Christmas Squirrel · Animal line art

Christmas Squirrel Coloring Page

Free printable Christmas Squirrel coloring page. A Christmas animal coloring page of a squirrel in a red vest on a branch decorated with lights and pinecones. 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 Squirrel coloring page color example - Colored reference of a squirrel in a red vest on a branch decorated with lights and pinecones

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Christmas Squirrel coloring page - Black-and-white Christmas coloring page of a squirrel in a red vest on a branch decorated with lights and pinecones

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Activity guide for this page

Recommended age: Ages 5–8
Estimated time: 20–30 min
Difficulty: Medium
Areas to color: about 130

Coloring order

Color the squirrel's body and big curling tail chestnut brown first, keeping the area under its chin and its tummy cream.
Make the vest it's wearing red, then let the acorn-shaped lantern in its paws glow with yellow and gold.
Finish with the tiny bulbs on the light string around the branch, the two pinecones and holly berries at top left, and the broad leaves.

Questions to talk about

Where would the squirrel like to hang its acorn lantern?
What would it look like if each bulb lit up a different color?
Have you ever spotted a squirrel or a bird outside in winter?

Take it further

On a walk or at the playground, collect a few pinecones and leaves and set them beside your Christmas squirrel page. Feel the pinecone's scales with your fingers, then try drawing their shape.

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.