About these princess coloring pages
Princess coloring pages let kids design a princess of their very own: her gown, her crown, her castle and her adventures. Every princess on our pages is an original character, so there is no "right" color for her dress or her hair. Our free princess pages range from a simple smiling princess with a big crown for toddlers to detailed ball gowns, garden balconies and royal portraits 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. Our princesses do more than wave from a tower: they ride horses, read in libraries, explore forests, befriend dragons and lead their kingdoms. That gives children lots of stories to tell while they color, and lots of reasons to make their princess look just like them.
Why kids love coloring princesses
A princess page is really a design project. Children choose fabric colors for the gown, jewels for the crown and patterns for the sleeves, the same way a costume designer would. Many kids color the princess with their own skin tone and hairstyle, which turns the page into a small self-portrait in royal clothes.
Princess pages also hold a surprising amount of history. Crowns, coats of arms, castles and long gowns all come from real royal life in centuries past, and older children enjoy learning why purple was a royal color or what a coat of arms was for.
Princesses on our pages are brave as well as beautiful. Some carry a map, some a sword, some a book or a basket of apples for a horse. Asking "What is your princess doing today?" before coloring helps a child choose colors that match the story, like muddy boots for an explorer or a starry cloak for a night ride.
Princess pages for every kind of princess
Our pages show many kinds of princesses, so every child can find one that feels like theirs.
Real royal clothes looked very different from place to place, and that is a rich source of ideas. A princess in medieval Europe might wear a long velvet gown and a jeweled circlet, while royal dress in India, West Africa, Japan or the Middle East used silks, bold prints, embroidery and gold thread in their own styles. Kids can borrow from any of them.
- Easy: a princess face with a crown, a single gown or a tiara, thick lines
- Medium: princesses with a horse, a pet, a garden or a castle in the back
- Adventurous: explorer princesses, knight princesses and princesses with friendly dragons
- Detailed: ball gowns with lace and patterns, royal portraits and palace scenes for teens and adults
Royal facts to share while you color
- The words "prince" and "princess" come from the Latin "princeps", which meant "the first" or "the leader".
- Purple became a royal color in ancient times because the dye was made from sea snails and was very expensive.
- The British crown jewels, including crowns, scepters and orbs, are kept in the Tower of London.
- Coats of arms began in the Middle Ages so that knights in full armor could be recognized by the pictures on their shields.
- Hans Christian Andersen published "The Princess and the Pea" in 1835: a real princess is the only one who can feel a pea under a pile of mattresses.
- One of the oldest known stories of a girl who loses a slipper and marries a king, Ye Xian, was written down in China more than 1,000 years ago.
Which princess page for which age
- Toddlers (2–3)
- Easy pages with one princess or a big crown and thick lines. Let them pick two or three favorite colors.
- Preschool (3–5)
- Easy and medium pages with hearts, stars, flowers and jewels to count and name the colors of.
- Kids (5–10)
- Medium scenes with castles, horses, gardens and adventures. Gel pens and glitter for the crown jewels.
- Teens and adults
- Detailed gowns with lace, embroidery and patterned fabric. Try shading the folds of the skirt or a fashion-sketch palette.
Coloring tips and color ideas
- Color the skirt with a darker shade inside each fold and a lighter one on top, so the fabric looks like it flows.
- Pick a royal color scheme: purple and gold, red and gold, or blue and silver.
- Color jewels like real gems: red rubies, green emeralds, blue sapphires, and leave a white dot on each for sparkle.
- Make the crown gold with orange in the corners and a thin white line where light hits it.
- Add patterns to the gown, such as stripes, polka dots, stars or tiny flowers, to make it one of a kind.
- Give your princess your own hair color, hairstyle and skin tone so the page looks like you.
Ideas for home, school and parties
- Princess party: print a page per guest, add their name on top and offer crown stickers and gem gel pens.
- Design a gown: color the dress, then cut it out and glue it to colored paper as a fashion page.
- History lesson: color a princess with a coat of arms, then design a family crest with your own symbols.
- Story starter: color a princess, name her kingdom and write what problem she solves today.
- Make your child a princess or prince: upload their photo and Coloriki makes a royal coloring page of them, or describe the princess you dream up and we draw her.
How to print princess 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.