Christmas Penguin · Animal line art

Christmas Penguin Coloring Page

Free printable Christmas Penguin coloring page. A Christmas animal coloring page of a baby penguin in earmuffs and a scarf holding a candy cane beside a snowman. Bold lines and large areas suit young children, and a matching color reference comes as a pair. Handy for holiday events and winter lessons.

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Christmas Penguin coloring page color example - Colored reference of a baby penguin in earmuffs and a scarf holding a candy cane beside a snowman

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Christmas Penguin coloring page - Black-and-white Christmas coloring page of a baby penguin in earmuffs and a scarf holding a candy cane beside a snowman

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Activity guide for this page

Recommended age: Ages 4–7
Estimated time: 15–25 min
Difficulty: Easy
Areas to color: about 80

Coloring order

Begin with the baby penguin's back, head, and flippers in black or deep navy, leaving the white tummy and face uncolored.
Color the round earmuffs and the striped scarf red, then give the candy cane in its flipper alternating red and white stripes.
Finish with the snowman's hat and carrot nose, the glow of the two lampposts, and the frozen pond's edge. You could make the sky a night sky, too.

Questions to talk about

With its eyes closed, how do you think the penguin feels?
What might the snowman and the penguin be chatting about?
What do we put on before going outside on a cold day?

Take it further

Draw slanted red lines across a strip of white paper to make your own candy cane pattern. Try spacing the stripes wide, then narrow, and compare them with the candy cane the Christmas penguin is holding.

Age and time are rough guides for a child coloring alone with pencils or crayons; every child is different. The area count is an estimate counted from the line-art image.

About this image

The black-and-white line art you print and color. Closed shapes and bold outlines make it easy to fill.

Printing and coloring tips

Print on A4 or Letter in portrait to keep the original proportions.
Keep the finished version open beside you while you color.
Use slightly heavier paper with water-based markers so the ink shows through less.
Fill the large areas first and leave the small ones for later.
The finished version is only a suggestion. Any colors you like will work.