Fairy Coloring Pages

Tiny wings, flower hats and houses tucked under mushrooms: fairies turn an ordinary garden into a story. These free fairy coloring pages include a flower fairy asleep in a tulip, a woodland fairy riding a dragonfly, a tooth fairy with her little bag, a fairy door at the foot of a tree and a moonlit fairy ring. There are sweet, simple fairies for young kids and intricate fairy adult coloring designs with patterned wings.

Fairies you can color

  • Flower fairy: dressed in petals, with a bluebell or an acorn cap for a hat
  • Woodland fairy: at home among ferns, toadstools and moss
  • Tooth fairy: the visitor who swaps a lost tooth under the pillow for a coin
  • Winter fairy: trailing frost and snowflakes, with wings like ice crystals
  • Fairy house: a door in a tree trunk, a mushroom roof and acorn lanterns
  • Fairy ring: a real circle of mushrooms where, in old stories, fairies danced at night
  • Fairy and friends: riding a dragonfly, feeding a bird or napping beside a ladybug

Fairy folklore and tips for fairy coloring pages

Fairy stories come mostly from the folklore of Ireland, Scotland, England and Wales, where the little people were said to live in hills, woods and old trees. The oldest tales don't mention wings at all. Wings became common in the 1800s, when painters and book illustrators started giving fairies the wings of butterflies and dragonflies. Fairy rings are real: they are circles of mushrooms that spread outward from a fungus growing under the grass.

Wings should look see-through. Color them with the lightest touch of pink, blue or green, leave some areas bare, and go over the veins with a slightly darker pencil. A white gel pen adds sparkle along the edges. Dress a flower fairy in the colors of her flower: red and pink for a rose, purple for a violet, yellow for a buttercup. Toadstools are red with white spots, and moss is a soft yellow-green. Fine-tip markers handle the small details, and colored pencils are best for skin and hair in any shade you choose.

Frequently asked questions

Are these fairy coloring pages free?

Yes. All fairy coloring pages are free to download and print for personal and classroom use.

Do you have fairy coloring pages for adults?

Yes. The Detailed pages have large patterned wings, flowing hair and dense flower borders. They are popular for adult coloring and take well to colored pencils, gel pens and fine-tip markers. Our article on coloring for adults has more ideas.

What colors are fairy wings?

Whatever you like, but keep them light. Pale pink, lilac, aqua and soft green look delicate. For a butterfly-winged fairy, copy a real butterfly, such as orange and black or bright blue.

Which fairy coloring pages are easiest?

The little fairy sitting on a mushroom, the fairy with a star wand and the fairy door are Easy pages. Their wings are simple, with only two or three sections each.