John 1:5 Coloring Page – The Light Shines in the Darkness

Introduction

Parents, teachers, and homeschool families love printable activities because they are quick to prepare and easy to use anywhere. This free printable John 1:5 Coloring Page – The Light Shines in the Darkness is designed to keep kids engaged while building creativity and learning skills. As a bible verses resource, it is built to be simple to print, easy to use, and helpful when you need an instant activity.

What This Printable Includes

• printable PDF worksheet or activity page
• designed for A4 or US Letter paper
• easy to print at home, school, or care settings
• kid-friendly layout with clear activity space
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Learning Benefits

This activity supports learning through a screen-free format, works well for home, classroom, and group use, and keeps children engaged with a clear, printable activity.

Ideas for Using This Activity

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• after-school quiet activity

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More About This Activity

This meaningful colouring page features the powerful scripture from John 1:5:
“The light shines in the darkness.”
It’s a wonderful verse for teaching children about hope, Jesus as the Light of the World and God’s presence even in difficult times. With a lantern illustration glowing brightly, this printable is ideal for Sunday School, homeschool lessons, Advent teachings or everyday encouragement.

What’s Inside

This worksheet includes:

• The verse text: “The light shines in the darkness.”

• Scripture reference: John 1:5

• A large lantern shining brightly—symbolising Jesus, the Light of the World

• Radiating beams that fill the page with a sense of hope and brightness

• Clouds and a landscape for extra colouring fun

• Clean, bold outlines perfect for kids of all ages

Why It’s Useful

• Teaches hope and faith — a simple way to reinforce that God’s light is stronger than any darkness

• Perfect for Advent and Christmas — fits beautifully with lessons about Jesus’ arrival

• Encourages creativity — the glowing lantern and rays invite warm, bright colours

• Great for mixed-age groups — simple shapes for younger kids, meaningful symbolism for older ones

• Supports scripture memorisation — children remember the verse as they colour

How to Use This Worksheet

1. Print the colouring page on A4 or letter-sized paper.

2. Read John 1:5 together and talk about what “light” and “darkness” mean in the Bible.

3. Ask reflective questions, such as:

   • How does Jesus bring light to our lives?

   • When have you felt God’s light?

4. Let kids colour the lantern and rays, using bright yellows, oranges and golds to show the light shining.

5. Optional activity: Have children write one way they can “shine God’s light” to others.

6. Display completed pages on a bulletin board or classroom wall to brighten the room.

7. Reinforce the message by encouraging kids to say the verse aloud.

This John 1:5 colouring page is a beautiful tool for helping children understand that Jesus brings light, hope and goodness into the world. It’s simple, meaningful and perfect for home, school or ministry use. Print it, colour it and let the light shine!

How to use this printable

• Best for: quiet time, classroom stations, after-school care, rainy days
• Prep time: 1–2 minutes (print + pencils)
• Try this: set a 10-minute timer and let kids compare answers at the end

Skills this activity supports

• Focus and attention
• Problem solving
• Fine motor practice (writing/drawing)

Easy variations

• Make it a team challenge
• Use it as a fast finisher
• Add a “bonus task”: draw or write 3 related words

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