Penguin Coloring Pages

How to Download and Print the Penguin Coloring Pages

1. Scroll down to view the available coloring pages.
2. Click the “Download PDF” button below the design you like — or click directly on the image.
3. Download the PDF from there and print it (formatted for A4 paper).

Enjoy coloring your favorite designs for free!

Penguin Coloring Pages (46+ Easy and Free Printable PDF)

Coloring Tips & Tricks for Penguin Coloring Sheets

Choose a Penguin Palette

Stick with classic tuxedo tones—deep charcoal or black for the back, soft gray for the belly shading, and a clean white highlight. Add warm pops of color on the beak and feet (yellows to orange) and a cool blue or lavender for icy shadows.

Layer Your Blacks and Grays

Instead of one heavy black, build depth with layers: start with light gray, add mid-gray, then finish select areas with black. This prevents flat spots and keeps feather areas looking soft and dimensional.

Suggest Feather Texture

Use short, curved strokes that follow the penguin’s body to hint at feather direction. Keep the belly strokes lighter and looser, and the back strokes tighter for a sleek, water-repellent look.

Glow on the Ice

For ice and snow, avoid pure white everywhere. Glaze in pale blue, mint, or lavender around edges and under the penguin to create crisp, cold shadows and reflective shine.

Wet vs. Dry Look

To make a penguin look freshly out of water, add tiny white highlights (gel pen or erased graphite) along the curve of the head and wings. For a dry look, soften highlights and emphasize feather texture instead.

Warm–Cool Contrast

Balance the chilly background with warm details: orange beaks, coral scarves, or golden stars. This warm–cool contrast makes the penguin pop against snowy scenes.

Depth with Background Blur

Lightly shade distant mountains or icebergs with soft gradients and minimal detail, then keep foreground snowflakes or splashes crisp. The “blur” effect adds depth without crowding the main subject.

Kawaii vs. Realistic Styles

For kawaii penguins, use clean fills, high-contrast outlines, and big, glossy eye highlights. For realistic pages, blend edges, reduce outline harshness, and focus on subtle feather transitions.

Seasonal Accents

Add festive touches—scarves, earmuffs, candy canes, or aurora skies. Keep accessories slightly desaturated so the penguin remains the star of the page.

10 Creative Craft Ideas Using Penguin Coloring Pages

Penguin Greeting Cards

Color, cut out your favorite penguin, and mount it on folded cardstock with a snowy paper strip and a stamped sentiment for winter birthdays or holidays.

Iceberg Mobile

Create several mini penguins, punch a small hole in each, and hang them at different lengths from a branch or embroidery hoop with cotton “snow clouds.”

Snow Globe Shaker

Place a colored penguin behind a die-cut circle window, add sequins and clear beads, then seal with acetate to make a fun shaker card or framed piece.

Penguin Puppets

Glue a colored penguin to a craft stick and add a felt scarf. Use two puppets to act out polar stories or classroom plays.

Aurora Nightlight Jar

Wrap a colored penguin around a clean jar, line the inside with tissue “aurora” strips, and place a battery tea light inside for a cozy glow.

Winter Garland

Color 6–10 small penguins, cut them out, and clip onto twine with mini clothespins. Interleave paper snowflakes for a party-ready banner.

Magnetic Fridge Penguins

Laminated penguin cutouts + adhesive magnets = instant fridge decor. Add speech bubbles for reminders or lunchbox notes.

Pop-Up Diorama

Fold cardstock into a shallow box, layer snowy hills on foam tape, and stand your colored penguin in front of an ocean backdrop to create 3D depth.

Bookmarks with Beak Tabs

Trim a tall penguin, laminate, and cut a tiny notch near the head so the beak hooks over a page. Add ribbon for extra flair.

Felt & Paper Mixed-Media Collage

Combine your colored penguin with felt scarves, cotton “snow,” and glitter gel pen snowflakes on a canvas panel for a giftable winter artwork.