Catholic Baptism Coloring Page with a Priest and a Baptismal Font

A priest tips a small shell above a baby's head on this Catholic baptism coloring page, and drops of water fall onto the baby's forehead. The mother holds the baby over the font with two hands, and the father stands close with one hand against the baby's side. A tall candle burns on the left, and a window with a large cross rises behind the family.

The faces are large and the outlines are bold, so the page works for children from about age 5. It fits a baptism preparation class, and a family can color it on the day of a baptism.

How this coloring page was created

We made this page by typing this idea into Colorin AI: "a priest pouring water from a small shell over a baby held by its mother and father at a stone baptismal font in a church, with a tall lit candle beside them, drawn with simple bold outlines for kids, the whole baptismal font kept small enough to leave a wide white margin below it, with the whole drawing kept above an empty white margin at the bottom of the page".

The words "pouring water from a small shell" set the action of the scene, with the shell in the priest's fingers and the water falling from its edge. The phrase "a tall lit candle beside them" placed the candle on a stand next to the priest, with a flame at the top.

What Makes This Catholic Baptism Coloring Page Unique

The drawing shows the moment the water reaches the baby's head. The priest looks down at the baby, and the parents smile.

A catechist can use the sheet to name the objects of a baptism with a group, such as the shell, the water, the font and the candle.

Five crosses appear in the drawing. One fills the window behind the family, two sit near the ends of the priest's stole, one is on the candle and one is on the pedestal of the font. Four drops of water fall from the shell, and the two largest reach the top of the baby's head. The window is a pointed arch, with curved lines that spread out behind the cross.

The font has a wide round bowl with a wavy water line inside it, on a short pedestal with a round base. The candle has two wavy lines under its cross and stands in a holder with a ring at the top and a stepped foot. The father wears a shirt with a collar and a belt with loops. The mother wears a long dress with a round neckline. The baby's two small hands rest near its chest.

Coloring Ideas and Techniques

A white garment suits the baby, and a soft gold or green can set the priest's stole apart from his white robe. Pale blue works for the drops and for the water in the font. The sections of the window can look like stained glass, with a different color in every section and the cross left in gold.

The flame looks bright in yellow with an orange center. Crayons cover the priest's robe and the mother's dress quickly, and a sharpened colored pencil reaches the small drops and the fingers. The white space under the font has room for the baby's name and the date of the baptism, so the sheet can go into a family album.

Make a baptism page with the baby's name when a family or a class wants a sheet for one particular child.

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