TheColoringPages.net is a free library of printable coloring pages for children, parents, teachers and anyone who finds a pencil and a blank outline relaxing. Everything here downloads as a PDF, prints on a home or school printer, and costs nothing.

What you will find here

The library currently holds 371 coloring packs, each one a 10-page PDF built around a single subject. They are grouped into a few broad areas:

  • Animals — farm, wild, sea, pets, birds and insects
  • Characters — cartoon, animated, game and anime figures
  • Seasonal and holiday — Christmas, Halloween, Easter, Eid, Diwali, Valentine’s Day and more
  • Educational — alphabet, numbers, shapes, colour-by-number and classroom themes
  • Everyday life — vehicles, food, sports, jobs, nature and places

How to use the pages

Open any page, press the download button, and the PDF opens straight away — there is no account to create and no email address to hand over. Each pack is supplied at large format so it scales down cleanly: set your print dialogue to "Fit to page" and it will fill a US Letter or A4 sheet properly.

For crayons and coloured pencils, ordinary copy paper is fine. If your child uses felt-tips, heavier 120–160 gsm paper stops the ink bleeding through. There is more printing advice on our FAQ page.

What you may and may not do with them

You are welcome to print our pages as often as you like for your own children, your classroom, your library, your daycare or your homeschool group. Print one per child, print a hundred — that is exactly what they are for.

What you may not do is resell them, bundle them into a paid product, re-upload the files to another download site, or print them onto merchandise. If you would like to feature a page on your own blog or newsletter, please link to the page it came from rather than re-hosting the file. Our full terms are on the terms of use and DMCA pages.

Corrections and takedown requests

If you spot a mistake on a page, a broken download, or content you believe should not be here, tell us and we will act on it. Rights holders can reach us directly through the DMCA page and we respond to properly formed notices.

Get in touch

Questions, suggestions for new subjects, or a request for a specific coloring pack are all welcome. Email info@thecoloringpages.net or use the contact form — a real person reads every message, usually within one working day.