Whispers of hope, the glow of candles, and the anticipation of Christmas fill these 23 Advent coloring pages, free for you to download and print. This reflective collection celebrates the spiritual journey of Advent, capturing the peace and promise of the season!
These pages bring the warmth and wonder of Advent right to your fingertips, from images of the weekly Advent candles and their symbolism to scenes of Mary, Joseph, and the journey to Bethlehem, and more!
To begin coloring, just click on any image or link below to view the free PDF. Once open, feel free to download and print to your heart's content.
All pages are designed for US Letter paper but scale flawlessly to A4. Happy coloring!
10 Craft Ideas to do With Advent Coloring Pages
Once those beautiful Advent coloring pages are finished, don't let them sit in a pile! These easy, affordable crafts put them to wonderful use, bringing the spirit of Advent into your home.
1. Advent Wreath Decoration
Cut out colored Advent candles, stars, or angels from your finished pages. Arrange and glue them onto a paper plate circle, which acts as your wreath base, then add green construction paper ‘foliage' around them. This creates a personalized and symbolic Advent decoration for your wall or door, celebrating the season's themes.
2. Countdown Chain
Cut your completed coloring pages into strips. Form them into a loop and link them together, using glue or a stapler, to create a festive paper chain. Remove one link each day of Advent as a visual countdown to Christmas, building anticipation with each passing day.
3. Jesse Tree Ornaments
Select small, symbolic images from your colored Advent pages (like a star, a dove, an apple for Creation, a sheep). Cut them out and glue them onto small cardboard squares or circles. Punch a hole at the top, thread with yarn, and hang a new ornament on your Jesse Tree daily, illustrating the lineage of Christ.
4. Advent Lantern
Carefully trim a colored Advent scene or symbol from your page to fit around a clean glass jar. Gently glue the paper to the outside of the jar, ensuring the design faces outwards. Place a battery-operated tea light inside for a soft, glowing Advent decoration, symbolizing the light of Christ coming into the world.
5. Wise Men Journey Path
On a long strip of poster board or butcher paper, draw a simple path leading to a star. Cut out figures of the Wise Men and a star from your colored Advent pages. Glue the star at the path's end, then move the Wise Men figures a bit further along the path each day of Advent, symbolizing their journey to find the newborn King.
6. Angel Mobile
From your colored pages, cut out several beautiful Advent angels or other celestial figures. For each angel, glue two identical cutouts back-to-back to make them sturdy and double-sided. Attach strings of varying lengths to a crossed stick or cardboard hanger, then tie on your angels to create a serene Advent mobile that gently turns with the air.
7. Advent Placemats
Choose your favorite completed Advent coloring pages. Glue each page onto a slightly larger piece of construction paper for a colorful border. Laminate them using clear contact paper or wide packing tape for durability, creating personalized placemats for your family's Advent meals and fostering discussions around the table.
8. Nativity Story Pieces
Cut out various Nativity characters and elements (Mary, Joseph, Baby Jesus, stable animals, manger) from your colored Advent pages. Glue each cutout onto small, flat cardboard squares or bottle caps for stability. Use these pieces to re-tell the Nativity story daily during Advent, adding new characters as you approach Christmas.
9. Decorative Advent Candles
Gather four cardboard tubes (like toilet paper or paper towel rolls cut down). Decorate each ‘candle' by gluing strips or cutouts from your colored Advent pages around the outside. Add construction paper ‘flames' (three purple, one pink) to the tops, creating a child-friendly Advent wreath display without real fire.
10. Advent Story Wheel
Take two paper plates. On the bottom plate, glue sections of your colored Advent pages, depicting different story elements or symbols. Cut a window in the top plate and secure the two plates together in the center with a brass fastener. Spin the top plate daily to reveal a new part of the Advent story or a special symbol for reflection.