Trace & color
Trace Then Color: Cartoon Christmas Characters
For little hands still building pencil control.
Best for ages 3 to 5
- Dotted outlines to trace, then color in
- No drawing experience needed
- Ages 3+
Free, no sign-up
Free Christmas printables for kids
28 free Christmas sheets by Kevin Coulston: 7 pages to trace and color, 8 step-by-step drawing lessons, 9 grid drawing sheets and 4 draw-your-own activities. Download each as a PDF or JPG, no sign-up.
Want them all? Download all 28 sheets in one PDF, or get one sheet a day with the 24-day countdown pack.
Puzzles too: 200 free Christmas word searches, crosswords, mazes, picture sudoku and secret code jokes, each with an answer key.
Tracing and coloring pages
Ages 3+. Trace the dotted outline, then color. From Trace Then Color: Christmas.
TraceTracing page · PDF + JPGGingerbread man
TraceTracing page · PDF + JPGChristmas penguin
TraceTracing page · PDF + JPGSnowperson
TraceTracing page · PDF + JPGCandy cane
TraceTracing page · PDF + JPGSnowman
TraceTracing page · PDF + JPGChristmas tree
TraceTracing page · PDF + JPGReindeer
Step-by-step drawing lessons
Ages 5+. Six small steps to a finished character. From How to Draw: Christmas.
DrawStep-by-step lesson · PDF + JPGHow to draw Santa
DrawStep-by-step lesson · PDF + JPGHow to draw a snowman
DrawStep-by-step lesson · PDF + JPGHow to draw Santa Claus
DrawStep-by-step lesson · PDF + JPGHow to draw Mrs. Claus
DrawStep-by-step lesson · PDF + JPGHow to draw an elf
DrawStep-by-step lesson · PDF + JPGHow to draw a candy cane
DrawStep-by-step lesson · PDF + JPGHow to draw a cute snowman
DrawStep-by-step lesson · PDF + JPGHow to draw hot cocoa
Grid drawing worksheets
Ages 5+. Copy one square at a time. Each grid PDF includes the blank grid. From Draw by Grid: Christmas.
GridGrid drawing · PDF + JPGCandy cane grid
GridGrid drawing · PDF + JPGChristmas tree grid
GridBlank grid · PDF + JPGBlank drawing grid
GridGrid drawing · PDF + JPGSanta grid
GridGrid drawing · PDF + JPGGingerbread man grid
GridGrid drawing · PDF + JPGPresent grid
GridGrid drawing · PDF + JPGTeddy bear grid
GridGrid drawing · PDF + JPGSnowman grid
GridGrid drawing · PDF + JPGChristmas yeti grid
Draw-your-own sheets
All ages. Kevin drew the outline; your child invents the rest. Each one can also be colored online in the Christmas drawing tool.
Printing tips
- Print in portrait on US Letter or A4 with “fit to page” turned on.
- For grid drawing, print the reference and the blank grid at the same size.
- Print as many copies as you need at home or for your class. To share them, please link to this page.
Use them as a December routine with the 24-day drawing countdown. Teachers: see the sheets sorted by grade on the Christmas drawing page for teachers.
Drawn by Kevin CoulstonCartoonist, member of the National Cartoonists Society, and author and illustrator of more than 100 books for kids. About Kevin
Where the sheets come from
The three Christmas books
The tracing, step-by-step and grid sheets are real pages from these books. If your child enjoys one, the book has fifty activities in all.
- Each character built in 6 easy steps
- A page to practice after every lesson
- Ages 5+
- Copy one square at a time onto a grid
- Surprisingly accurate results
- Ages 5+, great for older kids too