The Boy with Five Loaves and Two Fish · Bible line art

The Boy with Five Loaves and Two Fish Coloring Page

Free printable The Boy with Five Loaves and Two Fish coloring page. A kid-friendly Bible storybook coloring page from John 6: holding forward a small woven basket with five barley loaves and two fish with generous joy. Bold black-and-white line art with a matching color reference, handy for Sunday school and home.

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Black-and-white Bible storybook coloring page: The Boy with Five Loaves and Two Fish, holding forward a small woven basket with five barley loaves and two fish with generous joy

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Activity guide for this page

Recommended age: Ages 4–7
Estimated time: 20–30 min
Difficulty: Easy
Areas to color: about 65

Coloring order

Start with the woven basket the boy holds in both hands, using two browns for the weave, then the round loaves and the two fish.
Color the boy's messy hair, laced-up shirt, trousers and shoes, and give his smiling face a soft peach tone.
Finish with the green hills and the little house behind him, the smiling sun and clouds, and the daisies in front.

Questions to talk about

Why do you think the boy is smiling so brightly as he holds out his basket?
How do you think the boy felt as he gave away his whole lunch?
Have you ever shared something of yours with a friend?

Take it further

Only three loaves show in this basket. Draw two more so it matches the "five barley loaves and two fish" of John 6, then count the bread and fish one by one together.

Age and time are rough guides for a child coloring alone with pencils or crayons; every child is different. The area count is an estimate counted from the line-art image.

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The black-and-white line art you print and color, drawn with wide areas and clear outlines for children.

Printing and coloring tips

Print on A4 or Letter in portrait to keep the original proportions.
Keep the finished version open beside you while you color.
Use slightly heavier paper with water-based markers so the ink shows through less.
Fill the large areas first and leave the small ones for later.
The finished version is only a suggestion. Any colors you like will work.