January Coloring Pages

Start the year with our free January coloring sheets. The month opens with fireworks and party hats, then settles into deep winter: snowflakes, mittens, penguins, hot cocoa and kids in snow pants. You'll also find a big January title page and a blank calendar grid to color, which teachers use for the first bulletin board after winter break.

January coloring sheets on this page

  • January title page: the month name in block letters filled with snowflakes
  • New Year's Day: fireworks over rooftops and a goals page for the year ahead
  • Snow and ice: snowmen, icicles, frozen ponds and sled hills
  • Winter wear: mittens on a string and a kid bundled in a puffy coat
  • Cold-weather animals: penguins, polar bears, snowy owls and cardinals at a feeder
  • Indoor days: board games, blanket forts and mugs of cocoa
  • 100th day of school: a big 100 to fill with a hundred dots, stars or stickers

What happens in January

January is the first month of the year and, across much of the United States, the coldest. New Year's Day is January 1. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a federal holiday honoring the civil rights leader, is the third Monday of the month. Students return from winter break in the first week, and many schools reach the 100th day of class in late January or February. The days are short but slowly getting longer after the December solstice. The month is named for Janus, the Roman god of doorways and beginnings.

Use January coloring sheets as a calendar activity

  • Calendar header: color the title page and pin it above the classroom calendar for the month.
  • Daily snowflake: draw one snowflake in each box of the blank grid to count the days.
  • Goal for the month: write one January goal on the back and check in on the last day.
  • Weather tally: mark each day as sunny, cloudy, snowy or rainy and graph the totals.
  • Mitten clothesline: hang finished mitten pages in pairs along a string in the hallway.

Frequently asked questions

Are these January coloring pages free?

Yes. Every January coloring page here is free to print and download for personal and classroom use.

What pictures go with January?

Snowflakes, snowmen, mittens, penguins, polar bears, hot cocoa and New Year's fireworks. In schools, the 100th day and a goal page for the new year are common too.

Do you have a January calendar to color?

Yes. There's a title page and a blank grid with seven columns. The dates aren't printed because they change every year, so you write the numbers in yourself.

Can I use these January color pages after the holidays are over?

Yes. Apart from the New Year's designs, everything here is plain winter, so the pages stay useful all month and into February.