Rockhound Kids · printable PDF
Rockhound Kids Coloring Pack: Rocks, Minerals, Fossils & Desert Critters of the West
A 23-page printable coloring pack for curious kids ages 4–10: trilobites, geodes, Utah's state gem and state fossil, desert animals and more. Every page has a short, kid-friendly fun fact.
Price: $4.99 · 23-page PDF, US Letter · ages 4–10 · instant download
What's inside
- A full-color cover
- Rockhound Rules for Kids: leave artifacts, ask before you collect, stay safe, take just a few favorites, pack it out
- 19 coloring pages, each with the item's name and a fun fact: Meet the Rockhound, Rock Hammer & Hand Lens, Trilobite (Utah's Elrathia kingii), Ammonite, Fossil Fern, Dinosaur Footprint, Allosaurus (Utah's state fossil), Petrified Wood, Geode, Topaz (Utah's state gem), Quartz Crystals, Obsidian, Snowflake Obsidian, Agate, Sunstone, Horned Lizard, Desert Tortoise, Jackrabbit and Desert Mesas
- A "My Rock Collection" page with six boxes to draw, name and date your own finds
- Terms of use and credits
Made for little hands and home printers
- Thick, clean black outlines and big closed shapes
- Lots of white space and no gray shading, so it prints cleanly on any home printer
- Fun facts that sneak in a little earth science
- Simple, positive rockhounding manners for kids who love to pick up rocks
About the art: every illustration is original art, made just for this pack.
How it works: this is a digital download, and nothing is shipped. Print at 100% ("Actual size") on US Letter paper. Cardstock works great for markers.
Terms of use: personal and classroom use. Print as many copies as you need for your own family, classroom, homeschool group or library program. Please don't resell, share or redistribute the file or its pages.
More Rockhound Kids packs: Crystals & Gems · Dinosaurs of Utah · Desert Animals of the Southwest.
Taking the kids out for real rocks? Start with Is rockhounding legal in Utah? and the free land-status cheat sheet. For grown-ups: the Utah Field Guide, the Nevada Field Guide and the Dugway Geode Beds site guide.
Questions? Email [email protected].