About these monster coloring pages
Monster coloring pages on Coloriki are cute, silly and not scary at all. Think round fluffy monsters with one big eye, tall monsters with polka-dot horns, tiny monsters hiding under a bed with a teddy bear and grinning monsters with mismatched socks. Our free monster pages go from simple blob monsters with thick lines for toddlers to detailed monster towns and patterned creatures for older kids and adults.
Every free printable page fits US Letter or A4 paper, and you can color any page online with a tap-to-fill brush. Because monsters are invented, there is no wrong answer: green fur, purple spots, three eyes or ten arms are all perfect. That freedom makes monster coloring pages a favorite for children who say they "can't draw", since every wobbly line just adds character.
Why friendly monsters are good for kids
Coloring a goofy monster can take the fear out of monsters. A child who worries about the dark can color the "monster under the bed" as a fluffy friend holding a night-light, and then keep the page by the bed. Giving a monster a silly name and a favorite snack makes it feel even less scary.
Monster pages are also great for counting and creativity. How many eyes, horns, teeth and arms does this monster have? Kids can count them, color each one a different shade, and then invent a brand-new monster with a different number of everything.
Monsters are also a great way to talk about feelings. A grumpy monster, a shy monster and a giggly monster can each get colors that match their mood: stormy gray and purple for grumpy, soft pink for shy, sunny yellow for giggly. Young children often find it easier to name a feeling when a monster has it first.
What you will find on our monster pages
Every monster is friendly, and pages are grouped by how much there is to color.
Monster pages are also a good place to try textures that other pages do not need. One monster might be covered in shaggy fur, another in shiny scales, another in bumpy warts or soft spots like a leopard. Kids can make each texture look different with the same crayon: short strokes for fur, small curves for scales, dots for bumps.
- Easy: one round monster with big eyes and a smile, thick lines
- Medium: monsters playing, eating ice cream, going to school or having a party
- Silly scenes: monsters in the bath, monsters with pets, a monster family photo
- Detailed: monster towns, patterned fur and scales, and crowds of tiny creatures for teens and adults
Monster legends and real-life oddities
- In Scottish legend, a creature called Nessie lives in Loch Ness, a deep lake in the Highlands; people have searched for it for about 90 years.
- In Japanese folklore, the kappa is a small water creature with a dish of water on its head, said to love cucumbers.
- Scandinavian folktales tell of trolls who turn to stone if sunlight touches them.
- Stories of a big hairy forest creature, called Sasquatch or Bigfoot, are told in the Pacific Northwest of North America.
- The Gila monster is a real lizard from the southwestern United States, with bumpy black and orange skin.
- The axolotl, a real salamander from Mexico with feathery gills, can regrow lost legs.
Which monster page for which age
- Toddlers (2–3)
- Easy pages with one big round monster and thick lines. Pick any colors: there are no wrong ones.
- Preschool (3–5)
- Easy and medium pages with eyes, horns and spots to count, and simple scenes like a monster with a balloon.
- Kids (5–10)
- Medium and silly scenes with monster families, schools and parties. Markers and neon colors work great.
- Teens and adults
- Detailed monster towns and patterned creatures. Try fur texture, crazy patterns or a strict three-color palette.
Coloring tips and color ideas
- Pick colors that do not go together on purpose, like lime green with hot pink, for a funny monster.
- Fill big monster bodies with patterns: spots, stripes, zigzags or tiny hearts.
- Color fur with lots of short lines going the same way so it looks fluffy.
- Give each eye a different color for a silly look, and leave a white dot so the eyes look friendly.
- Color the mouth inside dark red or purple and the tongue pink, and keep the teeth white.
- For a monster under the bed, color the room in dark blue and the monster in bright colors so it glows.
Ideas for home, school and parties
- Bedtime helper: color the monster under the bed as a friendly guard and tape it to the bed frame.
- Monster party or Halloween: one page per guest, googly-eye stickers and a prize for the silliest monster.
- Math game: count the eyes, arms and horns on each monster and write the numbers beside it.
- Invent a monster: color our monster, then draw its best friend on the back and give them both names.
- Turn your child into a cute monster: upload their photo and Coloriki makes a coloring page of them as a friendly monster, or describe the monster your child dreamed up and we draw it.
How to print monster coloring pages
- Open the page you like and press Print it. A PDF opens, sized for US Letter; the A4 PDF is next to it.
- In the print window choose "Fit to page" or 100% scale, and plain white paper. Thicker paper (100 to 120 gsm) is better for markers and paint.
- Print a few copies: kids like to try different colors on the same picture.
- Prefer screens? Press Color it online and color with a tap on a phone, tablet or computer.