Skateboard clipart & coloring pages
Hop on board for a thrilling ride into the exciting world of skateboarding! Below we have a collection of skateboard clipart and skateboard coloring pages that let your kids bring their own flair to the fun.
Get crafty with skateboard-themed projects that spark creativity and bring the skateboarding spirit right into your home. Plus, our educational pages will roll through the history, science, and culture of skateboarding, making learning as exciting as landing a new trick.
These fun-filled activities will keep everyone engaged, from little ones to the young at heart. Let’s kick, push, and coast through this adventure together. Just click on the images to view their printable versions!
What you'll find here
ToggleAll about skateboarding
Skateboarding has fascinated kids and adults alike since the late 1940s and early 1950s, evolving from a playful pastime into a global phenomenon.
This sport combines artistry, athleticism, and physics.
🛹 Skateboarding basics
At its core, skateboarding involves riding and performing tricks on a skateboard.
While it may seem daunting at first, with patience and practice, riders learn to balance, push off the ground, and eventually, perform various tricks.
Skateboarding also teaches resilience and perseverance, as mastering tricks requires continuous effort and overcoming falls.
- COUNTLESS COMBINATIONS: The Starter Kit has nearly countless layout combinations as you reconfigure your fingerboard obstacles over and over in new ways! The ramps also feature an...
- TRAINER CLIPS: Use the included Trainer Clips to practice mini skateboard tricks and make it easy to catch some air on this skatepark ramp set!
- SIGNATURE PRO BOARD: The Starter Kit works with Tech Deck BMX (sold separately) and includes a signature Stevie Williams board from DGK to get you started.
- BECOME A PRO: Gain speed down the quarter pipe, catch big air with the launch ramp and perfect your skills with other Tech Deck fingerboard or BMX collections (each sold separately).
🛹 Equipment and safety
For young children interested in skateboarding, it’s crucial to start with the basics.
Ensuring they have the proper equipment — like a suitable skateboard, safety gear, and comfortable clothing — sets the foundation for a positive and safe learning experience.
Encouraging your child to take it slow, focusing on balance and control before attempting more complex maneuvers, helps build confidence and skill over time.
🛹 VIDEO: “Learn How to Skateboard for Kids”
10 fun facts
- Skateboarding originated in the 1950s in California as an offshoot of surfing.
- The first skateboard was essentially a wooden plank with roller skate wheels attached.
- Skateboarding was recently included in the Olympics.
- The world record for the highest skateboard air achieved on a half-pipe is over 25 feet.
- There are more than 50 distinct types of skateboarding tricks, each with unique names and techniques.
- Some scientists and engineers study the physics of skateboarding to better understand motion and dynamics.
- Skateboarding culture has its own fashion, music, and language, influencing broader trends in society.
- The largest skateboard ever made was over 36 feet long and could actually be ridden.
- Skateboarding video games have played a significant role in popularizing the sport around the world.
- Many cities around the globe have built skate parks as dedicated spaces for skateboarders to practice and perform.
Creative skateboard craft ideas
Encourage your child’s creativity and interest in skateboarding with these fun craft ideas!
- Design your own skateboard deck: Start with a blank skateboard deck or a large piece of cardboard cut into a deck shape. Provide paints, markers, and stickers for your child to decorate their board. This activity encourages creativity and gives them a personalized skateboard or decorative piece for their room.
- Skateboard ramp model: Using cardboard, tape, and scissors, help your child construct a small-scale model of a skateboard ramp. This project can teach basic engineering and design principles, showing how ramps are used for tricks.
- Skateboard-themed bookmarks: Cut out bookmark-sized pieces of cardstock and decorate them with skateboarding images, stickers, or drawings. Laminating them will make them durable. It’s a simple yet creative way to keep your child excited about reading and skateboarding.
- Custom grip tape art: If your child already has a skateboard, customizing the grip tape can be a fun project. Draw designs on the grip tape with paint pens or stencil on patterns. This activity allows for personal expression while enhancing the look of the skateboard.
- Skateboard wheel coasters: Use old or decorative skateboard wheels to create unique coasters. Attach a circular piece of felt or cork to one side of each wheel. This craft is not only practical but also introduces the concept of recycling and repurposing.
- 7 layers of wood, resistant to pressure and impact, and durable.
- The special bearing pulley is smooth, giving you a better experience.
- Easy to operate and simple to DIY, suitable for professional and personal to use.
- You can make your favorite skateboard to exercise your hands- on ability.
Learning activities
Skateboarding can also be a springboard for educational activities that blend fun with learning:
- Physics of skateboarding: Discuss and experiment with the physics behind skateboarding, such as gravity, momentum, and friction. Use ramps and different surfaces to explore how these forces affect skating.
- Skateboarding history timeline: Research and create a timeline of skateboarding history, highlighting key events, figures, and cultural milestones. This activity can teach research skills and give historical context to their interest.
- Math on the move: Calculate the speed of a skateboard or the angle of a ramp using basic math principles. This real-world application of math can make learning more relatable and fun.
- Creative writing: Encourage your child to write a story or comic about a skateboarding adventure, incorporating skateboarding terms and concepts. This fosters creativity and improves writing skills.
- Skateboard design technology: Explore the engineering behind skateboard construction and design. Discuss materials, shapes, and the impact on performance, introducing basic engineering concepts.
- Ideal for Kids: our toddlers skateboard measures about 17 x 5 inches/ 43 x 12.5 cm, and only weigh about 1.76 lbs, with a bearing capacity of up to 33 lbs; Our bike safety gear kids...
- Safe and Protective Gear: our protective bike gear kids are designed with adjustable elastic bands, comfortable and quick to wear, and provide good protection during sports; Its EVA...
- Reliable Material: our baby skateboard is mainly made of maple, firm and thick material, with adoption of PVC and PU wheels, reinforced with aluminium alloy post for further fixation,...
- Sweet and Distinctive Gifts: our skateboard pads and skate board for toddlers are practical, yet bringing more fun, and they are warm presents for your babies on children's Day,...
Skateboard coloring pages & line art drawings
Colorful skateboard clipart
Books on skateboarding
Whether your child is a newbie or an aspiring pro, books about skateboarding can help nurture their love for the sport!
From biographies of professional skateboarders to guides on tricks and techniques, there’s lots of knowledge waiting to be explored.
- Boyd, Jack (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 78 Pages - 02/25/2021 (Publication Date) - Spotlight Media (Publisher)
- Hardcover Book
- Brown, Sky (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 40 Pages - 03/26/2024 (Publication Date) - Harry N. Abrams (Publisher)
- Hardcover Book
- Dahl, Michael (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 32 Pages - 07/29/2022 (Publication Date) - Capstone Editions (Publisher)
- Dahl, Michael (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 24 Pages - 12/31/2005 (Publication Date) - Picture Window Books (Publisher)
- Age Range 10 up Skateboarder. In the 1999 X Games Skateboarding First 900 Degree Arial Turn
- Hawk, Tony (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 155 Pages - 09/17/2002 (Publication Date) - It Books (Publisher)