December means untangling string lights, checking whether the cookies have cooled, and discovering that the tape has vanished halfway through wrapping a present. Outside, evenings arrive early; indoors, warm mugs and familiar decorations make the extra darkness feel a little more inviting. The calendar fills quickly, but there is still something lovely about an ordinary night at home.
These December coloring pages bring the month’s seasonal spirit to paper, making space for a quieter moment among the preparations. They belong comfortably beside a half-finished cup of cocoa, while holiday music plays and the wrapping paper waits its turn on the table.
Free Printable December Coloring Pages
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Coloring Ideas for December Pages
Try one of these coloring ideas, or use them as a starting point for your own.
Send a Snowman’s Christmas Greeting
The snowman is busy decorating a little Christmas tree, with wrapped presents gathered in the snow below. This scene would make a cheerful greeting for someone who usually joins your holiday preparations but cannot be there this year.
Color the ornaments with a few familiar decorations in mind, perhaps the striped bauble or favorite star that comes out every December. Mount the finished picture on folded cardstock and write a message inside about a tradition you hope to share again. Leave the printed “December” visible as part of the card’s design, and add the year inside for a small seasonal keepsake.
Let Your Own Cat Claim the Christmas Fireplace
Curled on a round rug beside a cushion, this cat has found a comfortable spot between the fireplace and Christmas tree. Stockings, presents, and a snowy window complete the room, but the sleeping cat gives it its familiar, lived-in feeling.
Use a photo of your own cat, a former pet, or a favorite feline as a reference for the coat markings. The cushion could borrow a pattern from your sofa, and the tree could echo decorations at home. If keeping a holiday scrapbook, add the finished page beside a real December pet photo. Matching poses would be a bonus; cats rarely accept art direction.
Make a Paper Snow Globe of a Favorite Place
A young maker works on a snow globe at a table filled with supplies, while little buildings and another globe sit on the shelves behind. After coloring the workshop, try making a paper version of a place you would like to put inside a globe.
Trace around a cup on a separate sheet, then draw a familiar house, a favorite holiday destination, or a place you miss inside the circle. Add falling snow, draw a base underneath, and color the scene. Mount it on card and display it beside the workshop page. The drawing can stay simple; a recognizable doorway or roofline may be enough to make the place feel personal.
Build Along with the Polar Bear Family
Four bundled-up bears work around a wall of snow blocks, with buckets ready nearby. For a family afternoon, share the coloring page: each person can take a bear, while the fort and snowy surroundings become a joint effort.
Then bring out toy blocks or empty small boxes and try building a miniature fort together. Decide who will arrange the base, who will add the next layer, and where an entrance should go. The picture offers a starting point, but your structure can take its own shape. Photograph the finished fort with the colored page beside it before everything returns to the toy basket.
Browse the Rabbit’s Holiday Market
The rabbit’s snowy stall is dressed with a wreath and garlands, with hanging ornaments, treats, and patterned bags around the counter. Imagine stopping here during an evening market visit: what would catch your eye first, and who might enjoy it?
While coloring, choose a few items for an imaginary shopping trip. Children can make small paper price tags and take turns being the stallholder and customer. For adults planning real gifts, the picture can prompt a different thought: which person would prefer something edible, handmade, or simply a little time together? Let the market suggest possibilities without turning it into another December shopping checklist.
Plan a Gingerbread House Before the Icing Comes Out
With icing along the roof, candy canes at the sides, and two gingerbread figures by the doorway, this house is ready for a decorating plan. If a real gingerbread kit is on the December agenda, use the page to try ideas before opening the candy packets.
Look through the sweets available and decide where each kind might work on the pictured house. Mark your choices through color or little notes in the margin. When it is time to decorate, keep the page nearby as a loose guide. Some candy will inevitably find a different destination, and the finished house does not need to match the drawing.
Save a Few Moments from the Year
A large clock nearing midnight sits among party hats, stars, streamers, and two smiling glasses. Bring this page to the table on New Year’s Eve for a small activity between snacks, conversation, and checking the time.
After coloring, write three things on the back: a moment worth remembering, something unexpectedly funny, and one thing you would like to try next year. Younger children can draw their answers or ask someone to write them down. Add the year, then tuck the page away with your holiday keepsakes. It will hold more of the evening than a photograph of the countdown alone.
Give the December Tabletop a Daily Ritual
The house-shaped calendar is numbered from 1 to 25, surrounded by a candle, a warm drink, fruit, and cinnamon sticks. Finish the surrounding scene first, leaving the little numbered calendar spaces open.
During December, fill in one space each day. You could pair it with a brief moment you already enjoy: breakfast, an after-school snack, or the first quiet cup of the evening. On particularly memorable days, add a short note on the back about what happened. By the 25th, the calendar will be complete, with a few ordinary December moments recorded alongside the bigger celebrations.