These Palestine coloring pages come as one printable booklet: flags, an outline map, an olive tree, the Al-Aqsa Mosque and a maze. Kids color, and along the way they pick up a few places, symbols and Arabic words. The PDF is free, prints on regular US Letter paper and works for ages 4 to 10, with the map better for the older half of that range.
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The booklet is a single PDF. Print what you need and keep the rest for next week.
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Print at 100 percent on US Letter. Copy paper is fine for crayons and colored pencils. For markers or watercolor pencils, use a heavier paper so the color does not bleed through.
What is on the Palestine coloring pages
I looked through the pages one by one so you know what you are printing. Here is what each one has.
The flag
Two flag pages: a plain rectangle with a small colored flag at the top as a guide, and a waving flag on a pole for kids who want more detail. Both are easy to color once you know the order: black, white and green stripes, with a red triangle by the pole. Our Palestine flag coloring page has five more flag styles and a stripe-by-stripe color guide.
A child holding the flag
A girl stands holding a flag, with the English words “We need peace” and an Arabic line next to her about the right to live in peace. It is a good page for starting a quiet talk about kindness.
The national emblem
A large eagle with a shield and a scroll carrying the word Palestine in Arabic. There are lots of feathers and stripes, so this one suits ages 8 and up, or a patient 6-year-old with a thin marker.
The Al-Aqsa Mosque
Two pages. One shows the big domed building of the Al-Aqsa compound in Jerusalem with a flag on each side. The other shows a boy holding a flag in front of the mosque. For Muslim families this is a place of real love. It was the direction Muslims first prayed toward, and many count it as the third holiest mosque. Older children can connect the page to the night journey of Isra and Mi’raj. Our guide to teaching children about Al-Aqsa has more ideas.
Outline map
This is the page for palestine map coloring. It is an outline map with city names written in Arabic and English, so a child can color, then read and compare the two scripts. Give it to ages 7 and up. For more map options, see our printable Palestine map and the Palestine map PDF.
The olive tree
A big, detailed olive tree with olive branches in the corners and the Arabic title Filasteen, ard az-zaytoon, “Palestine, land of olives”. The trunk and leaves are wonderful for shading with two shades of green and brown.
The maze
A boy with a flag needs to find his way to the Al-Aqsa Mosque. It is a real maze with several dead ends, so give it to ages 6 and up, and plan on a pencil with an eraser. More mazes like it are at our kids activities site.
What kids learn while they color
- Places. The map gives children city names and a shape to remember. Ask them to find the city that has a mosque they know, then point to it on a globe.
- Symbols. The flag, the eagle emblem and the olive tree each stand for something. Children learn that a country has pictures that belong to it.
- Nature and food. Olives are a good doorway. Many olive trees live for hundreds of years, and olive oil is part of everyday cooking in the region. A class tasting of flatbread with olive oil and za’atar is easy and popular (check allergies first, especially sesame).
- Arabic words. The pages are full of real Arabic, so children see it in a meaningful place and not only in a letter chart.
Words to learn from the pages
| Arabic | Sounds like | Means |
|---|---|---|
| فلسطين | fil-as-TEEN | Palestine |
| علم | AH-lam | flag |
| خريطة | kha-REE-ta | map |
| القدس | al-QUDS | Jerusalem |
| زيتون | zay-TOON | olives |
Ask the child to point at the word on the page, say it, then color it in. Five words is plenty for one session.
Ideas for using the pages
- Passport-style booklet. Staple the pages together with a colored cover. Children keep the booklet for a unit of two or three weeks.
- One page a day. For a homeschool week, color one page per morning and spend five minutes talking about it.
- Cultural heritage day. Set up stations: coloring, a map table, a tasting and a story corner.
- Gallery walk. Hang the finished olive trees and flags along a hallway and let kids look at each other’s work.
- Read, then color. Read a short story first, then let the pages be a quiet follow-up. This works well for a weekend school class that gets restless.
For other free printables on this theme, try our Al-Aqsa Mosque pictures, the Palestine images and clipart, the printable Palestine flag and the Fanoos Ramadan activity book.
Palestine coloring pages: common questions
Are these Palestine coloring pages free?
Yes. The PDF booklet is free to download and print for your family, classroom or weekend school. It is for personal and classroom use. If you plan any commercial use, please contact us first.
What ages are the Palestine coloring pages for?
The simple flag suits ages 4 and 5. Ages 6 to 8 can do most of the pages, including the olive tree and the maze. The map and the eagle emblem are best for ages 8 and up, or a younger child working with an adult.
Is there a Palestine map coloring page?
Yes. The booklet has an outline map with city names in Arabic and English. Older kids can color it, read the names and find them on a globe. For other map files, see our printable Palestine map pages linked above.
Can I print only some of the pages?
Yes. Open the PDF and print the pages you want, for example just the flag and the olive tree. Choose “Fit to page” or “Actual size” so the drawings are not cropped on US Letter paper.
Where do I start if my child asks questions?
Keep it simple and gentle: the colors of the flag, the olive trees, the mosque that Muslims love, the Arabic names. For anything bigger, answer in words that suit your child’s age, and say you will look it up together.
More for your child
The Al-Aqsa Mosque is part of the story of the night journey. Read the story of Al-Isra wal-Mi’raj for children (Arabic), and see the illustrated Lailat al-Miraj story.
Hikayat is our app of Arabic children’s stories, with more than 500 titles, if you would like to keep the Arabic going at bedtime.
