Cozy Winter Coloring Pages

Tips for winter pages

• Leave snow as bare paper and shade it with pale blue-gray or lavender under trees, along drifts and on the side away from the light. White only reads as white next to a shadow.
• Big dark areas such as penguin backs streak easily. Use a brush tip, overlap each stroke while the edge is still wet and turn the page so strokes stay short. A dark gray or navy often looks softer than pure black.
• Color polar bears cream or ivory with a pale cool gray on the shadow side, and give the snow or ice around them a light blue so the bear stands out.
• Build a cool palette (navy, pale blue, silvery gray, lavender) and add one warm accent, such as amber in the windows or a red scarf, repeated in 2 or 3 places.
• Falling snow can go in last: white gel pen dots on dry ink over the sky, or over a darker night sky for more contrast.

Questions

Are these winter coloring pages free?

Yes. Every page is a free PDF in US Letter and A4 with no sign-up. Print them at home, in class, in a library or a senior center, as often as you like.

Which winter pages are the easiest?

Otter Sliding on the Ice and Puppy Playing in the Snow have under 40 spaces and take about 15 minutes. Polar Bear Hugging a Penguin and Snowman Holding Hot Cocoa take about 20.

Are there penguin and polar bear pages?

Yes: Penguin Ice Skating, Baby Penguin in a Beanie, Two Penguins Building an Igloo, Polar Bear Fishing Through the Ice, Polar Bear Cub on an Ice Floe and Polar Bear Hugging a Penguin, among others.

Can I use them after Christmas?

Yes. Most pages show snow, cabins, mittens and hot drinks with no tree or presents, and the New Year pages (Two Penguins Toasting at New Year, Bunny Writing New Year Wishes) are in this collection too.