Free download
PDF + PNG
Color guide
Preview included
Faith activity
Home or Sunday school
The Prodigal Son returning home to his father
Free printable The Prodigal Son returning home to his father coloring page for kids. A faith-filled Parables of Jesus design perfect for Sunday school, family devotion, and quiet time. Download and print for free.
Free • PDF / PNG • Letter size • Print-ready
Printable coloring page details
- Format
- PDF and PNG
- Paper size
- US Letter and A4
- Best for
- Sunday school, homeschool, quiet time
- Use
- Personal, family, classroom, church
Personalized keepsake
Want one with your child and Jesus?
Create a custom page from your child's photo. Each personalized page includes printable line art and a soft color example.
Create My Child's PageAbout this coloring page
A young man walks down a road toward a house in the distance. He's dressed in ragged clothes and looks thin and tired. But in the distance, a figure — his father — is running down the road toward him, arms already open. The road is long and dusty, and the house behind the father is simple but warm-looking, with light in the windows. This page captures the moment before the reunion — the son is still walking, the father is already running. The contrast between the son's exhaustion and the father's urgency tells the whole story. The long road, the distant house, and the two figures give kids a page with a lot of emotional depth.
Suggested Scripture: Luke 15:20 (NIV) — But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him.
The page is designed as a printable Christian coloring activity that can support a short Bible conversation, a family devotional moment, or a calm classroom activity.
Create a personalized Jesus coloring page
Want a coloring page with your child in a Bible-inspired scene? Upload a reference photo, choose a scene, and download a print-ready PDF plus HD PNG.
Create a personalized Jesus coloring pageTeaching ideas for parents and teachers
- Before coloring, ask kids what they notice about the father. He's running. He saw his son "while he was still a long way off." Ask, "How long do you think the father had been watching?"
- For ages 5–7: keep it simple. A boy made bad choices and ended up far from home. When he decided to go back, his dad ran to meet him. God is like that dad.
- For Sunday school: focus on the father's posture. He didn't wait for an apology — he ran first. Ask, "What does that tell you about how God responds when we turn back to Him?"
- For family devotion: read Luke 15:11–24. Ask, "Is there anything our family has walked away from that we need to walk back toward?"
Print and activity tips
- Color the son's clothes in worn, muted tones — he's been away a long time and it shows.
- Color the father in warmer, brighter tones — he's been home, he's been waiting, and he's the one running toward light.
- Use a long, dusty road in tans and browns to suggest the distance the son traveled.
Discussion questions
- The father was watching while the son was "still a long way off." What does that tell you about how God waits for us?
- The son had a speech prepared. But the father interrupted it with a hug. What does that say about what God cares about most?
- Have you ever had to go back to someone after making a mistake? What was the hardest part?
- The older brother was angry that the prodigal was celebrated. Have you ever felt like the older brother?
- This story has been called "the gospel in a parable." Why do you think that is?
