Free Backyardigans Coloring Pages

When my daughter was a toddler, her favorite show was the Backyardigans. The Backyardigans is a computer animated cartoon that features the imagination driven adventures of a group of diverse animals named Pablo, Tyrone, Uniqua, Tasha, and Austin. Each episode of the features a wonderfully catchy score from a different genre of music (from reggae to country/western) and an adventure that highlights the power of a child's imagination.

According to an interview with one of the Backyardigan's creators, Janice Burgess, the show's themes come from her own love of adventure movies, throwing the characters into various situations ranging from a pirate adventure to a secret agent caper (my family's favorite). The genre for each episode's music, composed by Evan Lurie, is selected from a long list of genres to fit that week's adventures. Backyardigan's elaborate choreography is created with computer animation using actual dancing choreographed for the show.

If your child would like to bring the world of the Backyardigans into your home, or perhaps come up with activites and crafts for a Backyardigans themed party, I suggest these sites featuring printable coloring pages and other craft projects devoted to the Backyardigans.

Nick Jr. Official Site

Nickelodeon's official site for the Backyardigans features coloring pages for each of the major characters as well as links to craft projects for Backyardigans and other NickJr. cartoons.

Coloring-book.info's Backyardigan's pages.

This features 24 different scenes with the Backyardigans characters.

Treehousetv.com

This site features several Backyardigans pictures to color, including a dot to dot.