Animal Coloring Pages (Free PDF Printables)
On this page, you’ll discover an incredible collection of animal coloring pages, all available for free download and printing! From my years of teaching, one thing has always stood out: kids are absolutely captivated by animals. With their endless variety in shapes, sizes, and colors, it’s no wonder they’re so fascinated!
In this carefully curated series, I’ve gathered all my animal-themed coloring posts in one place for your convenience. Here, you’ll find a delightful mix of creatures, from familiar farm animals like horses, cows, and chickens, to safari wildlife, marine life, insects, birds, and so much more!
To access these free printables, simply click on any of the images or links below, and the high-resolution PDF will open in a new tab. From there, you can easily download or print as many as you like!
These coloring pages are formatted for standard US letter size, though they’re also perfectly suited for A4 paper. Have fun and let your creativity run wild!
20 Creative Craft Ideas Using Animal Coloring Pages
Animal-themed crafts are a hit with kids, and who doesn’t love getting creative with animals? Here are 20 fun, budget-friendly crafts to make using those completed animal coloring pages.
1. Bring the Elephant’s Trunk to Life
This craft brings an elephant to life with a twist! After coloring the elephant face, reinforce the page with thin cardboard, cutting it into an oval shape. Create a slit where the trunk is, and insert a white party blowout. As the child blows air into the blowout, the elephant’s trunk magically moves, adding a hilarious effect!
2. Zebras on the Move
After coloring and cutting out the zebra, reinforce it with thick cardboard. Add black yarn for the mane and tail, secured with a staple or glue. To make it even more interactive, punch small holes at the bottom for the child’s fingers to become zebra legs. This way, the child can play with their striped friends anywhere!
3. You’re Deer to Me
Create a sweet, personalized card for parents with a deer theme. Have the children draw antlers on construction paper, then color and cut out the deer. Attach the deer’s face to the center of the antlers, and have them write, “You are ‘Deer’ to Me” at the bottom, along with a heartfelt message for Mom or Dad.
4. Hungry Hippo Coin Bank
Turn a hippo’s face coloring page into a functional coin bank! Color the hippo, then glue it to a rectangular box with a slot cut out at the top for coins. Add wiggle eyes and a pipe cleaner for a funny tail, and you’ve got an adorable, crafty way to save pennies.
5. Smiling Stick Horse
Start with an empty wrapping paper roll and a horse coloring page. Once colored, cut the horse’s neck and head, then glue it around the top of the cardboard roll. Decorate it with wiggle eyes and yarn for the mane, adding a cheerful red smile with a marker to complete the look.
6. Ladybug Desk Buddy
Turn a simple paper plate into a cute ladybug by painting it red. After coloring and cutting out the ladybug, glue it onto the plate and add wiggle eyes. Use black pipe cleaners for legs, and fancy toothpicks for antennas. Mount it on a green leaf cutout, and it’s a lovely desktop decoration.
7. Chicken Crossing Craft
This whimsical craft involves a chicken, a road, and some humor. Color and cut out the chicken, then glue it to a craft stick. Create a road scene with a joke in mind, then let the child slide the chicken along the road for some fun movement!
8. Llama Crayon Holder
Got a lot of stray crayons? Create a fun llama crayon holder using a bathroom tissue cardboard roll. Have the child color and cut out a llama to glue on each side. Attach some pom-poms for feet, and you have a quirky way to store crayons in style.
9. Ring Toss Giraffes
Create a giraffe-themed ring toss game by having the children color and cut out a giraffe, then glue it onto stiff cardboard. Once glued, staple them together in a circle, forming standing giraffes. Use rings from a ring toss game, and see if the kids can toss them around the giraffe’s neck for added fun.
10. Crocodile Tears with a Twist
This hilarious craft involves a crocodile coloring page. After cutting it out, fold the body between the neck and tail like an accordion to give it a 3D effect. Add wiggle eyes and little paper teardrops for a funny crocodile that sheds “tears” in a playful way.
11. Beehive Fun
Let kids get creative by drawing a branch with a beehive and coloring bees to stick on cotton balls. Attach the cotton balls to the poster, making it look like the bees are swarming around their hive. It’s a perfect way to add life to a beehive scene.
12. Swinging Gorillas
For a dynamic classroom craft, create a gorilla scene with children coloring and cutting out their gorillas. Construct a cardboard city where gorillas can “swing” from building to building. With tape or staples, let the gorillas take over their urban jungle!
13. Froggy Flyswatter
Turn an ordinary flyswatter into a fun froggy accessory by gluing a frog coloring page to the flyswatter. Add wiggle eyes, a red felt tongue, and finish it with a couple of coats of acrylic spray. It’s a functional and amusing craft that’ll have everyone giggling!
14. Dolphin Wreath
To make a beautiful aquatic wreath, color and cut out several dolphins. Form a wreath from crumpled brown packing paper, then spray it with blue craft paint and glitter. Once it’s dry, glue the dolphins onto the wreath for a shiny, charming display.
15. Turtle Wall Art in 3D
This easy craft starts with a styrofoam bowl and green finger paint for a turtle shell. Once colored, cut out the turtle and glue it to the bowl. Add a cardboard head for stability and hang this cute 3D turtle wall art in the child’s room.
16. Spooky Black Widow Craft
For a spooky treat, color and cut out a spider, then attach wiggle eyes and a red pom-pom to its back. Reinforce its body with cardboard, and glue pipe cleaners to form its legs. Hang it from a thread, creating a spooky yet playful experience for anyone who stumbles upon it.
17. Climbing Panda Craft
Pandas are adored by kids, and this simple craft lets them imagine pandas climbing a tree. Attach green construction paper leaves to a paper towel roll, then glue a colored panda climbing up the roll for a fun forest scene.
18. Easter Bunny Treat Bag
Celebrate Easter with this adorable bunny craft. Decorate white paper bags with pastel colors, then glue a colored bunny to the front. Add pipe cleaners for whiskers, a pink pom-pom for a nose, and big wiggle eyes to complete the cute, festive treat bag.
19. Koala Tree Classroom Craft
Create a giant tree mural on a craft sheet and have each child color and cut out a koala to place on the tree. Add black pom-poms for noses and wiggle eyes for extra cuteness. This collaborative classroom craft will result in a giant koala tree that everyone can admire.
20. Flying Pigs Mobile
For a whimsical mobile, color and cut out pigs, then glue wings to their sides made from white construction paper. Attach the pigs to a hoop or pipe cleaner circle with embroidery thread, and you’ll have a charming, flying pig mobile that adds personality to any child’s room.
With these creative and simple ideas, you’ll transform those animal coloring pages into endless fun, interactive projects that engage kids and spark their imaginations!
