Kawaii soccer kid in a number 8 jersey holding a giant ball overhead beside a tuft of grass.

Smiling Number 8 Lifts a Giant Soccer Ball

A cheerful number 8 player stands on a curved field line, holding an oversized soccer ball high above both hands.

Free to print for personal and classroom use. This coloring page is part of the Soccer collection, made for ages 5–7 and drawn in a Kawaii style.

🎨 How to color it

Color the number 8 jersey sky blue, the shorts navy, the giant soccer ball with classic black patches, and the grass tuft bright green. Use chunky crayons or broad markers for the big ball panels and shirt, letting little hands stay inside the thick outlines when they can. Try making the round motion lines pale yellow so the raised ball feels like it just bounced up into place.

🔢 How this color by number works

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Find each number in the key and fill its zone: 46 zones and 8 colors, sized for kids. Tiny unnumbered slivers borrow the color of their neighbors, and the little model above shows the finished page whenever you want to check your work. More grids like this live in our color by number gallery.

Prefer classic line art? Open this drawing as a regular coloring page.

The story behind this coloring page

Theo’s Extra Big Secret — Behind the equipment shed, Theo tapped three balls. Thump, thump, THOOM. Read the full story →

Behind the equipment shed, Theo tapped three balls. Thump, thump, THOOM. He wanted the lightest one for practice, the one that would pop off his toe like toast. But under the lowest shelf, something sniffed: a tiny field mouse with whiskers dusty from chalk.

“Psst,” said the mouse. “That big ball plugs my doorway.” Theo looked at the giant ball. It smelled like rubber and rain. He pushed. He puffed. His arms felt like noodles, but he rolled it out, lifted it high, and carried it back to the field instead of the easy ball. Nobody clapped. Nobody saw. Still, the mouse’s doorway was open, and Theo felt taller than his number 8. If you spot the huge ball over his head, keep the secret with him.