Sheep Coloring Pages

A woolly jumper can start a surprisingly good conversation about sheep. The springy coat of an animal in a field is connected to something pulled on before school, although a bright red sleeve gives very little hint of where it began.

That everyday connection gives Sheep coloring pages a homely sort of appeal. A favorite wool hat can be far removed from the farm where its story started, especially after years of being worn, washed, and pulled over cold ears. Following that thread back to a flock brings a little countryside into an otherwise ordinary day at home.

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Bring a Garden Flower into the Sheep's Border

A flower growing in a pot or beside the garden path can provide a starting point for this border. Pick one whose petal color you particularly like, and bring the page nearby while choosing crayons to go with it.

Try that color on the two large open flowers at the right, with a creamy coat for the sheep. A brighter butterfly will give the small visitor above its face a little presence among the taller stems.

The buds offer room for a smaller version of the same flower color. They need not copy the real flower exactly; a familiar pink or purple can be enough to connect the drawing with something growing close to home.

Give the Flock a Few Different Woolly Coats

Five sheep stand close enough for their fleeces to overlap, but each has a head pointing in a slightly different direction. A small range of coat colors can bring out those separate animals, especially where the rounded bodies meet and one fleece disappears behind another.

Choose cream, pale gray, and warm brown for the flock, repeating a color on sheep that are not touching. Keep the grass a fresh green below their feet.

A few taller tufts could go around the feet of the front three sheep, with blades crossing only the very bottoms of their legs. Those added marks would bring the meadow closer, while the two sheep behind stay framed by their neighbors' coats.

Let the Apples Set the Farm's Season

The apple tree gives this little farm a seasonal detail to work with. You could make a late summer version, when the fruit is beginning to catch the eye but the leaves still fill the branches above the fence.

Try red and yellow apples among green leaves, with a warm brown barn and pale wool on the lamb. The hen can have brown feathers beside the pale animal.

A few fallen apples could be drawn on the ground near the tree, clear of the lamb's feet and the fence rails. Leave some partly behind the grass, as fruit might settle beneath a real tree. Those small additions can belong to the orchard without changing the farm's quiet arrangement.

Try a Pair of Striped Socks on Shaun

Shaun's long legs leave room for a rather unexpected addition: a pair of socks drawn by the person coloring. Sketch a cuff across each lower leg, then add a few broad stripes between the cuff and the foot.

Red and yellow stripes would look cheerful beneath a cream fleece, with dark gray on the uncovered parts of his legs. The socks could match, or one could have its colors in the opposite order.

There is something amusing about such a small change to a figure standing with both hands on his hips. The woolly body and wide eyes remain familiar, while the striped socks give him an outfit detail that could have come straight from a laundry basket.

Give the Countryside Fence a Little Texture

Narrow strips of brown packing paper can give this fence a slightly rough surface beside the sheep's woolly coat. Tear a few short pieces and lay them over the printed rails before deciding which lengths will fit.

Glue the pieces only inside the visible fence shapes, stopping where the sheep stands in front of them. The torn edges can overlap along a rail, like small irregularities in an old piece of timber.

A pale gray sheep against soft green hills would leave the paper fence easy to see. Give the distant house a warm roof color, so there is a small point of interest beyond the field as well as something textured close to the sheep.

Put a Sleepy Sheep beside the Bedtime Books

The curled-up sheep looks comfortably settled on its cloud, with its head down and eye closed. This could make a gentle picture for the spot where bedtime books are kept, especially beside a small basket or a low shelf.

Use a deep blue sky around pale yellow stars and a cream sheep, leaving most of the cloud white. A light blue edge beneath the sheep can separate the two soft shapes.

After coloring, mount the page on card and add a separate small label underneath with the title of tonight's book. Change that paper label when the next story is chosen. The sleeping sheep can stay in place while a new adventure takes its turn beside it.