4th of July Color by Number Printable

Press Print for the Flag, or pick the Liberty Bell, the Eagle, a firework or the Drum under More options.

Name Date

Color by number: Flag

Color each square by its number. Squares with no number stay white.

122222333333
1222
122222333333
1222
122222333333
1
133333333333
1
133333333333
1
1
444444444444

To color on screen, choose a color in the key, then tap the squares.

Flag, 12 by 12, 4 colors.

Answer key: prints on page 2.

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Print gives a blank worksheet, and the colored answer key on page 2 when that box is ticked. Colors you fill in on screen stay on screen. By keyboard: the arrow keys move around the grid, Enter colors a square, a digit colors it by that number and Backspace clears it.

Next step Make a Fourth of July word search to matchPrint a grid that keeps its picture secret

How it works

One sheet needs only a red and a blue crayon, and the paper supplies the white. This 4th of July color by number printable has 8 pixel pictures, Flag to Drum. Under Size, choose Easy 12 by 12 or Detailed 24 by 24.

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The white is the paper

No crayon colors white paper, so white parts are empty squares. The white stripes on the Flag and the Striped top hat print empty. So do the stars set in blue. The Eagle's whole head is empty too, 58 squares on the easy grid. In More options, tick Put 0 in the white squares and each prints a 0 to skip.

The detailed Flag keeps all 13 stripes

The real flag has 13 stripes, 7 red and 6 white. Its blue corner is as tall as the top 7. The detailed Flag keeps all of that. Fifty stars will not fit, so 11 white squares stand in. The easy Flag has room for 5 red stripes and 4 star squares. Say so before a pupil counts.

  • Red and blue run out first: the detailed Striped top hat has 202 red squares, the detailed Star 184 blue.
  • The Firework burst is the same on all four sides of its center: pupils check one arm against another.
  • The Liberty Bell ringing on July 4, 1776 is a legend: the first public readings came four days later.

Questions and answers

Which sheet needs the fewest crayons?

The easy Striped top hat: red and blue only, 64 red squares and 26 blue. The detailed hat adds gray for a shadow. The Star needs 3 crayons at both sizes: blue, red and yellow.

Which 4th of July picture is quickest to color?

The easy Firework burst is shortest at 45 squares, then the Firework rocket at 67, and the Drum is longest at 108. On the detailed grids the Firework rocket is shortest at 192 and the Eagle longest at 363, mostly light blue sky.

Can I use these outside July?

Yes. The Flag, Star, Eagle and Liberty Bell are not tied to one date. They fit a national symbols unit, Flag Day, Memorial Day or Presidents' Day. For a July party, add the ice cream set.

Can I print the Flag for a whole class?

Yes. Each sheet is one page of Letter or A4, and the colored answer key follows on page 2. For a class set, untick Answer key on page 2 under More options first.

All 8 pictures

Flag and symbols 4

  • Eagle The head of a bald eagle in profile against a blue sky, with a hooked yellow beak and brown shoulders. The head is blank paper with color all around it, so pupils leave those squares alone. The detailed grid uses light blue for the sky and adds gray feather marks, a black brow and an orange line along the beak. The national bird is the bald eagle, and bald here comes from an older meaning, white-headed. Easy: 4 colors, 86 squares to color. Detailed: 6 colors, 363 squares to color.
  • Flag The flag of the United States flying from a pole, with grass below. The easy grid has room for 5 red stripes, and 4 white squares on the blue corner stand in for stars. The detailed grid fits all 13 stripes, 7 red and 6 white, and its blue corner covers the top 7 stripes, as it does on the real flag. There, 11 white squares stand in for the 50 stars. The white stripes are blank paper. Easy: 4 colors, 84 squares to color. Detailed: 6 colors, 352 squares to color.
  • Liberty Bell The Liberty Bell in Philadelphia, hanging from its wooden yoke, with a yellow highlight, a black clapper and the crack drawn in black. Orange and brown stand in for the metal. The detailed grid adds gray straps on the yoke and a band of lettering marks. It is not known for certain when the bell first cracked. The wide gap seen today is that crack after it was filed wider in the 19th century so the bell could ring. Easy: 4 colors, 94 squares to color. Detailed: 5 colors, 340 squares to color.
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Flag and symbols, continued

  • Star A five-pointed star, the shape used for the stars on the flag. The outside is blue with a red star set inside it, and 3 small yellow sparkles sit around it. On the detailed grid a ring of blank squares keeps the red star apart from the blue one. Blue does most of the work here, so check that crayon first. Easy: 3 colors, 80 squares to color. Detailed: 3 colors, 246 squares to color.

Fireworks 2

  • Firework burst A firework at the moment it opens. Every ray runs yellow, orange, red and then blue from the center out, with purple sparks between the rays. The burst is the same on all four sides of its center, so pupils can check one arm against another. On the easy grid it sits in the top left, so the last column and the bottom row stay white. The detailed grid adds light blue sparks. It is the quickest easy grid on this page. Easy: 5 colors, 45 squares to color. Detailed: 6 colors, 232 squares to color.
  • Firework rocket A firework rocket on its wooden stick, pointing straight up: a red nose cone, a blue body with yellow and red bands, and an orange and yellow flame underneath. Yellow sparks dot both sides. On the easy grid red, yellow and blue get exactly 18 squares each. The detailed grid adds one white star on the blue band and orange sparks. Easy: 5 colors, 67 squares to color. Detailed: 5 colors, 192 squares to color.

Parade 2

  • Drum A marching drum with 2 crossed brown drumsticks: a red body, blue rims and a yellow zigzag cord. It has the most squares to color of the easy grids, 108 of 144. The detailed grid tilts the drum so the white drumhead shows inside a blue ring, with the sticks resting on it. Parades on the holiday are often held in the mid to late morning. Easy: 4 colors, 108 squares to color. Detailed: 4 colors, 338 squares to color.
  • Striped top hat A tall parade hat with red and white stripes on the crown, a blue band with white stars and a red brim. The easy grid needs only a red and a blue crayon, the fewest on this page. The detailed grid adds a gray shadow under the band. In the usual drawings of Uncle Sam the top hat is white with stars on a blue band, and the stripes are on his trousers. This hat borrows them for the crown. Easy: 2 colors, 90 squares to color. Detailed: 3 colors, 277 squares to color.

How this list was compiled: Our own pixel pictures, drawn square by square for this site on 12 by 12 and 24 by 24 grids. Nothing is traced, scanned or copied from clip art, and no picture shows a character from a film, show, book or game. The flag is simplified to fit the grid, and the descriptions give only the stripe and star squares the grids really hold. The color and square counts were counted from the finished grids. The facts about the flag, the Liberty Bell, the bald eagle and Uncle Sam were checked against Wikipedia in September 2026 and are told in our own words. Licence: own work

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