Printable Color by Number Sandcastle

Print the Sandcastle with a flag, or open More options for a moat, a bucket and shovel and 5 more.

Sandcastle with a flag, 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 printable set opens on a Sandcastle with a flag. Then: Bucket and shovel, Sandcastle with a moat, Sandcastle at sunset, Sandcastle and a wave, Sand tower and a starfish, Sandcastle under a beach umbrella and Seagull on a sandcastle.

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Seven castles and the tools that build them

Seven sheets hold a sandcastle or a sand tower; the eighth is the Bucket and shovel. On the easy grids four have water as well as sand: a moat, a sea at sunset, a curling wave and the sea behind the starfish.

Six crayons cover the whole easy set

Yellow, orange and blue are in all 8 easy keys; brown, red and black fill in the rest, and no sheet needs green or purple. The Sandcastle with a flag and the Sandcastle at sunset color all 144 squares; the Sandcastle under a beach umbrella is the quickest at 83.

  • The flag on the opening sheet is only 3 red squares beside 54 squares of blue sky.
  • On the Detailed 24 by 24 grids in More options, pink joins every key, mostly as shells in the sand.

Questions and answers

How do I print the sandcastle color by number?

Press Print this sheet. It prints on one Letter or A4 page with its crayon key, and the colored answer key follows on page 2. Uncheck Answer key on page 2 in More options for the sheet alone.

Which crayons does the sandcastle need?

Five on the easy Sandcastle with a flag: yellow for the walls, orange for the windows and the beach, brown for the door and the flagpole, red for the flag and blue for the sky. All are in a basic box of 8.

Is there a bucket and shovel to color?

Yes. Bucket and shovel is a red bucket with a yellow handle beside a blue shovel standing in yellow sand: 4 crayons and 91 squares on the easy grid, with the sky left white.

All 8 pictures

Sandcastles 4

  • Sandcastle and a wave A blue wave curling over a small yellow sandcastle with an orange window and a brown door on orange sand; the sky is left white. On the detailed grid the wave has light blue streaks and foam left white, a yellow sun sits in the corner, the castle has orange grains and a pink shell lies on the sand. Easy: 4 colors, 95 squares to color. Detailed: 6 colors, 385 squares to color.
  • Sandcastle at sunset A brown sandcastle with a flag, dark against a red and orange sky, with a yellow sun setting into a blue sea, a yellow lit gate and yellow sand. On the detailed grid the top of the sky is purple with pink clouds, the sun lays a yellow path on the sea with light blue ripples, and orange grains dot the sand. Easy: 5 colors, 144 squares to color. Detailed: 8 colors, 576 squares to color.
  • Sandcastle with a flag A yellow sandcastle with three towers, orange windows and a brown door on orange sand, flying a red flag on a brown pole against a blue sky. On the detailed grid the sky is light blue with two clouds left white, the walls have orange grains and pink shells, and shells and pebbles dot the sand. Easy: 5 colors, 144 squares to color. Detailed: 6 colors, 550 squares to color.
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Sandcastles, continued

  • Sandcastle with a moat A yellow sandcastle with two towers, orange windows and a brown gate, with a brown bridge across a blue moat onto orange sand; the sky is left white. On the detailed grid a red flag flies from each tower, the bridge has orange planks, the moat light blue ripples, the walls orange grains and pink shells lie on the sand. Easy: 4 colors, 102 squares to color. Detailed: 7 colors, 422 squares to color.

On the beach 3

  • Sand tower and a starfish A yellow sand tower turned out of a bucket, with a red flag on a brown stick, on orange sand in front of a blue sea, and a red starfish beside it. On the detailed grid the tower has orange ridges and grains, the starfish pink spots, the sea light blue waves and a foam line left white, and a pink shell lies on the sand. Easy: 5 colors, 125 squares to color. Detailed: 7 colors, 481 squares to color.
  • Sandcastle under a beach umbrella Two small yellow sandcastles on orange sand under a red and blue striped beach umbrella on a brown pole; the sky is left white. On the detailed grid the umbrella is rounded with a fringe, a light blue sea lies behind the castles, a red bucket stands by the pole and a pink shell lies on the sand. Easy: 5 colors, 83 squares to color. Detailed: 7 colors, 422 squares to color.
  • Seagull on a sandcastle A white seagull with a black eye, a black tail tip, an orange beak and orange legs standing on a yellow sandcastle tower with an orange window, against a blue sky. On the detailed grid the sky is light blue with clouds left white, the gull has a gray wing and a red spot on its beak, a blue sea lies behind the tower and a pink shell lies on the sand. Easy: 4 colors, 124 squares to color. Detailed: 8 colors, 481 squares to color.

Bucket and shovel 1

  • Bucket and shovel A red bucket with a yellow handle and a yellow patch beside a blue shovel standing in yellow sand with two orange pebbles; the sky is left white. On the detailed grid the bucket has a pink rim line and a yellow star, the shovel a light blue shine, and orange grains and a pink shell lie in the sand. Easy: 4 colors, 91 squares to color. Detailed: 6 colors, 348 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 color and square counts were counted from the finished grids. Licence: own work