Home›Christmas Coloring Pages — Free Printable PDFs
By: Papaya Ink Team · Last updated: October 14, 2026
Christmas is the one season when almost everyone ends up with a pencil in hand: a quiet evening by the tree, a cup of something warm, a coloring sheet spread on the table. These cute Christmas coloring pages were drawn for exactly those evenings. Every sheet is a small holiday scene with big-eyed animals in the middle of it – unicorns, kittens, puppies, foxes, bears and their friends in scarves, stockings, sleighs and snow – the kind of picture that is a pleasure to color slowly whether you are an adult unwinding after work, a grandparent keeping a tradition going, or a family filling the last days before Christmas.
The collection comes in two formats. Copy coloring pages show the finished picture in full color on the top half and the same scene as clean line art below: match the sample, use it as a loose guide, or ignore it and invent your own palette. It also makes a handy reference for anyone learning to shade fur, fabric and holiday lights. Classic black and white pages give you one full-size scene with nothing but line art – cozy living rooms, snowy forests, busy workshops and festive kitchens packed with ornaments, bows and garlands to fill at your own pace. Use the Show me buttons above the pictures to see only the black and white pages, only the pages with a color sample, or everything at once.
Click the picture – PDF opens, US Letter, fits A4. Print at actual size on regular printer paper for markers and colored pencils, or on heavier cardstock if you plan to use watercolor or gel pens. Black and white pages print perfectly on any printer; on a black-and-white printer the color sample of a copy page comes out in shades of gray, while its line-art half prints clean either way. You can also download the collection as one PDF book and keep it ready for the holidays. All pages are free for personal use – print as many as you like for your home, your classroom or a Christmas party.
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Fun Things to Make with These Coloring Pages
- Color a page, cut out the finished character and glue it onto folded cardstock for a handmade Christmas card.
- Fold a colored sheet in half so the color sample sits on the back and the line art becomes the front of a small holiday booklet.
- Punch a hole in the top corner of a colored scene, thread a ribbon through and hang it on the tree as a paper ornament.
- Turn a finished page into a gift tag by cutting out a small square around your favorite detail and writing a name on the back.
- Print a sheet on heavier paper, color it with gel pens and slip it into a dollar-store frame for the mantel.
- Set out a stack of pages, pencils and cocoa at a family gathering and let everyone color while dinner is cooking.
- Use the color half as a reference for a shading practice session: match the light and shadow on fur, snow and knitwear.
- Glue several colored scenes onto a long strip of paper to make a holiday garland for a doorway or a classroom wall.
