February is the Lunar New Year so we’ve created a colouring page about the 8 Lunar Phases and included 8 Nocturnal Animals to colour, cut out and try to put back in order of the monthly moon cycle.

The colouring page includes illustrations of:

• Great Horned Owl under a New Moon
• Hedgehog under a Waxing Crescent Moon
• Aardvark under a First Quarter Moon
• Tasmanian Devil under a Waxing Gibbous Moon
• Luna Moth under a Full Moon
• Lesser Long-eared bat under a Waning Gibbous Moon
• Sugar Glider under a Third Quarter Moon
• Crested Gecko under a Waning Crescent Moon

Click the link to download this colouring activity from  Planet Designs Kids Free Downloads on our website.

We found the NASA website had an extremely helpful page explaining the Lunar Phases and how the moon is visible to us on Earth.  

https://science.nasa.gov/moon/lunar-phases-and-eclipses/

To download or print using the above link: 

* Planet Designs Kids Free Downloads (on our website) - click the “Planet Designs Kids Free Downloads” link and it will take you to the free downloads page on our website. Put in your email address and you’ll have free access to all of our free colouring activities. Click “Continue”, then on the page you want click “Download”, and it will then be saved in your downloads folder where you can print it.

We hope you enjoy this free educational resource.