Christmas is a fun time to bring out the crayons, especially when the coloring pages feature cute animals dressed for the holidays. A puppy sitting beside wrapped presents, a penguin decorating a Christmas tree, or a little mouse holding a gingerbread cookie can make a lovely afternoon activity for kids.
We’ve put together 20 free Christmas animals coloring pages featuring pets, woodland animals, winter favorites, and farm animals in festive scenes. You’ll find reindeer with Christmas lights, a kitten tucked inside a stocking, a polar bear holding a candy cane, and several other cheerful designs.
All 20 pages are available as individual printable PDFs, so you can download your favorites or save the complete collection. They’re great for Christmas activities at home, classroom parties, holiday craft tables, and quiet afternoons during winter break.
20 Free Printable Christmas Animal Coloring Pages
This collection includes a mix of familiar animals and playful Christmas scenes. Some pages focus on a single animal with presents or candy canes, while others feature decorated trees, snowy settings, and groups of animals celebrating together.
Browse the pages below and click the Download Now button beneath any image to get its printable PDF.
How to Download and Print Your Christmas Animal Coloring Pages
Each design has its own PDF file, which makes it convenient to print one page at a time without downloading the entire collection.
- Choose your favorite page. Browse the 20 designs and find the animal you want to color.
- Click Download Now. Use the button below the image to open or save the printable PDF.
- Open the PDF. Use your browser’s PDF viewer or another PDF reader, then select the print option.
- Check your print settings. Select A4 paper where available, or use Fit to Page or Fit to Printable Area for US Letter paper. Check the preview to make sure the complete border appears before printing.
Regular printer paper works well for crayons and colored pencils. For markers, thicker printer-friendly paper can help reduce ink bleeding through to the other side.
You can also save the PDFs on your computer or phone and print fresh copies whenever you need another Christmas activity.
Christmas Coloring Ideas for Your Favorite Animals
Christmas animals give kids plenty of ways to experiment with colors. They can use traditional holiday shades, copy the animals’ natural colors, or make up their own combinations.
Try Classic Christmas Colors
Red, green, gold, and white are familiar Christmas colors that work especially well for Santa hats, scarves, presents, ornaments, and candy canes.
Try a bright red Santa hat on the puppy, a green scarf on the bunny, or red and gold ornaments on the penguin’s Christmas tree. The reindeer’s Christmas lights can be colored in several shades, including yellow, blue, red, and green.
You can also color gift boxes with different patterns. Stripes, dots, and ribbon bows give kids a chance to mix colors without needing extra drawing supplies.
Use Natural Animal Colors
If your kids enjoy coloring animals to look like the ones they know, try a few familiar combinations.
The fox can have orange fur, a cream-colored face, and a red Christmas sweater. A reindeer looks lovely in warm brown shades, while the mother deer and fawn can be colored with light brown, tan, and cream.
For the penguin, use black and white for the body, orange for the beak and feet, and brighter shades for its winter clothing. The polar bear can remain mostly white, with a little pale blue around the snowy setting.
The owl, hedgehog, squirrel, and raccoon also work well with different shades of brown and gray.
Have Fun with Unusual Colors
There’s no reason every animal has to look realistic. Kids might enjoy coloring a pink polar bear, a purple bunny, or a puppy wearing a rainbow Santa hat.
Christmas decorations are particularly good for trying unusual combinations. A tree could have blue branches with pink ornaments, or the llama’s scarf could include several bright colors.
For a family coloring activity, print two copies of the same page and see how differently everyone colors it.
Fun Ways to Use These Printable Christmas Animal Pages
Coloring pages are handy during the busy days before Christmas because they can be printed whenever there’s a little free time. A few pages and a box of crayons are enough to set up a simple holiday activity.
Christmas Classroom Activities
Teachers can print a selection of animal pages for Christmas parties, winter classroom activities, or the last few school days before the holiday break.
The puppy, kitten, bunny, penguin, and polar bear are good choices for a classroom coloring table. For group activities, the woodland animals Christmas party and farm animal designs give children several characters to color on one sheet.
After coloring, the finished pages can be displayed on a classroom board or collected into a small Christmas coloring booklet.
Christmas Eve and Holiday Break Activities
Keep a few printable pages ready for Christmas Eve, particularly if children are excited and looking for something to do while waiting for the celebrations.
The gingerbread house raccoon, Christmas mouse, and penguin decorating the tree are good choices for a holiday-themed coloring session.
These pages also work well during winter break when kids want an indoor activity. Set out a few different designs and let everyone choose an animal they like.
Make Homemade Christmas Decorations
Finished coloring pages can be used as part of your Christmas decorations.
Children can display their artwork on the refrigerator, hang it on a bedroom wall, or create a small gallery of colored Christmas animals.
For a homemade Christmas card, print a smaller copy of a favorite design, color it, cut it out, and attach it to folded cardstock. A puppy in a Santa hat or a kitten in a stocking makes a sweet design for a card to give to grandparents or friends.
You could also put several finished pages together to make a homemade Christmas coloring book that children can keep.
Christmas Party Coloring Table
For a children’s Christmas party, print several different animal designs and place them on a table with crayons, colored pencils, and washable markers.
Guests can choose their favorite animals, color at their own pace, and take the finished artwork home.
If several children want the same design, simply print another copy. Having a few extras ready is useful for busy coloring tables.
What Coloring Supplies Work Best?
You can use almost any coloring supplies already available at home.
Crayons are a practical choice for children who enjoy filling in large areas. They’re also convenient for classrooms and group activities because they’re easy to share.
Colored pencils work well for animal fur, small decorations, and details on Christmas sweaters. Kids can layer lighter and darker colors to give a little variety to the finished page.
Washable markers are good for bright Santa hats, ornaments, scarves, and wrapped presents. Use thicker paper if your markers tend to bleed through, and place a spare sheet underneath to protect the table.
Gel pens can be used for small finishing touches on ornaments and holiday decorations. Metallic or glitter pens are optional, but they can be fun for adding details after the main coloring is finished.
For the best printing results, check that the paper suits your printer before using thicker sheets.
Which Christmas Animal Coloring Page Should You Choose?
With 20 designs available, it’s easy to choose a page based on a child’s favorite animal or Christmas activity.
If your child loves dogs and cats, start with the puppy surrounded by presents or the kitten inside a Christmas stocking. The bunny holding a gift and the panda sitting among presents are also good choices for children who enjoy cute animal characters.
For classic Christmas scenes, try the reindeer with Christmas lights, the penguin decorating a tree, or the polar bear holding a candy cane. They feature familiar decorations and lots of opportunities to use red, green, and other holiday colors.
Children who enjoy woodland animals might prefer the fox, squirrel, hedgehog, owl, or deer family. The mother deer and baby deer page is especially nice for anyone who likes animal family scenes.
For something a little different, try the llama with its decorated cactus, the hamster in a Christmas mug, or the raccoon decorating a gingerbread house.
The Christmas farm animals and woodland animals party are good picks when kids want to color several animals together.
More Free Christmas Coloring Pages from FunFillColor
If your children enjoy these Christmas animal designs, there are other holiday collections on FunFillColor that you can print alongside them.
Try our Christmas Puppy Coloring Pages for more cute dogs in festive scenes, or choose Christmas Ornament Coloring Pages if your kids enjoy decorating baubles with different colors and patterns.
You can also explore Christmas Elf Coloring Pages and Gingerbread Coloring Pages for more Christmas activities.
Saving a few favorite collections makes it convenient to print a fresh page during holiday break or whenever the kids want something new to color.
FAQs
Are these Christmas animals coloring pages free?
Yes. All 20 coloring pages are free to download and print for personal use. You can choose individual designs or download the entire collection.
How many printable pages are included?
There are 20 different Christmas animal designs. The collection includes puppies, kittens, reindeer, penguins, woodland animals, farm animals, and other festive characters.
Can I download just one coloring page?
Yes. Each design has a separate Download Now button, so you can save only the pages you want. There’s no need to download all 20 at once.
Can I print these coloring pages at home?
Yes. The PDF files can be printed with a regular home printer. Check the print preview first to make sure the border fits within the printable area.
Can I print the pages on US Letter paper?
Yes. If you’re using US Letter paper, select Fit to Page or Fit to Printable Area in your printer settings. This helps keep the complete design and its border visible.
What is the best paper for coloring?
Regular printer paper is fine for crayons and colored pencils. For markers, thicker printer-friendly paper is usually a better choice because it helps limit ink bleed-through.
Can I print the same page several times?
Yes. You can print additional copies for personal coloring activities or to let children try different color combinations.
Are these coloring pages suitable for classroom Christmas activities?
Yes. The animal themes are suitable for Christmas classroom activities, coloring tables, and school holiday celebrations. Teachers can choose several different designs so students have options.
Do I need special coloring supplies?
No. Crayons, colored pencils, or regular washable markers are enough. Children can color the pages using whichever supplies they enjoy.
Can I save the printable PDFs for later?
Yes. Download the PDFs to your device and keep them in a folder so you can print another copy whenever needed.
Print Your Favorite Christmas Animal Pages
Pick a favorite animal from the collection, click Download Now, and print the PDF for a Christmas coloring session.
You can start with one page today and save the rest for Christmas break, classroom activities, or a holiday afternoon with family. With 20 different animal scenes, there’s plenty to choose from whenever the crayons come out.
Usage note: These coloring pages are provided for personal and classroom activities. Please do not resell or redistribute the downloadable files.
