For all of the holidays and seasons I like to print some fun, festive coloring pages for my kids.  However, I don’t just print any old coloring page; I really look for high-quality coloring pages that have a lot of fun elements to color.  I always watch for images that have clear lines and engaging things to color.

Then, I keep the stack of that holiday/season’s coloring pages in or near the kitchen and we pull them out for my kids to color whenever I’m preparing meals or whenever they feel like coloring During homeschool time I let my kids pick pages from the stack if they complete their projects/assignments early and are waiting for the other kids to move to the next project.  Any coloring pages that aren’t used are put in my filing cabinet to be stored until next year.

So, I thought it would be really fun to start sharing all of the best coloring pages that I’ve found with all of you, too!  Then it will be super easy to find great coloring pages for your kids each holiday/season!

Today I’m featuring the best Independence Day coloring pages I’ve found since the 4th of July is right around the corner:

Family enjoying fireworks: http://www.myactivitymaker.com/ColoringBook/Independence-Day.jpg

Kids enjoying fireworks: http://www.usa-printables.com/Holidays/Independence-Day/july-4th-016.htm (don’t use the “print” button on this one because it will print the whole web page; I clicked on the image and saved it to my desktop to use)

4th of July Word Art page: http://freecoloringpagestoprint.blogspot.com/2010/07/fourth-of-july-coloring-pages.html (this one was tricky to copy, too, so i snagged it and you can download it by clicking HERE instead

Fireworks and Flag: http://www.freeprintablecoloringpages.net/showcover/Independence_Day/Firework_And_Flag

Festively dressed man at BBQ with a firecracker on his skewer (rather than a hot dog): http://www.supercoloring.com/image_print.php?img_src=http://www.supercoloring.com/wp-content/original/2010_07/independence-day-bbq-coloring-page.jpg

Kids playing with sparkler fireworks: http://www.patrioticcoloringpages.com/4th-of-july/011-fourth-july-page-to-color.html

Kids saluting the flag: http://www.patrioticcoloringpages.com/4th-of-july/004-free-coloring-pages.html

And this one just cracked me up, so I had to include it (even though no one but my son wanted to color it): Adorable grandpa dressed in American flags with a giant hot dog: http://www.momswhothink.com/4th-of-july-coloring-pages/4th-of-july-coloring-pages00021im.jpg

Have a fantastic Independence Day with your family!!!