Difficult Color by Numbers

This TabStart page offers a hand-selected collection of kids websites that provide difficult color by numbers activities. These coloring exercises are quite elaborate, and they test kids' ability to follow directions and pay attention to detail. These fun color by number pages are all free and printable, and, as kids color them in, they will see animals, insects, and popular cartoon characters come vividly to life.

Browse these free and printable color by numbers exercises that present a high level of difficulty.

Color by Numbers Activity with High Difficulty Level - This elaborate color by numbers activity features a complex diagram that must be filled in. And, for an added level of difficulty, students must make up their own color code.
Free Printable Difficult Color by Numbers - The All Kids Network website provides this page that is a veritable trove of difficult color by numbers exercises for kids. Browse dinosaurs, cartoon characters (Mickey Mouse, Winnie the Pooh, Garfield), and animals in nature.
Kids Online Painting Activity - On this fantastic page from the British Council's Learn English Kids website there are a number of painting exercises for kids. These exercises are meant for kids to paint online by following written and oral prompts. This is a fun alternative to standard color by numbers activities.
Difficult Color by Numbers - This page from the Teacher Vision website features a difficult color by numbers exercise that is designed for students in 3rd through 5th grades. This challenging color by numbers exercise incorporates math problems at the end of the activity.

There are even more color by number activities here for kids to enjoy. These challenging activities will test kids' attention to detail.

Challenging Spider Color by Numbers - Although this page only uses four different colors, the subject of this color by numbers is quite complex. This printable sheet presents a spider in a web, and it requires a great deal of attention to detail.
Challenging Color by Numbers of a Caterpillar - This color by numbers exercise from the Hello Kids website will keep students busy as the caterpillar in the picture comes vividly to life.
Difficult Octopus Color by Numbers Exercise - This page from Crayola provides a color by numbers exercise that features a scene with an octopus underwater. This color by numbers activity goes all the way up to number 15, and it also requires a good deal of attention to detail.