December Coloring Pages
December is the busiest month on the family calendar, and our free December coloring pages keep hands busy through all of it. Color snowflakes, evergreen branches, strings of lights, wrapped gifts, a menorah, a kinara, a Christmas tree and a mug of cocoa. The December title page and countdown grid help kids see how many days are left until winter break.
Candles in a window on a snowy nightDetailed
Sledding hill on the first day of winter breakDetailed
Town decorated with lights at nightDetailed
December mandala with stars and evergreensDetailed
School winter concertMedium
Food drive donation boxMedium
Baking cookies for neighborsMedium
Kids wrapping presentsMedium
Low solstice sun over snowy hillsMedium
Kinara with seven candlesMedium
Menorah with nine candlesMedium
Blank December countdown gridMedium
Cocoa with a candy caneEasy
Paper snowflakes taped to a windowEasy
Christmas tree with a starMedium
String of holiday lightsEasy
Wrapped gift with a tagEasy
Evergreen branch with a bowEasy
December title page hung with lightsEasy
Large snowflakeEasy
December designs you can print
- December title page: the month name in bubble letters hung with lights
- Countdown calendar: a blank grid to number and color one box per day
- Christmas: a tree with a star and a wrapped gift. See Christmas and Santa
- Hanukkah and Kwanzaa: a menorah with nine candles and a kinara with seven
- First day of winter: the solstice sun low over snowy hills
- Winter touches: snowflakes, evergreen branches and paper snowflakes in a window
- Giving: wrapping presents, baking for neighbors and a food drive box
What happens in December
December holds the winter solstice, around December 21 or 22, the shortest day and longest night of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. Hanukkah, the eight-night Jewish festival of lights, usually falls this month, though its dates shift each year. Christmas is December 25. Kwanzaa runs from December 26 to January 1, and New Year's Eve is the 31st. Most schools close for a winter break of about two weeks. It's a season of lights, concerts, baking and giving, and in the northern states, of snow.
Use December coloring pages as a countdown calendar
- Winter break countdown: number the grid and color one box each morning.
- Kindness calendar: write a small kind act in each box, such as hold a door or call a grandparent, and color it when done.
- Paper chain: cut finished pages into strips and make a chain with one link per day.
- Solstice sun: on the shortest day, color the sun page and note what time it gets dark.
- Card workshop: fold small designs into cards for neighbors, teachers and the mail carrier.
Frequently asked questions
Are these December coloring pages free?
Yes. Every December coloring page here is free to print and download for personal and classroom use.
What holidays are in December?
Hanukkah in most years, Christmas on December 25, Kwanzaa from December 26 to January 1 and New Year's Eve on the 31st. The first day of winter is around December 21 or 22.
Do you have December coloring pages that aren't tied to a holiday?
Yes. Snowflakes, evergreens, cocoa and paper snowflakes are all here, and there are more on our winter page.
Can I use these as a December countdown?
Yes. Print the blank grid, write in the dates and color one square a day. Some families staple a month of pages together instead and color one page each evening.