Sailing Columbus Day Sailing Ship Coloring Page

Meet the star of this Columbus Day Sailing Ship coloring page: a cute Columbus Day sailing ship, shown with a smaller mini version of itself beside it. Kids can talk about the scene before they start, guess what happens next, then bring it to life with color. This free printable is ready to download and print at home or in the classroom, and works well for rainy-day play and weekend crafts. As they color, Ages 4–9 children develop fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, pencil control, color recognition, seasonal vocabulary -- and along the way, they can learn three new words: discovery, anchor, sailing ship. Columbus was actually trying to find a new sea route to Asia when he arrived in the Americas instead.