Dora the Explorer Coloring Pages, Online Games and Activities

Dora the Explorer which airs daily on the TV channel Nick is a favorite among boy and girl preschoolers. Dora the Explorer features a seven year old girl who with the help of her friends Backpack, Map, Boots the Monkey, Isa the Iguana, Tico the Squirrel, and Benny the Bull goes on many adventures. This engaging preschool show involves viewers in helping Dora too. Do you have a Dora the Explorer fan in your house? Then you'll love this grouping of online resources and activity ideas. These activities would also work well for preschool or elementary school classes and many of the ideas can be used for party games, activities or goodie bags.

Free Printable Coloring Pages

This link has a set of seven valentine themed Dora coloring pages.

This coloring pages site has thirty three pages to print and color. Most show Dora and Boots, but there are also pages for the other characters in the show as well.

Here you will find a printable five page booklet all about Dora and Boots at the Carnival.

From the official Nick website, this page has over fifty coloring pages all featuring Dora, Boots, Swiper and their friends.

Free Online Games

This site features all clickable games; meaning that they require only the use of the mouse. Most of the games are simple enough for young preschoolers to play and enjoy. Some of the games featured at this link include: Swiper the Explorer, Where's Swipper, Find Boots, Mermaid Adventure, Carnival Adventure, Puzzle Bridge, Star Catching, Crocodile Lake, City Adventure, Dora Saves Map, Fairy Tale Fiesta and Pirate Boat Treasure Hunt.

The official Nick site has forty nine Dora themed games to play. Some of the more popular games are; Dora's Christmas Carol Adventure, Dora Saves the Crystal Kingdom, Dora's Number Pyramid Adventure and Dora Saves Map. Nick has even sorted the games based on type; adventure, arcade style, art, dress-up, letters and spelling, matching and sorting, music and moves, numbers and shapes, puzzles, sports and stories. The games are also organized by age group.

Activity Ideas

This link offers a printable storybook about Dora that can be colored in.

This is a fun interactive word scramble with characters and other common words from Dora the Explorer. It is perfect for five to seven year olds.

Dress Up Who allows you to dress Dora up for different types of adventures. Any preschooler will love this activity.

From the official Nick site comes this link with nearly fifty printable paper craft projects. The projects range from dress up dolls, and decorations to party items, cards, crown, and activity placemats.