Hedgehog Coloring Pages

Make free printable hedgehog coloring pages from 12 pictures we drew ourselves: a hedgehog walking, a hedgehog curled into a ball, a big hedgehog face, a baby hedgehog (a hoglet), a hedgehog in autumn leaves, a kawaii hedgehog, a patterned hedgehog, a hedgehog in the garden, a hedgehog asleep in a leaf nest, two hedgehogs with a heart, a hedgehog and hoglets, and a hedgehog at a gap in a garden fence. The hedgehogs are our own drawings, with no game, cartoon or book hedgehogs, mascots or logos, so the pages suit any home or classroom. Print one big picture on a page, a grid of four or six small pictures, a night garden scene, a fold-in-half card, or a hedgehog mandala with a new pattern at the press of a button. Blank hedgehogs to design prints 1, 2, 4 or 6 hedgehog outlines with no spines drawn inside, for children to add spines and patterns of their own; one hedgehog fills a 186 mm square on US Letter. Add a “Prickly Friends” poster in hollow letters, type a child’s name for a name page, or paste a class list to get the same picture for everyone with each name at the top. Choose simple, medium or detailed lines, never thinner than 0.5 mm. Download one multi-page PDF for US Letter or A4, a 300 DPI PNG of every page, or an SVG. No sign-up, no watermark.

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How to make and print hedgehog coloring pages

1. Choose what to make: one big picture, several small pictures, the night garden scene, blank hedgehogs to design, the lettering poster, a name page, a class set, a card, a mandala, or a whole pack.
2. Pick the picture, or tick the ones you want for a grid or pack.
3. Choose the lines: simple for little ones, medium, or detailed for older children and adults.
4. Add a title, change the poster words, type a name or paste your class list, and pick the lettering.
5. Choose US Letter or A4 and download the PDF, or a PNG of every page.
6. Print on plain paper at 100% (Actual size).

What you can use it for

• A fall, garden wildlife or hibernation topic in class
• Hedgehog-themed birthday party tables
• Blank hedgehogs for children to give their own spines
• Class sets with each child’s name
• Cards to color and give
• Detailed patterned hedgehogs and mandalas for teens and adults

The 12 hedgehog pictures

Picture	Shapes to color: simple	Medium	Detailed
Hedgehog walking	15	26	49
Hedgehog curled into a ball	6	24	41
Hedgehog face	7	23	34
Baby hedgehog (hoglet)	15	24	39
Hedgehog in autumn leaves	17	28	47
Kawaii hedgehog	7	20	28
Patterned hedgehog	15	33	59
Hedgehog in the garden	29	47	65
Hedgehog asleep in a leaf nest	12	36	53
Two hedgehogs with a heart	30	48	84
Hedgehog and hoglets	39	74	114
Hedgehog at a gap in a garden fence	24	37	55

Shapes are the closed outlines the tool draws for each picture at each level, counted by the tool. Simple keeps the big shapes: the spiny coat, face, ear, eye, nose, belly, legs and feet; Medium adds a row of spines in the coat, the inner ear and the mouth; Detailed adds two more rows of spines, whisker dots and eye shine.

Hedgehogs we drew, and what we read

Picture	How we drew it	What we read
Every hedgehog	A coat of spines with a spiky outline	PTES: around 6,000 hollow spines; RSPCA: between 5,000 and 7,000
Hedgehog curled into a ball	A round ball of spines with only the snout showing	PTES: by rolling up into a tight ball and raising their spines, hedgehogs can protect themselves from most natural enemies
Hedgehog asleep in a leaf nest	Curled up under a pile of leaves	RSPCA: hedgehogs hibernate from October or November to around mid-March to April, depending on the weather; PTES: young are born in a nest of leaves and grass
Baby hedgehog, hedgehog and hoglets	Smaller, with softer, shorter spines	San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance: baby hedgehogs are called hoglets; RSPCA: hoglets are born with white spines that appear soon after birth
Hedgehog in the garden, at a gap in a fence, night garden scene	Out at night, with a gap in the fence	The Wildlife Trusts: hedgehogs come out at night to eat beetles, worms and other invertebrates; Hedgehog Street: a 13 cm by 13 cm gap lets them pass

The drawings are simple shapes for coloring, not field guides, and the colors are up to you.

Blank hedgehogs to design

Hedgehogs per page	Each fits (US Letter)	Each fits (A4)
1	186 mm square	181 mm square
2	120 mm square	129 mm square
4	89 mm square	86 mm square
6	77 mm square	83 mm square

Sizes are for the page with No title chosen; a title at the top makes them a little smaller. Each blank hedgehog is the spiny outline, face, ear, eye, nose, belly, legs and feet, with no rows of spines inside, so the design is up to you.

Simple to detailed lines

Lines	Outlines	Small details	Good for
Simple	1.8 mm	1.4 mm	Toddlers, chunky crayons, big markers
Medium	1.1 mm	0.8 mm	Most children, colored pencils
Detailed	0.75 mm	0.5 mm	Older children and adults, fine pens and pencils

Line widths are measured at print size. The thinnest line on any page is 0.5 mm, so every shape stays open to color.

What you can make

Page	What prints
One big picture	One picture filling the page, with an optional title at the top and an optional frame
Several small pictures	Four or six pictures on one page, each in its own box
Night garden scene	A hedgehog out at night under the moon; Medium adds a hoglet and a garden fence, Detailed adds stars, flowers and grass
Blank hedgehogs to design	1, 2, 4 or 6 hedgehog outlines
Lettering poster	Two lines of big hollow letters to color and three pictures; the words are yours to change
Name page	Words such as “Colored by” and a name in large hollow letters, with three pictures
Class set	The same picture for every child, each page with one child’s name at the top (up to 40 names)
Fold-in-half card	Picture and title on the front, a small picture on the back: 139.7 × 215.9 mm (5.5 × 8.5 in) from US Letter, 148.5 × 210 mm (A5) from A4
Hedgehog mandala	A symmetric pattern; every pattern number gives a new design
Whole pack	Your ticked pictures, one per page, plus the scene, the poster, three mandalas and a name page if you choose

Titles you can choose: Hello Hedgehog, Prickly Friends, Little Hoglet, Hedgehog Hugs, Night Night, or your own words. Lettering styles: Fredoka, Baloo 2, Sniglet, Cherry Bomb One.

Printing tips

• Every page keeps a 12.7 mm (half inch) margin from the paper edge, on US Letter and A4.
• Plain paper is fine for crayons and pencils; use thicker paper or card for markers and paint.
• Print one page first and check it before printing a whole pack or class set.
• Choose Detailed lines only with fine pens or sharp pencils, and Simple lines with chunky crayons.
• For a fall display, print blank hedgehogs on card and let children add spines with short pencil strokes or glued paper leaves.

More things to make

• A word search for a garden wildlife topic: Word Search Maker.
• A hedgehog mask for a party or a play: Mask Template.
• Turn a photo of your garden into line art to color: Photo to Coloring Page.
• Patterns of every kind: Mandala Maker.

Frequently asked questions

Are these hedgehog coloring pages free?

Yes. Every page is free to make, download and print, with no sign-up and no watermark. All the pictures are our own drawings.

Are these hedgehogs from a video game or a cartoon?

No. Every hedgehog is our own drawing of a garden hedgehog, with no character’s look, name or shoes. Children can name their hedgehog themselves.

How many spines does a hedgehog have?

The People’s Trust for Endangered Species (PTES) says around 6,000, and the RSPCA says an adult has between 5,000 and 7,000. By rolling into a tight ball with its spines up, a hedgehog can protect itself from most natural enemies, PTES says.

Do hedgehogs carry apples on their spines?

Almost certainly not. Hedgehog Street (run by PTES and the British Hedgehog Preservation Society) says hedgehogs usually walk with their spines flattened and would struggle to stick fruit on themselves, so the old story is almost certainly untrue. None of our hedgehogs carries fruit.

What is a baby hedgehog called, and what do hedgehogs eat?

San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance says baby hedgehogs are called hoglets. The RSPCA says hoglets are born blind and deaf, with white spines that appear soon after birth, and that hedgehogs eat beetles, caterpillars and earthworms; never leave out milk or bread for them.

Why does a garden fence need a hedgehog gap?

Hedgehog Street says hedgehogs travel around one mile every night, and that a hole 13 cm by 13 cm (about 5 by 5 inches) in a fence is big enough for any hedgehog to pass through. Our hedgehog is walking to a gap in a garden fence.

Which hedgehog pages suit toddlers and preschoolers?

Choose Simple lines: big shapes with thick outlines. The hedgehog curled into a ball and the kawaii hedgehog have the fewest shapes, as the table shows.

Can I make a page for every child in my class?

Yes. Choose Class set, pick a picture and paste the names, one per line, up to 40. Each child gets the same picture with their own name in hollow letters at the top, all in one PDF.

Are there hedgehog coloring pages for adults?

Yes. Choose Hedgehog mandala with Detailed lines: each pattern number gives a different symmetric design. Choose 16 repeats for the most intricate pattern.

Can I use the pages for things I sell?

Yes. The designs are our own drawings, so you may use the pages and what you make with them, including things you sell, without giving credit.

How do I print the coloring pages?

Download the PDF and print it on plain paper. Choose 100% or Actual size to keep the margins and sizes as drawn; Fit to page also works if your printer cuts off the edges.

Is anything uploaded?

No. Everything runs in your browser. Names and words are not sent anywhere, and nothing is saved when you close the page.