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Color by Number cover art, an art and creativity game for Preschool to Grade 8 10 free levels

Creative Arts · Paint Meadow

Color by Number

A little color. A beautiful discovery.

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Grades
PS–8
Levels
20 in 1 tracks
Free
10 levels
Session
3–15 minutes

What it is

Bring twenty original pictures to life, from a smiling sunflower with eight big shapes to a lantern festival with more than a hundred. Ladybugs, whales, rockets, a fairytale castle, a coral reef and a city at night fill the gallery along the way.

What children learn

Number recognition, careful observation, color matching and completing a creative project.

What it teaches

  • Color and composition

How to play

Choose a numbered color and tap its sections. Pinch, scroll or use + and - to zoom, drag to move the picture, and Find to spot the next section. Number keys pick colors; Tab or arrow keys move between sections and Enter colors.

Plays with: Touch Mouse Keyboard

Accessibility

  • Read-aloud on request
  • Fully playable with a keyboard
  • Calm mode with reduced motion
  • No timers or time pressure
  • Never relies on color alone
  • Quiet mode turns off sound effects

Level maps

Tracks and levels

Each track is made for a grade range. Start anywhere that fits — you don't have to play the younger tracks first. As a guest, your stars are saved on this device.

The Color Gallery

Twenty pictures, from big friendly shapes to richly detailed scenes. PS–8 20 levels · 10 free

Twenty pictures, from big friendly shapes to richly detailed scenes. · PS–8

Levels 1–10 free
  1. 1 Hello, Sunflower ☆☆☆
  2. 2 Ladybug's Big Leaf ☆☆☆
  3. 3 Up, Up and Away ☆☆☆
  4. 4 Hello, Whale ☆☆☆
  5. 5 The Cozy Cottage ☆☆☆
  6. 6 Fox in the Pines ☆☆☆
  7. 7 Rocket to the Moon ☆☆☆
  8. 8 Harbor Morning ☆☆☆
  9. 9 Turtle Reef ☆☆☆
  10. 10 The Fairytale Castle ☆☆☆
  11. 11 Olly's Moonlit Night Plan level
  12. 12 The Butterfly Garden Plan level
  13. 13 Lighthouse at Sunset Plan level
  14. 14 Snowdrop Village Plan level
  15. 15 Coral Cove Plan level
  16. 16 Space Explorer Plan level
  17. 17 The Autumn Treehouse Plan level
  18. 18 The Balloon Festival Plan level
  19. 19 City Lights Plan level
  20. 20 The Lantern Garden Festival Plan level

Levels after 10 are part of a PlayOwl plan. Free levels, saving and basic reports stay free.

Start The Color Gallery

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