Mother's Day Color by Number

Print the Bouquet, or open More options for a MOM sign, a carnation, a handprint and 4 more.

Bouquet, 12 by 12, 5 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.

How it works

This Mother's Day color by number set opens on a Bouquet wrapped in blue paper. Behind it: MOM sign, Carnation, Breakfast tray, Cup of tea, Picture frame, Necklace and Handprint.

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A sheet that spells MOM

The MOM sign has 38 purple squares for the three letters, 24 red for the heart and 82 yellow around them. All 144 squares get a color.

Flowers, breakfast and keepsakes

The Bouquet and the Carnation are the two flower sheets. The Breakfast tray carries an egg, a cup of tea and a flower, and the Handprint has a heart in its palm.

  • Three easy sheets take 3 crayons: the MOM sign, the Carnation and the Handprint.
  • The Bouquet is the quickest easy sheet: 100 squares.

Questions and answers

Which sheet says MOM?

The MOM sign: three purple letters, each 5 squares tall, on a yellow sign above a red heart. No other sheet has words.

When is Mother's Day?

In the United States, Mother's Day is the second Sunday in May. Giving cards, gifts and carnations is among its customs.

Does each sheet print with an answer key?

Yes. Answer key on page 2 is checked when the page opens, so the colored picture prints after the sheet. Uncheck it in More options to print one page.

Why is the plate on the tray not numbered?

The plate on the Breakfast tray and the steam over the Cup of tea are white, and white squares print empty. Check Put 0 in the white squares in More options to print a 0 in each one.

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Flowers 2

  • Bouquet A bouquet of red, purple and yellow flowers with green leaves, wrapped in blue paper and tied with a yellow ribbon. On the detailed grid some petals are pink and orange and each flower has a middle of another color. Easy: 5 colors, 100 squares to color. Detailed: 7 colors, 404 squares to color.
  • Carnation A red carnation with a ruffled top on a green stem with narrow leaves, against a blue background. On the detailed grid the flower is pink with red tips and red flecks, and the stem has a light green side. Giving carnations is one of the customs of Mother's Day in the United States. Easy: 3 colors, 144 squares to color. Detailed: 5 colors, 576 squares to color.

Made and given 4

  • Breakfast tray A brown breakfast tray seen from above on a blue background: a white plate left as paper with a yellow egg yolk, a blue cup of tea and a red flower on a green stem. On the detailed grid the inside of the tray is orange, the plate has a gray rim, the flower has a yellow middle and the stem has light green leaves. Easy: 5 colors, 127 squares to color. Detailed: 8 colors, 512 squares to color.
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Made and given, continued

  • Cup of tea A purple cup with a red heart on its side and a handle, on a yellow saucer against a green wall, with white steam left as paper. On the detailed grid the wall is light green with darker green flecks, the cup has a light blue rim with brown tea under it, and the saucer has an orange edge. Easy: 4 colors, 138 squares to color. Detailed: 8 colors, 548 squares to color.
  • Handprint A red handprint with a yellow heart in the palm, on an orange background. On the detailed grid pink patches show where the paint is thin. Easy: 3 colors, 144 squares to color. Detailed: 4 colors, 576 squares to color.
  • MOM sign A yellow sign that spells MOM in purple letters above a red heart. On the detailed grid the sign has an orange border and the heart has a pink shine. Easy: 3 colors, 144 squares to color. Detailed: 5 colors, 576 squares to color.

Keepsakes 2

  • Necklace A necklace of purple and blue beads with a red heart pendant, on a yellow background. On the detailed grid each bead has a pink or light blue shine and the heart has a pink shine. Easy: 4 colors, 144 squares to color. Detailed: 6 colors, 576 squares to color.
  • Picture frame An orange picture frame around a portrait on a blue background: a grown-up and a child, both with black hair and brown skin, in purple. On the detailed grid the frame has a yellow line, the background is light blue, both have black eyes and the child wears red. Easy: 5 colors, 144 squares to color. Detailed: 7 colors, 576 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 in October 2026. Nothing is traced, scanned or copied from clip art, and no picture shows a brand, a logo or a character from a film, show, book or game. The fact in the Carnation description was checked against Wikipedia in October 2026, and the color and square counts were counted from the finished grids. Licence: own work