Wise Men and the Star Coloring Page
Drawn for Childhood Bible Stories · Free for home & Sunday school use · Updated September 2026
This one surprises people, and that is the reason to print it. Matthew puts the wise men in a house, not at the manger, and the child they find is no longer a newborn. The page follows him: a stone room, a window with the star standing over it, treasures opened on the floor.
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The story behind this page
God becomes a baby in a manger in Bethlehem. Shepherds hear the news first, and wise men travel far to find Him.
Story 17 of 23 in our Bible stories in order plan. Up next: Jesus Feeds 5,000 People.
About this scene
Inside a plain stone house, Mary is seated with the young child. In front of her the wise men kneel, robes pooling on the floor, lids off their treasure boxes. Matthew names what was in them: gold, frankincense, and myrrh. Those are the gifts, and Matthew never counts the men who carried them, so we drew a group and left the counting alone.
Through the window, one star with long rays stands over the house. A rolled rug, a tall clay jar, and a low wooden bench finish the room. Everything in the scene is a large closed shape, which is deliberate: the robes and the boxes are wide enough for a small child, and the patterns on the rug are there for whoever wants a challenge.
“They came into the house and saw the young child with Mary, his mother, and they fell down and worshiped him. Opening their treasures, they offered to him gifts: gold, frankincense, and myrrh.”
Matthew 2:11 (World English Bible)
Coloring ideas for this page
- Give each wise man a completely different robe, then repeat one of those colors in the rug so the room hangs together.
- Gold, deep green, and dark red are the traditional gift colors and they look good against a plain floor.
- Leave the star and the light coming through the window uncolored. White reads brighter than yellow here.
- Older children can add a pattern to one robe hem. That is usually where they spend the longest.
What this page teaches
They came a very long way and then knelt on somebody's floor. The wise men studied the sky, followed the star a long way, and when they arrived they worshiped a young child in an ordinary house (Matthew 2:11). Learning and wealth did not make the visit; the kneeling did.
Questions parents ask
How many wise men were there?
The Bible does not say. Matthew 2:11 names the gifts and never counts the visitors, and somewhere along the way the number of gifts became a number of men in nearly every nativity set. Our page draws a group without settling on a number, so children can learn the difference between what the text says and what the decorations say.
Why is the scene in a house?
Because Matthew 2:11 says they came into the house. The wise men reached Bethlehem some time after the birth, so they never appear in Luke's stable at all. It is a detail worth pointing out to an older child.
Is the child a baby on this page?
He is drawn as a toddler with Mary, which matches Matthew's wording about the young child. It is a version of the scene that rarely turns up in a nativity set.
What were frankincense and myrrh?
Both were costly tree resins used for perfume, incense, and burial spices. Explaining that myrrh was a burial spice can lead somewhere heavy, so it is worth saving for a child who asks twice.
