When a big soccer summer comes around, kids want to show whose side they are on. The simplest, most personal way is color: the shades on a flag, the stripes on a kit, the two or three colors a whole country cheers in. This guide helps your child find those colors, color a flag and a jersey, and even invent a team of their own. No special supplies needed, just crayons and a few favorites.
Start with your team's colors
Most countries cheer in just two or three colors, and once your child knows them, the rest is easy. Here are a few favorites to get started:
| Country | Their colors | What to look for |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil | Yellow, green, and blue | A bright canary-yellow shirt |
| Argentina | Sky blue and white | Pale blue and white stripes |
| France | Blue, white, and red | A deep blue shirt |
| Germany | Black, red, and gold | White with black, and a gold trim |
| Spain | Red and yellow | A bold red shirt |
| England | White and red | A white shirt with red touches |
| USA | Red, white, and blue | Stars-and-stripes colors |
| Mexico | Green, white, and red | A green shirt |
These are the traditional national colors, which makes them both a fun fact and a handy color key for the pages further down.
Color the flag
A flag is the simplest way to fly your colors, and most flags are big, bold shapes that are friendly to color. The one tip worth following: look up the real flag first, so the stripes, stars, and shapes land in the right places. Getting the colors in the right order is half the fun, and it sneaks in a little geography too.
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Design your own jersey
This is where it gets personal. Print a blank kit and let your child make it theirs:
- 1Pick the colors. Use a country from the table above, or invent a brand-new combination.
- 2Color the shirt, shorts, and socks. Bold blocks of color read best from across the room.
- 3Add a name and a number. Their own name across the back, and a favorite number on the front.
- 4Name the team. Give it a team name and a friendly mascot, and a brand-new squad is born.
Color neatly, or wildly, both are fine
Bright team colors look their best when they mostly stay inside the lines, and that is a skill that grows with practice rather than pressure. Our step-by-step guide to coloring inside the lines has the small tricks that help. And for the boldest team colors, it is worth knowing that crayons, markers, and colored pencils each give a different look.
Pages to color
Print a few, pick your colors, and cheer in crayon:
Looking for something specific? Search a favorite:
What else could you color?
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