Eight drawings for the turn of the year, one to a sheet: the year itself in big hollow numerals, a bunting banner with the flags left blank, fireworks over a row of rooftops, an alarm clock with both hands standing at twelve, and a corner of balloons, bunting and a party hat.
What the eight drawings are
- New Year numbers: the year set in enormous hollow numerals, two above two, with a scatter of stars between them. The lines are far apart and the shapes are huge, which makes it the sheet a four year old can actually finish.
- New Year banner: three strings of three flags, nine in all, each flag holding an inset panel with one small shape down in its point. The wide top of every panel is left empty on purpose.
- Fireworks: three bursts of long thin rays with a ring of dots around them, over a terrace of five houses with lit windows. The plainer entry keeps three big bursts and nothing else.
- Midnight clock: a round alarm clock with two bells on top, twelve markers round the dial and both hands standing at the top, with small stars set into the case and more scattered behind it.
- New Year party: a string of bunting across the top, two balloons on curling strings and a party hat with a pompom, with stars filling the space between them. The plainer entry is one big hat and one balloon.
The flags are blank for a reason
No letter is drawn on any flag on the banner sheet. Printed letterforms would be the one thing on a drawing like this that somebody notices is wrong, and the same banner is wanted in two different years for two different sets of digits. What each flag carries instead is an inset panel with a single motif down in the point and clear space above it, which is a space a child can letter.
Nine flags is exactly the word HAPPY and the four digits of a year. Print it on card, write the letters in, cut round the outside of each flag and thread them on a string. Two sheets gives you eighteen flags, which is a useful length across a classroom window.
Only one of the eight carries a date
The numerals sheet is drawn with 2026 in it. Everything else here, the banner, both fireworks, both clocks and both party sheets, has no year on it anywhere, so those seven are as good at the end of any December as they are at the end of this one.
If you want a different year on the wall, the banner is the sheet to reach for. The flags are empty, so a child writes whatever four digits apply and the sheet is right by definition.
Nothing here needs a late night
The subjects were chosen to be things a child recognises: balloons, bunting, a party hat, confetti, a clock and fireworks. It is a set for a classroom on the first morning back or a kitchen table on the afternoon of the thirty first, which is where most of these get coloured in.
Questions
- How many New Year colouring pages are there?
- Eight: the year in big numerals, a bunting banner, fireworks over rooftops, a clock at midnight, a party corner of balloons and a hat, plus a plainer version of the fireworks, the clock and the hat.
- Which year is printed on the numbers sheet?
- The numerals drawing is set with 2026 in it. For any other year, print the banner instead: its flags are left blank, and nine of them is exactly the word HAPPY and four digits.
- What age are the New Year sheets for?
- The numerals and the plainer fireworks, clock and party hat suit four to seven. The fireworks with the rooftops under them and the full clock dial give an older child a good deal more to do.
- Can a class make real bunting from the banner sheet?
- Yes. Print it on card, letter the blank top of each panel, cut round the outside of the flags and thread them on a string. Two sheets gives eighteen flags, which is a decent run.
- Are the New Year colouring pages free?
- Yes, all eight print and download free with no account and no watermark. Classrooms, clubs and libraries may run off as many copies as they need.