Thousands of free coloring pages and complete coloring books from official museums, libraries, government agencies, and brands — printable at home or requested by mail.
Museums, libraries, government agencies, state wildlife programs, and major brands publish thousands of free coloring pages and complete coloring books. The listing below gathers official sources that go straight to the actual coloring pages or a downloadable coloring book. Use the delivery filter to separate instant printables from coloring books you can request by mail, and check the official source for the current download before printing.
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Coloring pages adapted from artworks across the Met’s collection, from ancient vases to modern paintings. Each page downloads as a printable PDF.
Conditions: Free printable PDF pages adapted from artworks across the Met’s collection, for personal and educational use.
Free printable coloring pages for kids and adults inspired by artworks in the National Gallery of Art’s collection.
Conditions: Free printable pages for personal and educational use.
Annual #ColorOurCollections coloring books drawn from the Smithsonian Libraries’ rare books, manuscripts, and natural-history illustrations. Download the full booklet as a PDF.
Conditions: Free downloadable PDF booklets for personal and educational use.
Ten free coloring pages from Smithsonian Libraries’ 2018 #ColorOurCollections campaign, drawn from rare books and natural-history illustrations. Download the full coloring book as a PDF.
Conditions: Free downloadable PDF coloring book for personal and educational use.
Free printable “Color Me Wonderful” coloring pages from NHM’s Nature Gardens, featuring bees, birds, and other California wildlife to print and color at home.
Conditions: Free printable coloring pages for personal and educational use.
A free North American Mammals coloring book from AMNH’s OLogy science site for kids, featuring six mammal species and how they survive in their habitats. Print and color at home.
Conditions: Free printable coloring book for personal and educational use.
Free printable coloring pages adapted from artworks in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston’s collection, designed for kids and families.
Conditions: Free printable coloring pages for personal and educational use.
Free printable coloring pages inspired by The Frick Pittsburgh’s art collection and exhibitions. Download and print each page.
Conditions: Free printable coloring pages for personal use.
Cooper Hewitt’s Design at Home family resources include free printable coloring pages and hands-on design activities for kids, drawn from the Smithsonian design museum’s collection.
Conditions: Free printable coloring pages and design activities for personal and educational use.
Free downloadable Snoopy and Peanuts coloring sheets from the Charles M. Schulz Museum. Download each PDF and print at home.
Conditions: Free downloadable PDF coloring sheets for personal use.
The #ColorOurCollections portal, gathering hundreds of free coloring books from museums, libraries, and archives worldwide. Browse and download PDFs from each participating institution.
Conditions: Free PDF downloads from each participating institution; usage rights vary by institution.
Free coloring books assembled from centuries-old natural-history illustrations of plants and animals, plus a Flickr set of 1,000+ black-and-white images to color. Released under CC-BY.
Conditions: Coloring books released under CC-BY; the Flickr image set is free to use with attribution.
Free coloring pages from The New York Public Library’s #ColorOurCollections contributions, drawn from the library’s prints, maps, and rare materials. Download and print.
Conditions: Free downloadable PDF coloring pages for personal and educational use.
Space-themed coloring pages about the Sun, the Moon, the planets, and NASA missions. Each page downloads as a printable PDF, many in English and Spanish.
Conditions: Free printable PDF pages for personal and educational use; many in English and Spanish.
Universe coloring pages and stained-glass-style coloring books from NASA missions including Roman, Fermi, Swift, and Webb. Download full booklets as PDFs.
Conditions: Free downloadable PDF booklets for personal and educational use.
Free coloring and drawing pages from the NASA Astrobiology Program, featuring the Perseverance rover and the Ingenuity helicopter.
Conditions: Free printable pages for personal and educational use.
A free coloring book based on NASA’s Exoplanet Travel Bureau posters, so you can add your own colors to imagined exoplanet scenes.
Conditions: Free downloadable PDF coloring book for personal and educational use.
A free downloadable Space Launch System coloring book PDF from NASA.
Conditions: Free downloadable PDF for personal and educational use.
Free drawing and coloring sheets from NASA’s Space Launch System program, featuring astronauts, launch control, and the SLS rocket. Download and print.
Conditions: Free downloadable coloring sheets for personal and educational use.
A printable James Webb Space Telescope science fun pad PDF with coloring and activities.
Conditions: Free downloadable PDF for personal and educational use.
A NASA Artemis Moon Tree coloring book introducing different tree types and the Moon Tree project. Download the full multi-page PDF from the Natural Inquirer.
Conditions: Free downloadable PDF from the USDA Forest Service’s Natural Inquirer; personal and educational use.
Free coloring pages from NASA’s PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem) mission, featuring ocean life and Earth-science themes. Download each page as a PDF.
Conditions: Free downloadable PDF coloring pages for personal and educational use.
Climate and Earth-science coloring pages from NASA Climate Kids, covering weather, energy, and the planet. Print and color at home.
Conditions: Free printable coloring pages for personal and educational use.
Free coloring pages from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope site, featuring cosmic scenes and deep-space images to download and color.
Conditions: Free downloadable PDF coloring pages for personal and educational use.
A free NASA Spinoff coloring book showing how space technology returns to Earth as everyday innovations. Download the full PDF.
Conditions: Free downloadable PDF coloring book for personal and educational use.
Junior Ranger coloring pages featuring Arches’ wildlife and geology — Delicate Arch, lizards, cactus, and more. Click each image to download a printable page.
Conditions: Free printable pages for personal and educational use.
A downloadable Junior Ranger coloring book PDF featuring the wildlife and volcanoes of Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park.
Conditions: Free downloadable PDF coloring book for personal and educational use.
The “Find Your Way” coloring pages featuring national wildlife refuges and their animals. Download the full coloring book as a PDF.
Conditions: Free downloadable PDF coloring book for personal and educational use.
USDA Forest Service coloring pages featuring Smokey Bear, Woodsy Owl, wildflowers, and public lands. Download and print each page.
Conditions: Free printable pages for personal and educational use.
A free 40-page Prehistoric Life coloring book from the NPS Paleontology program, featuring ancient animals and plants known from fossils in national parks. Download the full PDF.
Conditions: Free downloadable PDF coloring book for personal and educational use.
Free coloring pages featuring animals that live along America’s national trails, from the NPS National Trails program. Download and print each page.
Conditions: Free printable coloring pages for personal and educational use.
Seasonal coloring challenges from Redwood National and State Parks, featuring redwoods, wildlife, and park scenes. Download and print.
Conditions: Free printable coloring pages for personal and educational use.
Free coloring pages of animals encountered on the Lewis and Clark expedition, from the NPS National Historic Trail. Download and print.
Conditions: Free printable coloring pages for personal and educational use.
Free coloring pages of birds encountered on the Lewis and Clark expedition, from the NPS National Historic Trail. Download and print.
Conditions: Free printable coloring pages for personal and educational use.
Wildlife coloring sheets from the USGS Western Ecological Research Center — sea otters, bats, herons, turtles, and more. Each sheet downloads as a PDF.
Conditions: Free downloadable PDF sheets for personal and educational use.
A science-careers coloring book introducing kids to what scientists do, plus individual scientist coloring pages. Download the free activity books as PDFs.
Conditions: Free downloadable PDF activity books for personal and educational use.
Printable coloring books and pages from NOAA programs — deep-ocean art, weather satellites, marine sanctuaries, and the Owlie Skywarn weather-safety book.
Conditions: Free downloadable PDF books and pages for personal and educational use.
Coloring pages and puzzles featuring national marine sanctuary ecosystems from NOAA’s Office of National Marine Sanctuaries.
Conditions: Free printable pages and puzzles for personal and educational use.
Free activity books and coloring pages from national marine sanctuaries, including a Mallows Bay activity book and a sharks-and-rays coloring book.
Conditions: Free downloadable PDF activity and coloring books for personal and educational use.
Printable weather coloring pages from SciJinks (NOAA and NASA), covering weather and satellites.
Conditions: Free printable pages for personal and educational use.
Activity books, coloring pages, and posters from the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary.
Conditions: Free downloadable PDF activity books and pages for personal and educational use.
“Shrimply Fun,” a free coloring and activity book from NOAA about the shrimp fishery in the Gulf of Mexico. Download the full PDF.
Conditions: Free downloadable PDF coloring and activity book for personal and educational use.
“A Salmon Tale,” a free coloring book about the natural adventure of the Atlantic salmon, from the Amoskeag Fishways Learning and Visitors Center. Download the full PDF.
Conditions: Free downloadable PDF coloring book for personal and educational use.
A 13-page coloring book from the USDA Forest Service’s Natural Inquirer introducing 10 types of scientists. Download the full book or individual pages as PDFs.
Conditions: Free downloadable PDF (English and Spanish) from the USDA Forest Service; personal and educational use. Mail service is paused as of September 2026.
A fire-science coloring book from the Natural Inquirer. Download the full 16-page PDF and learn how scientists study wildland fire.
Conditions: Free downloadable PDF from the USDA Forest Service; personal and educational use.
A printable coloring book from the EPA introducing 21 threatened and endangered U.S. plant and animal species. Download the full PDF.
Conditions: Free downloadable PDF for personal and educational use.
Several environmental-science coloring books from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, including “Sharon Studies the Environment” and “Scientists and the Environment.” Download each as a PDF.
Conditions: Free downloadable PDF coloring books for personal and educational use.
Free agricultural-science coloring sheets from USDA AgLab, covering food, farming, and agricultural research. Download, print, and color.
Conditions: Free printable coloring sheets for personal and educational use.
A free coloring and activity book from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) introducing kids ages 8–12 to mental health and science research. Download the full PDF.
Conditions: Free downloadable PDF coloring and activity book for ages 8–12; personal and educational use.
“See All You Can See,” a free activity and coloring book from the National Eye Institute about vision and eye health. Download the full PDF.
Conditions: Free downloadable PDF activity and coloring book for personal and educational use.
A free “Biosecurity for Birds” coloring book from USDA APHIS that teaches kids the basics of keeping backyard poultry and pet birds healthy. Download the full PDF.
Conditions: Free downloadable PDF coloring book for personal and educational use.
A free A-to-Z California alphabet and coloring book from the USDA Farm Service Agency, featuring state agriculture and symbols. Download the full PDF.
Conditions: Free downloadable PDF coloring book for personal and educational use.
“Working Trees,” a free coloring and activity guide from the USDA Forest Service teaching the importance of trees and the jobs they perform in the environment. Download the full PDF.
Conditions: Free downloadable PDF coloring and activity book for personal and educational use.
“Into the Wilderness on National Wildlife Refuges,” a free coloring book from the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service featuring refuge wildlife and the Wilderness Act. Download the full PDF.
Conditions: Free downloadable PDF coloring book for personal and educational use.
“Exploring Georgia’s Wildlife,” a free coloring book from Georgia DNR covering native animals, plants, ecoregions, and habitats. Download the full PDF.
Conditions: Free downloadable PDF coloring book for personal and educational use.
A free wildlife coloring book from the Pennsylvania Game Commission. Download the full book or print individual pages of Pennsylvania wildlife.
Conditions: Free downloadable PDF coloring book and individual pages for personal and educational use.
Free coloring and activity books from Texas Parks & Wildlife, including the Texas Wildlife Coloring Book and a Texas Wildlife Management Area coloring book. Download each as a PDF.
Conditions: Free downloadable PDF coloring and activity books for personal and educational use.
Free Oklahoma wildlife coloring pages from the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. Download and print.
Conditions: Free printable coloring pages for personal and educational use.
Free activity and coloring books from the Illinois DNR, including a wildlife coloring book of common Illinois species. Download each as a PDF.
Conditions: Free downloadable PDF activity and coloring books for personal and educational use.
Free coloring books from the Indiana DNR, including Early Cultures of Indiana and an Early Settlers coloring book. Download and print.
Conditions: Free downloadable PDF coloring books for personal and educational use.
Free Massachusetts wildlife coloring pages from MassWildlife, featuring threatened and endangered species plus a “Bears, Foxes, and Coyotes, Oh My!” activity book. Download each page.
Conditions: Free downloadable PDF coloring pages and activity book for personal and educational use.
The U.S. Fire Administration’s Sesame Street Fire Safety Program for ages 3–5. Download free fire-safety coloring and activity booklets as PDFs, or — if you represent a fire department — order printed materials by mail.
Conditions: Anyone can download the free PDF coloring and activity booklets (English/Spanish). Fire departments can order free printed copies by mail; quantity limits apply.
“Color Me Safe,” an 11-page injury-prevention coloring book from the CDC’s Injury Center for children ages 4–7. Download the full PDF from CDC Stacks.
Conditions: Free downloadable PDF (public domain) for personal and educational use; ages 4–7.
The “Our Roads, Our Safety” coloring book from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, featuring winning artwork from the annual Road Safety Art Contest. Download the full PDF.
Conditions: Free downloadable PDF for personal and educational use; grades K–6.
“Marty and Jett’s Activity Book,” a free fire-safety coloring and activity book from the FEMA U.S. Fire Administration for kids ages 5–9. Download the full PDF.
Conditions: Free downloadable PDF coloring and activity book for ages 5–9; personal and educational use.
“Prepare with Pedro,” a free disaster-preparedness activity book with coloring pages from FEMA and the American Red Cross, available in six languages. Download the full PDF.
Conditions: Free downloadable PDF activity book (six languages) for personal and educational use.
Coin-themed coloring pages from the United States Mint’s kids’ site. Download and print pages featuring coins and American symbols.
Conditions: Free printable pages for personal and educational use.
A free spy-themed coloring book from the CIA’s Spy Kids site, with super-spy drawings to print and color.
Conditions: Free printable coloring pages for personal and educational use.
A free 150th Anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation coloring book from the U.S. National Archives. Download the full PDF from the National Archives kids page.
Conditions: Free downloadable PDF coloring book for personal and educational use.
A free six-page Capitol coloring booklet from the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center, featuring the Capitol building and its history. View and print the booklet.
Conditions: Free printable coloring pages for personal and educational use.
Hundreds of free printable coloring pages and activities for kids and adults, organized by category — characters, animals, holidays, and more.
Conditions: Free printable pages for personal use; a free account may be required to download some pages.
Free Disney and character coloring pages from Crayola, featuring favorite characters ready to print and color.
Conditions: Free printable pages for personal use.
Detailed coloring pages designed for adult colorists, free to download and print from Crayola.
Conditions: Free printable pages for personal use.
Free printable coloring pages and activities featuring Elmo, Big Bird, and friends from Sesame Street.
Conditions: Free printable pages and activities for personal and educational use.
Sign up for the Johanna Basford newsletter to download a free coloring book from the illustrator who launched the adult coloring book trend.
Conditions: Free downloadable PDF coloring book with email newsletter sign-up.
Free printable coloring pages and printables from PBS Kids shows — Wild Kratts, Daniel Tiger, Arthur, and more. Filter, download, and print.
Conditions: Free printable coloring pages for personal and educational use.
A free animal coloring book from National Geographic Kids, organized A to Z. Print individual animals or download the full 48-page coloring book.
Conditions: Free printable coloring pages and full coloring book for personal and educational use.
Free downloadable World and United States coloring maps from National Geographic. Print at home, or order printed copies shipped in a tube.
Conditions: Free downloadable coloring maps for personal use; printed maps can be ordered and shipped for a fee.
Free Super Hero Adventures coloring sheets from Marvel, featuring Captain America, Iron Man, Black Widow, and more. Download and print.
Conditions: Free downloadable coloring sheets for personal use.
Free printable Disney coloring pages featuring favorite characters from Disney movies and shows. Download and print.
Conditions: Free printable coloring pages for personal use.
Free printable coloring pages from Nick Jr featuring preschool favorites like Paw Patrol, Blue’s Clues, and Bubble Guppies. Download and print.
Conditions: Free printable coloring pages for personal use.
Free printable coloring pages from Nickelodeon, featuring SpongeBob, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and more. Download and print.
Conditions: Free printable coloring pages for personal use.
Free printable coloring pages for kids and adults from Hallmark, organized by season and theme. Download and print.
Conditions: Free printable coloring pages for personal use.
Free Astronaut Snoopy and Peanuts coloring sheets from the official Peanuts site. Download and print.
Conditions: Free downloadable coloring sheets for personal use.
Free Pokémon coloring pages featuring Pikachu and favorite Pokémon. Download and print.
Conditions: Free printable coloring pages for personal use.
Coloring pages, downloadable books, and mail-order programs change frequently, and some institutions rotate their collections seasonally. Confirm the current download or mail-order status on the official site before printing or requesting.