Free printable · Color by number

Christmas color by number pages

Six Christmas and winter pictures to color by number: a sprig of holly, mittens and cocoa, robin on a branch, wreath on the door, cabin in the snow and pines under the moon. Every square holds a number, and the key under the grid matches each number to a color.

The first four are one page each. “Cabin in the snow” and “Pines under the moon” are 48 squares on a side, too fine to read on one sheet, so each prints as four pages that tape together into a poster about 14 by 14 inches. That makes 12 pages to color, plus a page of the finished pictures.

Play Linseed Loft Color by Number

Prints on US letter paper, one grid to a page with its color key: 12 pages, then the finished pictures (14 pages in all). Under every page is a button to print just that one. In the print window, choose your printer, or Save as PDF to keep a copy.

A sprig of holly

24 by 24 squares, 10 colors

Mittens and cocoa

24 by 24 squares, 10 colors

Robin on a branch

24 by 24 squares, 12 colors

Wreath on the door

32 by 32 squares, 11 colors

Cabin in the snow, part 1

Part 1 of 4, top left: 24 by 24 squares

Cabin in the snow, part 2

Part 2 of 4, top right: 24 by 24 squares

Cabin in the snow, part 3

Part 3 of 4, bottom left: 24 by 24 squares

Cabin in the snow, part 4

Part 4 of 4, bottom right: 24 by 24 squares

Pines under the moon, part 1

Part 1 of 4, top left: 24 by 24 squares

Pines under the moon, part 2

Part 2 of 4, top right: 24 by 24 squares

Pines under the moon, part 3

Part 3 of 4, bottom left: 24 by 24 squares

Pines under the moon, part 4

Part 4 of 4, bottom right: 24 by 24 squares

Putting a poster together

Each poster part is marked top left, top right, bottom left or bottom right under its title. Color the four parts first, then trim the white margin from the edges that meet and tape the sheets together from the back. The parts share one key, so a pencil used for 5 on one sheet is the pencil for 5 on all four.

Coloring a poster is a good job to share: four people can take a part each at the same table and see the scene come together at the end.

Colors for a winter picture

These pictures lean on reds, greens, browns and a range of pale blues and grays for snow and sky; “Cabin in the snow” uses the most, 13. If your pencil set has only one pale blue, press lightly for the lightest key color and firmly for the next. White squares can simply be left as paper.

Where the pictures come from

All six are winter pictures from Linseed Loft Color by Number, a free CozyWorld game with 74 pictures, laid out for paper by a program. They are free to print for home, classroom, library and care home use; please do not sell or repost them.

Play on a screen

All six winter pictures can also be painted on a screen, where nothing needs sharpening: Linseed Loft Color by Number.