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The Sower scattering seeds in a field
Free printable The Sower scattering seeds in a field 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.
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- PDF and PNG
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- US Letter and A4
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- Sunday school, homeschool, quiet time
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- Personal, family, classroom, church
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Create My Child's PageAbout this coloring page
A farmer stands in a field with his arm outstretched, scattering seeds from a bag. Around him, the page is divided into four distinct zones: a hard path where birds are eating the seeds, rocky ground with thin plants already wilting, thorny ground where weeds are crowding out seedlings, and good soil where tall, healthy plants are growing. The farmer's figure is central, but the four soil types spread out around him tell the whole story. This page is one of the most visually structured in the parables set, with clear zones that kids can color differently to show the contrast.
Suggested Scripture: Mark 4:20 (NIV) — Others, like seed sown on good soil, hear the word, accept it, and produce a crop — some thirty, some sixty, some a hundred times what was sown.
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.
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Create a personalized Jesus coloring pageTeaching ideas for parents and teachers
- Before coloring, ask kids to find the four different soil types in the picture. Then ask which one they think they are.
- For ages 5–7: keep it simple. The farmer planted seeds in different places. Only one place grew well. Jesus says the seed is His word — and we choose what kind of soil we are.
- For Sunday school: go through all four soils. Ask kids to identify what each one represents in real life — not just the Bible's explanation, but their own experience.
- For family devotion: read Mark 4:1–20. Ask, "What's one thing that's been choking out the 'seed' in our family lately — like thorns, like weeds, like distractions?"
Print and activity tips
- Color each soil zone distinctly: gray for the hard path, pale tan for the rocky ground, tangled green-brown for the thorny ground, and rich dark brown for the good soil.
- Use bright greens and yellows for the healthy plants in the good soil — they should look abundant.
- Color the birds on the path in natural tones; they're just doing what birds do.
Discussion questions
- Which of the four soils do you think you are right now? Why?
- The hard path soil never even gave the seed a chance. What makes a heart hard?
- The thorny soil had seeds that started growing but got crowded out. What are the "thorns" in your life?
- The good soil produced thirty, sixty, or a hundred times what was planted. What's one way God has multiplied something in your life?
- What's one thing you could do to make your heart better soil this week?
