Zoo Animal Coloring Pages for Kids (Free Printables)
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Get ready for some wildly creative fun with these zoo animal coloring pages! Kids can bring a variety of amazing animals to life with their favorite colors — from mighty lions and gentle elephants to sleepy sloths, colorful birds, slithery snakes, and so much more.
These free printable coloring pages are a great way for children to explore the animal kingdom at any age, with simpler images for young children and more detailed pictures for older kids (and even adults). Print out as many sheets as you’d like to keep on hand for a rainy day activity, preparation for a trip to the zoo, playdates, or just for fun!
Zoo Animal Coloring Pages
Kids will love coloring roar-some lions strolling through the jungle, wearing crowns, or getting ready for a safari. Pick from easy or complex images to color.
Sweet elephants fill these pages, including adorable ones and more detailed and realistic ones. Just pick the elephant that’s right for you!
From baby penguins to penguins with their pals, these cool coloring pages capture this adorable bird in a variety of ways.
You’ll find polar bears with ice cream cones, floating on icebergs, or spending time with friends in this cute set of coloring pages.
Slow-moving sloths sure are fun to color! Kids will love these sloths in silly scenes playing with friends or just hanging around.
These sleek and slithering creatures sure look cute with big eyes and friendly smiles. There are realistic snakes to pick from too!
A variety of flamingos are awaiting your creativity! Pick from flamingos wading in the water, spending time with friends, or exploring nature on their own.
These peacocks strut their stuff in farm fields, tree branches, or even on their own. Either way, kids will enjoy adding the peacock’s unique colors to each of these coloring sheets.
Kids can add their own colorful touch to these vibrant birds with this collection of free printable parrot coloring pages.
From seahorses to dolphins to starfish and sharks, this big collection of coloring pages features dozens of ocean animals.
Zoo Activities
Lean into zoo learning even more with zoo animal crafts to do at home or in the classroom and a list of engaging activities to try at the zoo. Plus, learn interesting facts about a few zoo animals, too!
Games with Zoo Animals
Letters at the Zoo: a b c
In this letter-learning game, players hear a letter and pick the one that matches what the elephant paints with its trunk!
Bright Smiles Safari
Help the hippo get its smile bright and clean with floss and good brushing. This health and self-care game is a great reminder of proper dental hygiene.
Tapir Word Clues
Help Didi the Daring Decoder determine the meaning of unfamiliar words in the tapir zoo exhibit by using context clues in the text and images of the signs.
The Royal Shopper
The Panther Knight must shop for the king, but needs help decoding multisyllabic words that end with a consonant plus –el, –le, or –al.
Virtual Zoo Fun
Join ABCmouse on a journey to the zoo, where you’ll spend 15-minutes learning about many of the animals at the zoo.
Who Lives at the Zoo?
Sing and dance along with this fun and lively song about the animals at the zoo. It’s a guessing game too as kids try to figure out which animal they see based on hints in the video!
