15 Free Holy Week Coloring Pages (Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday & Easter)
Holy Week covers a lot of ground in just seven days, joy, an intimate meal, quiet grief, uncertain waiting, and finally celebration. Most coloring pages flatten that into one or two big moments.
These 15 hand-drawn Holy Week pages give the whole week room to breathe, one day, one feeling, one page at a time, following the actual rhythm of the church calendar.
A Note from Louisa (Founder of MyKidColors)
The kitchen and living room were the most alive parts of our house growing up, full of stories, cooking smells, laughter, everyone in and out.
That’s the image that stays with me most from this whole week, not just the procession or the cross, but a family gathered at a table together on an ordinary Thursday evening, sharing a meal that mattered more than they maybe realized at the time.
This story is part of something bigger…
Inclusive Bible Moments Coloring Book
If your child connected with this story, they’ll love the full collection.
This isn’t just coloring.
It’s quiet, faith-filled moments where kids see themselves in Scripture.
Inside you’ll find:
- 25 hand-drawn Bible scenes rooted in real stories
- Representation that helps children feel seen and included
- Devotional-style pages that invite calm, reflection, and conversation
- Easy, print-and-use pages for busy days
Less screen time. More soul time.
Holy Week is full of big, singular moments. I think the meals and the waiting in between are just as much a part of it.
Conversation Corner: 3 Questions to Ask While Coloring
While your child colors, try turning it into a conversation instead of just an activity:
- For “Jesus Rides Into Jerusalem” (Page 1): “The crowd was so excited to see Jesus—have you ever been that excited to see someone you love? What did it feel like?”
- For “Washing Feet Together” (Page 7): “Jesus washed his friends’ feet even though he was their leader. Can you think of a small way you could serve someone this week?”
- For “The Empty Tomb” (Page 15): “The tomb was empty because Jesus was alive again. How do you think the family in this picture felt when they found out?”
The Collection: 15 Free Holy Week Coloring Pages
We’ve organized these into three sets to help you teach the full Holy Week story—from Jesus entering Jerusalem to the resurrection morning.
For Little Hands: Palms & Praise (Pages 1-5)
Best for toddlers and preschoolers. These pages focus on simple, joyful moments—waving palms, walking into church, and celebrating together.
- Page 1 welcomes kids into the story with Jesus riding into Jerusalem as the crowd cheers and waves palm branches.
- Pages 2 & 3 introduce the Communion table and the cross—two symbols kids will see again and again through Holy Week.
- Pages 4 & 5 bring the celebration home, with a little girl waving her palm branch at church and a father and son walking in together.
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Serving & Sharing (Pages 6-10)
Perfect for elementary kids. These pages visualize the quieter, relationship-centered moments of Holy Week—foot washing, shared meals, and prayer.
- Page 6 shows a whole family gathered outside church, palm branches held high.
- Pages 7 & 8 slow things down with foot washing and a family communion-style meal at the dinner table.
- Pages 9 & 10 focus on prayer—a young girl praying beside a table, and a boy and grandfather bowing their heads together.
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The Full Story & Resurrection (Pages 11-15)
Designed for older kids or quiet reflection. These scenes carry the story through to its resurrection ending.
- Page 11 revisits Jesus’s ride into Jerusalem, this time through a bustling market street.
- Pages 12 & 13 hold space for both reverence (a candlelight moment in the sanctuary) and everyday family connection (a board game night).
- Pages 14 & 15 close the story—a boy praying by a stream under the moon, and a family standing before the open, empty tomb.
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Perfect for Sunday School Teachers, Homeschool Parents, Classroom Teachers, and Parents at Home
- Sunday School Teachers: Use Pages 1 and 11 together to open a lesson on Palm Sunday, then move into Page 7 to talk about servant leadership before Maundy Thursday.
- Homeschool Parents: Pages 2, 7, and 15 make a natural three-day mini-unit—Communion, foot washing, and resurrection—perfect for a Holy Week worksheets routine without needing a full curriculum.
- Classroom Teachers or Children’s Ministry Leaders: Page 9 and Page 10 work well as a quiet-time activity sheet during a prayer station rotation, especially for kids who need a calm, low-stimulation task.
- Parents at Home: Pages 13 and 8 tie the sacred parts of the week to ordinary family life—dinner table and game night—showing kids that faith isn’t separate from daily routines.
Illustrated by Real People
Holy Week has one enormous, well-known ending, but most of the week is actually made up of small, ordinary moments, a shared meal, a quiet garden, a family waiting together at home. I wanted a real illustrator who would give those quieter days just as much care as Sunday’s big moments.
As a mom-led brand, we know most of life happens in the ordinary, in-between moments. These pages were made to honor that, all week long.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I use these as a Holy Week timeline for kids?
Yes—lay the 15 pages out in story order (Palm Sunday, foot washing, Last Supper, prayer, cross, empty tomb) and let your child walk through them like a physical timeline. It’s a great way to help kids see how each day of Holy Week connects to the next, rather than treating Easter as a single isolated event.
Are any of these suitable for a Maundy Thursday or foot-washing service?
Page 7 was made exactly for this. Print it as a bulletin insert or quiet-activity sheet for a family or classroom foot-washing service, and pair it with Page 8’s shared-meal scene to talk about the Last Supper immediately afterward.
What’s a meaningful way to use the empty tomb page (Page 15) on Easter morning?
Save Page 15 specifically for Easter Sunday instead of coloring it earlier in the week. Many families use it as a “reveal” page—kids color it fresh on Easter morning as a way to mark the resurrection as the story’s turning point, not just another page in the stack.
Holy Saturday doesn’t have a dramatic event like the other days. Why include a page for it at all?
That’s actually the point of page 13. Holy Saturday is a day of waiting, nothing visibly happens, which can be a genuinely useful thing for a child to sit with. Ask what it feels like to wait for something big without knowing exactly when it’s coming. That’s a real, relatable feeling even outside the religious context.
Download The PDF Pack
He is risen, and this story is worth telling well.
From a joyful Sunday procession to a quiet Saturday spent waiting, this set gives every day of Holy Week its own page and its own moment.
Download the complete 15-page Holy Week coloring collection below, and let your family move through the whole week together, not just its final Sunday.
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