Zen Vibes

20 Winter Coloring Pages (Free PDF Downloads)

By Zen Vibes Editors · Published

The first real snow day ends the same way: wet mittens on the radiator, a child at the kitchen table, and a request for something to color while the cocoa cools. These winter pages are for that hour. They are about the season itself, snow and cold-weather clothes and animals in the drifts, with no holiday attached, so they last until the last slushy week of February.

The simplest pages are one big thing each: a snowman in a long scarf, a single giant snowflake, a pair of mittens on a string, a knitted hat with a pompom. A three-year-old can finish those with a fist of chunky crayons. From there the pages fill in, a penguin in a striped scarf, a cardinal on a snowy branch, a child catching snowflakes on the tongue, a bunny sitting in the snow. The scenes suit kids who like a whole picture to work through: two children rolling a giant snowball, a sled flying down a big hill, a deer among snowy pines. Our favorite is the reading nook, a child under a blanket by a snowy window with a cat asleep on the cushion. The village street and the polar bear with her cub suit older kids, and the all-over snowflake pattern is for the grown-up who wanted a quiet half hour.

Designs
20
Paper sizes
US Letter and A4
Difficulty
very easy to intricate
Ages
2 and up
Use
Free for personal, classroom, and therapy use

Compiled by Zen Vibes Editors.

How to print these pages

  1. Pick the paper size that matches what is in your printer: US Letter or A4.
  2. Open the PDF and choose Print. Set scale to 100 percent or “actual size” (not “fit to page”).
  3. Plain copy paper works for crayons and pencils. Use heavier cardstock for markers or paint.

Print at actual size on plain paper. The sled run, the skating pond, and the village street are sideways pages, so turn them the long way when you print.

Coloring snow

Snow is white, which leaves a lot of page blank, and that bothers some children. Light blue and pale gray in the shadows, under the sled and beside the snowman, make the white look like snow instead of empty paper. Or leave it. Both are right.

For the classroom

The snowman, the mittens, and the hat are the three to print for the youngest group; they finish in ten minutes and hang well in a row. The village street and the skating pond are the ones to give the children who want to take their time.

Ideas for using these pages

  • Snowflake symmetry: color the giant snowflake page, then fold a paper square and cut a six-sided snowflake to compare with the drawing.
  • Warm or cold: color the mittens, hat, and cocoa pages, then sort everything in the pictures into things that keep you warm and things that are cold.
  • Animal tracks: after the deer and bunny pages, look at the footprints in the drawings and guess which animal left them.

Questions about this set

Are these winter pages tied to Christmas or another holiday?
No. This collection covers the season itself: snow, cold-weather clothes, outdoor play, animals in the snow, and cozy indoor scenes. There are no decorations, gifts, or holiday figures.
Which pages work for toddlers?
Start with the very easy pages: the snowman, the giant snowflake, the mittens, and the knitted hat. Each has one big shape with thick outlines and nothing in the background.
What should I use on the snowflake pattern page?
The all-over pattern has many small sections, so colored pencils or fine-tip markers work best there. Crayons are better on the bold pages with big shapes.

Usage: All designs are original Zen Vibes drawings. Free for personal, classroom, and therapy use. Full terms of use.