These animal coloring pages PDF pages are free, with simple animals for kids aged about 2 to 5.
The Animal Coloring Pages are a free 17-page PDF: a contents page plus 16 animal coloring pages with thick outlines for little hands.
For ages 2 and up: a fish, a puppy face, a kitty face, a turtle and a butterfly. Simple pages for ages 3 and up: a bunny, a whale, a pig, a long-neck dinosaur, an elephant and a lion. More detail for ages 4 and up: a T. rex, a stegosaurus, a dog with a bone, a cat with a ball of yarn and a friendly dragon.
Print on US Letter with “Fit to page” turned on. Free for personal and classroom use, no email required.
See every page, animal facts and tips for each age in our post: animal coloring pages for kids.
Tips for the animal coloring pages PDF
Start toddlers on the fish, puppy and turtle, which have big shapes and few details. Preschoolers enjoy the lion, elephant and dinosaurs. While your child colors, talk about the animal: what sound it makes, where it lives and what it eats.
Print a stack for a rainy day or a long wait, and keep them in a folder. Cardstock works best for markers. The animal coloring pages PDF works all year. Kids who love dinosaurs will ask for the T. rex again and again.