Free Printable Advent Coloring Pages
Get ready for the Christmas season with these printable Advent sheets. You will find traditional wreaths, Jesse trees, and countdown calendars to help children and families reflect on the weeks leading up to the holiday.
Free Printable Advent Coloring Pages
Color traditional wreaths with candles representing hope, peace, joy, and love, alongside beautiful church scenes.
Advent Coloring Pages for Kids
These simple designs feature children singing carols, lighting candles, and exploring the story of the manger.
Advent Calendar and Countdown Coloring Pages
Track the days until Christmas with numbered countdown scenes, from snowy villages to cozy fireplaces.
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Traditions of the Advent Season
The four weeks before Christmas are a time of preparation and reflection. Many families and Sunday school classes use an Advent wreath to mark the passing weeks. These wreaths typically hold four candles, each lit on a successive Sunday. The candles traditionally represent hope, peace, joy, and love. Coloring these wreaths gives children a hands-on way to learn about the meaning behind each light. Teachers often use these sheets to keep little hands busy while discussing the weekly themes. You can also explore the nativity story as you color scenes of the manger and the shepherds.
Using Jesse Trees and Countdown Calendars
Another popular tradition is the Jesse tree, which traces the biblical lineage of Jesus through specific symbols. We included pages where kids can color these symbolic ornaments. For a daily activity, our countdown calendars offer a fun way to mark off the days in December. Families can hang these finished calendars on the fridge or a bedroom door to build anticipation.
- Print a snowy village calendar and color one house each day.
- Use the numbered hot cocoa marshmallows to practice counting with younger kids.
- Decorate a paper Christmas tree calendar by coloring a new ornament daily.
Coloring Tips for Advent Pages
When coloring the Advent candles, remember that three are usually purple and one is pink. The pink candle, lit on the third Sunday, represents Gaudete Sunday or joy. Use bright yellows and oranges to make the candle flames stand out against the darker winter backgrounds. For the stained glass church windows, try using fine-tip markers or colored pencils to fill in the small, intricate sections with rich jewel tones. If you are coloring the baby in the manger, soft pastels work well for the hay and the swaddling clothes.