Christmas coloring ideas for the holidays
Written by the Amy Color Club editors with the help of AI and checked by us.
Christmas coloring pages for the school holidays, with simple ways to use them at home. A tree, a reindeer, Santa and a present, all free to print.
The Christmas holidays are long for children who do not have much to do. In the Netherlands, the Christmas break is usually about two weeks, but the dates differ by region, so check with your child's school. The days are short, the weather can be cold and wet, and there may be few plans. A coloring page is an easy answer. It needs little preparation and little cleaning up, and you can use it in any room. The ideas below work at any point in the break.
Set up one place
Put the crayons and the printed pages in one spot, such as the kitchen table or a basket by the sofa. Then your child does not have to search, and can choose when they want to start. Put out one or two pages, not ten. A table with a small choice is easier to use than a large pile.
Four ideas for the holidays
- The reindeer. The smiling reindeer is a simple page with large areas, good for younger children. Color the coat brown and ask where the reindeer would go in the snow.
- The tree. The cheerful Christmas tree makes a good first page of the holidays. Let your child invent the decorations and choose the colors.
- Santa. Color Santa with a present and talk about what might be inside. It is a gentle way to talk about gifts without making it about money.
- The present. The Christmas present is a small task: which paper, which ribbon? Your child can wrap it with colors and write a name on the tag.
For more winter pictures, the snowman collection and the sleigh collection gather pages with snow, sleighs and frosty scenes.
One page a day, or a whole afternoon
A page a day gives the holidays a rhythm. A full afternoon of coloring also works, especially on a rainy day. In that case, print a few pages and let your child choose which to do first. Two or three pages are enough for one afternoon.
Older children may enjoy a page with more detail. Pages in the more details collection take longer, which can suit a quiet hour.
Take them along
If you travel during the break, put a few pages and some crayons in a folder. That gives children something to do in the car, at a relative's house or on a train, without taking the whole box of crayons along.
Print it well
Print on A4 in portrait orientation, at 100 percent. Use ordinary printer paper, and a thicker sheet if you plan to use markers. If you print several pages, check the first one before you print the rest. That saves paper and ink.
Keep the holiday calm
You do not need a Christmas craft plan. A few coloring pages, a warm drink and a bit of time together is enough. If a child does not feel like coloring on a given day, there is no need to push. The pages will still be there tomorrow.
To finish
Christmas coloring for the holidays can be simple. A few free pages, a fixed place for the crayons and a little conversation while coloring is often enough. The full set of Christmas pages is in the Christmas section of the site.
