Washing machine Coloring Pages

A machine that washes your clothes

Washing machine is a machine that washes dirty clothes and towels with water and soap.
Just press a button, and it does everything automatically, from washing and rinsing to spinning out the water.
Thanks to Washing machine, you can clean lots of laundry every day in no time!

Front-loader and top-loader

There are two main types of Washing machine.
One is the front-loader, which has a round door on the front. The drum inside turns sideways, lifting the clothes up and dropping them to beat the dirt out.
The other is the top-loader, which has a lid on top. It washes clothes by swirling them in water and rubbing them together.
The first coloring page shows a front-loader Washing machine.

It can dry your clothes too

Many front-loader Washing machine models can also dry your clothes with warm air after washing them.
It is super helpful because you can dry your clothes without hanging them outside, even on rainy days.
You can choose how to wash and dry your clothes using the control panel on top of Washing machine.

Washing clothes long ago

Before there was Washing machine, people filled a washbasin with water and washed clothes by hand, one by one, using a washboard.
They rubbed soapy clothes back and forth on the bumpy washboard to get the dirt out.
Washing clothes in cold water during winter was a very hard job.

Try helping with the laundry

There are many ways you can help with the laundry!
Before putting your dirty clothes in the laundry basket, turn them right-side out and check your pockets for tissues.
If you wash a tissue, tiny white bits will stick all over the other clothes.
Folding dry laundry and putting your clothes away in drawers are also great ways to help!

Things to be careful about around Washing machine

Do not try to open the door or lid while Washing machine is running.
Never climb inside a front-loader Washing machine to play, because it is very dangerous.

3 Coloring pages

There are 3 coloring pages: a front-loader Washing machine, a parent and child taking out the laundry, and an old-fashioned washbasin with a washboard.
Have fun coloring while comparing how people wash clothes now and long ago!
It is also fun to go take a look at what kind of Washing machine you have at home.

For a white Washing machine, just add a little shadow

Most Washing machines are white, so you can leave most of the paper white.
If you color just the side and the area around the door in light gray, the box shape will look 3D.

Color the round door light blue

Try coloring the round door window on the drum-type Washing machine in light blue or gray.
If you leave a white line on the edge of the window, it will look like shiny glass.

Color the laundry with lots of colors

Color the clothes in the laundry basket on the second coloring page with your favorite colors, like light blue, pink, and yellow.
If you color the mom's and the boy's T-shirts in different colors too, your picture will look nice and lively.
We recommend white or light blue for the laundry basket.

Color the wooden tub brown

Color the tub and washboard on the third coloring page in light brown or orange-brown.
If you color the two rings around the tub in gray, it will look just like a real one.

Color the detergent bottles too

Detergent bottles and buckets are lined up on the top shelf on the second coloring page.
It is fun to color the bottles in many colors like white, orange, and light blue.
Try coloring each folded towel in a different color too.

Line up all three pages

Line up all three pages and color them while thinking about what is different between washing clothes long ago and now.
If you draw clothes in the same color on all three pages, your pictures will tell a connected story.

Japan's First Washing machine

The very first electric Washing machine in Japan was sold in 1930 by a company named Shibaura Engineering Works.
It is the company that later became Toshiba.
Washing machines back then were super expensive, so most families still washed their clothes by hand.

The Three Sacred Treasures

In the late 1950s, the Washing machine was called one of the "Three Sacred Treasures," along with the refrigerator and the black-and-white TV.
They were the dream home appliances that everyone wished for!
Once the Washing machine spread to more homes, doing housework became much easier.

Wavy Bumps on a Washboard

The wavy bumps on a washboard are there to rub clothes against and scrub out dirt.
Even today, some people still use a washboard to clean things like muddy socks!

Which Way to Hang Laundry

Your laundry dries faster if you hang it in the path of the wind.
Leaving space between your towels is another good trick!
If you hang them outside on a sunny afternoon, you will get soft, fluffy towels that smell like sunshine.

Amount of Water

People say that front-load Washing machines use less water than top-load ones.
Instead, they often take a little longer to wash your clothes.