Winter Coloring Pages

These winter coloring pages celebrate the season itself: fresh snow, frozen ponds, frosty trees, and warm hats and scarves. The pages focus on everyday winter fun and nature rather than holidays, so they work all the way from December to March. Kids will find children playing in the snow, animals that thrive in the cold and machines that keep roads and harbors open.

Kids can color a boy building a snow fort, a girl building a snowman in the garden, a snowball fight by a snowy fence, a girl sledding down a hill and an ice skater on a frozen pond. Quieter pages show a boy building a bird feeder on the porch, a child checking the outdoor thermometer, a boy measuring snow depth with a ruler and a young ice fisherman on a frozen lake. Winter wildlife includes a snowy owl, a red fox at the forest edge, a polar bear, an arctic wolf and a beaver by a frozen mill pond, while snowplows, a horse-drawn sleigh and an icebreaker in a frozen harbor complete the set.

The pages are medium difficulty for kids ages 6 to 10. Clear outlines make the figures easy to color, while icicles, snowflakes, footprints and frosty branches add smaller areas. Kids practice pencil grip and patience and can experiment with shading snow in pale blues and grays, a nice calm-down activity after playing outside.

Snowmen have their own place: open the Snowman Coloring Pages subcategory for snowmen in all kinds of settings. Winter pages also make a simple science activity. Measure the snow, check the thermometer and color the scene that best matches the day.

Download any page for free and print it at home in black and white. The files are set up for A4; on US Letter paper, select "Fit to page." Everyday printer paper is fine for pencils and crayons, and a heavier sheet or cardstock is best for markers and paint.

For skiing, skating and hockey, visit Winter Sports Coloring Pages. The other seasons are waiting in Spring Coloring Pages, Summer Coloring Pages and Fall Coloring Pages, and Christmas scenes have their own section.