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Waiting for Santa can make the last few days before Christmas feel extra long, so our Santa coloring pages are a cheerful way to keep the magic going. This cozy set of free printable sheets invites little artists to color jolly faces, fluffy beards, and twinkling scenes while the countdown continues. Pick a Santa Claus coloring page, set out crayons or markers, and enjoy a quiet moment together as excitement builds for Christmas morning. Kids can even leave their finished pages by the tree for Santa to see. 🎅✨

Cute Santa Claus Coloring Pages

Bring a smile to your craft table with Cute Santa coloring sheets. These free printable pages are full of jolly faces, tiny hats and mittens, and cozy winter scenes that kids and adults can enjoy together.

Cute Santa coloring page with heart glasses and house | Printables Garden
Sweet Santa with heart-shaped
Santa coloring page with sleigh and reindeer over house | Printables Garden
Santa and reindeer flying above a wreath-decked home
Kawaii baby Santa coloring page with gift and hearts | Printables Garden
Adorable seated Santa Coloring page
Santa coloring page skiing through winter forest | Printables Garden
Action-packed Santa on skis with scarf flying
Action-packed Santa on skis with scarf flying, stars and moon overhead, and snowy trees in the background—fun seasonal page for all ages. Download the free PDF.
Warm holiday room with Santa
Cute Santa ringing a bell with “HO HO HO…” text | Printables Garden
Adorable chibi-style Santa rings a bell
Santa playing volleyball with gifts and lettering | Printables Garden
Fun sporty Santa bumps a volleyball
Santa, sleigh of gifts, winter house and fir trees | Printables Garden
Wintry landscape with a cozy house
Santa popping from chimney holding gift at night | Printables Garden
Smiling Santa peeks from a brick chimney

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Funny Santa Coloring Pages

Cheeky poses, cocoa mustaches, and a few “stuck in the chimney” giggles. Print playful Santas with sunglasses, silly reindeer selfies, and goofy dance moves, perfect for quick laughs at the craft table or party stations.

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Classic Santa holding a gift
Mrs. Claus baking cookies with tray and jar | Printables Garden
Cozy kitchen scene of Mrs. Claus happily preparing fresh cookies
Santa dancing with two presents and star accents | Printables Garden
Joyful Santa strikes a playful pose
Santa sitting beside gift sack with “HO HO HO!” | Printables Garden
Seated Santa rests beside a bulging gift sack
Santa with gift sack by cozy fireplace and stockings | Printables Garden
Smiling Santa stands beside a warm fireplace
Classic Santa surrounded by falling snowflakes | Printables Garden
Traditional Santa pose with large snowflakes
Santa snowboarding over forest with “HO HO HO” board | Printables Garden
Cute Santa rides a snowboard above snowy fir trees
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Mrs. Claus stands in front of a cozy gingerbread house
Santa coloring page tangled in lights with present | Printables Garden
Cheerful Santa wrapped in twinkly string lights
Cozy Santa coloring page with hot cocoa and ho ho ho | Printables Garden
Jolly Santa in slippers holding a mug of cocoa
History of Santa & Mrs. Claus

The Santa we know today has roots in stories of Saint Nicholas, a kind bishop whose quiet gifts for children inspired winter traditions across Europe. Over time, those customs blended with the Dutch “Sinterklaas” and England’s Father Christmas, shaping a friendly figure who arrives at Christmastime with surprises and cheer.

A little poem helped set the scene at home. “’Twas the Night Before Christmas” painted stockings by the fire, a tiny sleigh, and reindeer landing on snowy rooftops details families still picture when they tuck kids into bed on Christmas Eve.

Illustrators soon gave Santa a face families recognized. Cozy fur trim, a workshop at the North Pole, a list to check twice magazine drawings in the 1800s made him feel real and nearby. As homes switched from candlelit trees to safe electric lights, Santa’s glow grew brighter in living rooms and town squares.

By the early 1900s, holiday art and advertising reinforced the look: rosy cheeks, a red suit, twinkling eyes, and a kindly smile. Whether he waves from a parade float or a mall photo spot, it’s the same neighborly Santa children expect cookies on the plate, boots by the hearth, and a wink before the sleigh lifts off.

Mrs. Claus
Santa’s partner steps into the story a little later, appearing in 19th-century tales as the warm, capable “Goodwife” at the North Pole. One beloved poem even sends her along on the sleigh, showing she does more than bake cookies she keeps everything running when lists get long and snow drifts high.

Through picture books and stories, Mrs. Claus becomes the steady heart of the workshop: checking letters, tending cocoa, mending mittens, and cheering on the elves. Together, she and Santa make a gentle team kindness, teamwork, and a little midnight magic shared with families year after year.

10 Craft Ideas To Do With Santa Coloring Pages

10. Spiral Tree Mobile
You’re going to color a tree page, then cut it into a spiral so it twirls in the air. Start at the outside edge and cut in a slow circle toward the star. Thread a pipe cleaner up through the center, bend a small loop for hanging, and add a bead or bell at the bottom for a gentle spin. Hang in a doorway or near a window (away from heaters).

9. Tabletop Centerpiece Scene
You’re going to make a tiny “stage.” Cut a big half-circle from dark blue paper for the night sky and add star stickers. Fold white paper into a fan and glue the straight edges to the bottom as snowy hills. Color and cut your tree, then tuck the trunk into one fold of the fan. Add small cutouts (gifts, stars) and set the scene in the middle of the table.

8. Tree Pencil Topper
You’re going to color and cut a small tree, then accordion-fold it from top to bottom. Use a hole punch to make one hole near the top crease and one near the bottom crease. Slide a pencil through both holes and gently stretch the folds. Kids love the little “ruffle” that sits on top.

7. Candy-Look Ornament (Decoration Only)
You’re going to color a tree, glue it to thin cardboard, and cut it out neatly. Add a line of wrapped peppermints or buttons down the center as “ornaments” (decoration only; not for eating). Punch a hole at the top, thread yarn, and hang. Write the year on the back for a keepsake.

6. Fancy Standing Tree
You’re going to color and cut a tree, then glue it to poster board and cut again for strength. Make a 3-inch paper towel roll “trunk,” snip two tiny side slits, and slide the base of the tree in so it stands. Bunch white crepe paper around the bottom for snow and add a paper star on top.

5. Handmade Card (Tree Front & Message Inside)
You’re going to fold red or kraft cardstock in half. Color and cut a tree, glue it on the front, and add a tiny ribbon bow or a line of glitter glue as garland. Inside, write a short greeting and the date. Simple, sweet, and fridge-worthy.

4. Holiday Fan
You’re going to fold a finished tree page into an accordion (fan) with the point at the top. Glue a craft stick to the back as a handle and place a paper star at the “V.” Add mini pom poms as ornaments. It makes a cute prop for concerts or classroom parties.

3. Cone Trees (Set of Three)
You’re going to roll finished pages into cone shapes and tape or glue the seams. Trim the bottoms flat so they stand. Wrap embroidery thread or thin yarn as garland, add sticker “ornaments,” and top with a small paper star. Make a tall, medium, and small cone for a simple mantel trio.

2. Classroom Tree Chain
You’re going to color multiple tree pages. Cut one page into a big tree and seal it with clear contact paper (optional). From the extra pages, cut 1-inch strips and make a long paper chain with tape or glue sticks. Punch a hole in the top of each laminated tree and tie them onto the chain with yarn so every student’s tree hangs in the loop.

1. Christmas Tree Hat
You’re going to fold a simple paper hat from newspaper or large craft paper (pirate-hat style). Color and cut a tree and glue it to the front so it sits tall when worn sideways. Add a name label on the brim. Kids can march around for a quick “tree parade.”

Explore Santa coloring sheets for kids and adults, from simple outlines to detailed scenes with reindeer, a sleigh, cozy fireplace settings, chimney rooftops, stockings, and gifts. Every sheet is printable, free, and available as a PDF to download and print at home. Click any image to open the PDF, save it, and print your free printable sheets.

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