In the Beginning Coloring Page
Drawn for Childhood Bible Stories · Free for home & Sunday school use · Updated July 2026
The very first words of the Bible, "In the beginning God created," crowning a scene packed with the things God made: a smiling sun, a crescent moon and stars, a soaring bird, a big leafy tree, and a fish leaping from a curling ocean wave. One page, the whole week of Creation.
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Printing: Ctrl+P or Cmd+P, choose “Fit to page,” standard 8.5 × 11 letter paper.
The story behind this page
God creates the world in six days: light, sky, land, creatures, and finally people made in His image. Everything is good.
Story 1 of 27 in our Bible stories in order plan. Up next: Adam and Eve.
Genesis 1:1–5
1In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.
2The earth was formless and empty. Darkness was on the surface of the deep and God’s Spirit was hovering over the surface of the waters.
3God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.
4God saw the light, and saw that it was good. God divided the light from the darkness.
5God called the light “day”, and the darkness he called “night”. There was evening and there was morning, the first day.
Genesis keeps going after these first pages. A few chapters on comes the Noah's Ark story, where God brings Noah's family and the animals through the flood and sets a rainbow in the clouds as His promise (Genesis 6-9).
Questions parents ask
How does this page fit with the Creation story?
It works as a one-page summary of Genesis 1. The sun, moon, and stars come from day four, the fish and bird from day five, and the tree and land from day three, so children can point to something from almost every day of Creation while they color.
What ages is this coloring page for?
Ages 4 to 10. There's more going on here than on our simplest pages (waves, leaves, star clusters), so it especially suits kids who are past the toddler scribble stage and enjoy a scene they can explore.
Can I use it for a Creation unit in Sunday school or homeschool?
Yes, print as many copies as you need. It makes a great capstone activity after reading the Creation story aloud, and you can have children label the days of Creation on their finished page as a review.
Why do the sun and moon have faces?
The friendly faces are just a warm, kid-appealing touch in the art style, a little visual way of saying that all of Creation is glad to exist. Psalm 148 even calls on the sun, moon, and stars to praise their Maker.
