. A jumbled, higgledy-piggledy rainbow.

“What a mess!” cried Lily.

“Don’t worry!” said Pip, taking charge. “We just have to work together. We’ll call out the real rainbow order!”

So they lined up with their crayons. “First is Number 1, Red!” Pip shouted. Ferdinand zipped up and tapped the first stripe. A perfect red band appeared.

“Next is Number 2, Orange!” Barnaby called out. Pip scampered to the second stripe and zinged it orange.

But the next stripe in the arch was number 5. "Skip that one!" said Lily. "We need Number 4, Yellow!" She found the fourth stripe in the mixed-up arch and carefully colored it yellow. They worked together, finding the right number in the jumbled line-up and coloring it in the correct order. Green, then Blue, then Purple.

Soon, a perfect, beautiful rainbow shimmered across the sky in the right order. They all cheered, looking at their handiwork. They had taken a muddled-up puzzle and, by working as a team and communicating, turned it into something beautiful and orderly.

Coloring page Age Appropriateness

Rainbows are universally loved by children. The large, distinct bands are ideal for the 3-5 age group to practice staying within the lines. The presence of multiple, simple characters encourages imaginative play and storytelling about teamwork.

Coloring Page Coloring Instructions

Wow, what a beautiful rainbow! The friends worked together to make it perfect. Can you help them finish it? A rainbow has special colors: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple. Can you color each stripe of the rainbow? You can make the little friends at the bottom happy with your favorite colors, too. Let's make the most colorful picture ever!

Coloring Page Printing Tips

To make this page extra special, print it on landscape (horizontal) orientation to give the rainbow even more room to stretch across the page. This works great on standard letter-sized paper. A 'best' quality print setting will make the outlines super crisp.

Recommended Tools

This page is perfect for a full set of markers to get those bright, vibrant rainbow colors. It's also a great opportunity to practice color naming and order. For a multi-sensory experience, try painting each stripe with kids' poster paint. It's wonderfully messy and fun!