Starfish Coloring Pages
Make free printable starfish coloring pages from 12 sea stars we drew ourselves: a five-armed sea star, a sea star on a rock, a puffy cushion sea star, a many-armed sunflower sea star, a sea star growing back an arm, the underside of a sea star with its tube feet, three sea stars in a rock pool, a sea star with shells on the sand, a sea star with its relatives the sea urchin and the sand dollar, a knobby sea star, a patterned sea star for older colorers and an easy sea star for little ones. Every sea star is our own simple drawing of a real animal, with no film, book, game or cartoon characters, no faces and no brands, so the pages suit homes, classrooms and libraries. Print one big sea star on a page, a grid of four or six small ones, a rock pool scene with four sea stars, a fold-in-half card, or a sea star mandala with small sea stars round the edge and a new pattern at the press of a button. Blank sea stars to decorate prints 1, 2, 4 or 6 plain five-armed outlines, so children can design their own; one fills a 186 mm square on US Letter. Type a child’s name for a name page, or paste a class list to get the same sea star 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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Runs in your browser with our own code; names and words never leave your device, and nothing is saved. Every picture is our own drawing, black lines on white, with no film, book or cartoon characters, mascots, brands or logos. The sea stars are our own simple drawings of real animals, with no film, book, game or cartoon characters, no faces and no brands. The blank sea stars are plain outlines, for drawing your own pattern. The designs are our own drawings: you may use them and anything you make with them, including things you sell, with no credit needed. The lettering fonts keep their own open licenses.
How to make and print starfish coloring pages
- Choose what to make: one big picture, several small pictures, the sea stars in a rock pool scene, blank sea stars to decorate, the lettering poster, a name page, a class set, a card, a mandala, or a whole pack.
- Pick the picture, or tick the ones you want for a grid or pack.
- Choose the lines: simple for little ones, medium, or detailed for older children and adults.
- Add a title, change the poster words, type a name or paste your class list, and pick the lettering.
- Choose US Letter or A4 and download the PDF, or a PNG of every page.
- Print on plain paper at 100% (Actual size).
What you can use it for
- A beach, rock pool or ocean topic at school
- A seaside holiday or a tide-pool walk
- Design your own patterns on the blank sea stars
- Class sets with each child’s name
- Toddlers: the easy sea star and the five-armed sea star with simple lines
- Detailed sea star mandalas and the patterned sea star for teens and adults
The 12 sea star pictures
| Picture | Shapes to color: simple | Medium | Detailed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five-armed sea star | 2 | 13 | 55 |
| Sea star on a rock | 4 | 17 | 60 |
| Cushion sea star | 2 | 8 | 19 |
| Many-armed sunflower sea star | 1 | 34 | 66 |
| Sea star growing back an arm | 2 | 13 | 54 |
| Underside with tube feet | 7 | 37 | 67 |
| Sea stars in a rock pool | 7 | 36 | 128 |
| Sea star and shells on the sand | 4 | 25 | 68 |
| Sea star, sea urchin and sand dollar | 18 | 35 | 81 |
| Knobby sea star | 11 | 18 | 39 |
| Patterned sea star | 7 | 20 | 62 |
| Easy sea star | 1 | 2 | 8 |
Shapes are the closed outlines the tool draws for each picture at each level, counted by the tool. Simple keeps the sea stars, rocks, shells, the pool and the sand; Medium adds the central disc and rows of bumps; Detailed adds the smallest bumps, tube feet and textures.
Blank sea stars to decorate
| Sea stars 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 outline is a plain five-armed sea star outline (1 shapes), 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 |
| Sea stars in a rock pool | Four sea stars in and around a rock pool on the shore, with rocks, a shell and sand, under clouds and a sun; Medium adds the bumps and ripples, Detailed adds the smallest lines |
| Blank sea stars to decorate | 1, 2, 4 or 6 plain sea stars, to decorate |
| Lettering poster | Two lines of big hollow letters to color (“Beach” and “Day” or your own words) above three pictures |
| 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 |
| Sea star mandala | A symmetric pattern with small sea stars round the edge; 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: Sea Stars, Starfish, Beach Day, Shine Bright, Ocean Friends, Hello Summer, or your own words. Lettering styles: Fredoka, Baloo 2, Sniglet, Cherry Bomb One.
Sea star facts to read while you color
- Sea stars, commonly called starfish, are not fish: they have no gills, scales or fins, says NOAA’s National Ocean Service. There are about 2,000 species, and all of them live in the sea.
- Instead of blood, sea water pumps nutrients through their bodies, through what is called a water vascular system.
- They move on tiny tube feet on their underside; adult sunflower sea stars can move one meter per minute using 15,000 tube feet.
- Sea stars are echinoderms, related to sand dollars, sea urchins and sea cucumbers; not all have five arms, and a sea star can regrow a lost arm.
- The sunflower sea star lives in the northeast Pacific, from the Aleutian Islands in Alaska to northern Baja California, in places from rocky kelp forests to sand and mud flats, says NOAA Fisheries.
Sources: NOAA National Ocean Service, Are starfish really fish?; NOAA Fisheries, Sunflower Sea Star; both read 10 November 2026.
Coloring ideas
- Sea stars: orange, red, purple, pink or yellow, with the bumps a lighter or darker shade.
- Rock pool: blue water, gray or brown rocks and pale sand.
- Sea urchin and sand dollar: purple or dark spines for the urchin, a pale gray or beige sand dollar.
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 or 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.
More things to make
- Turn a photo from a beach or a rock pool into line art to color: Photo to Coloring Page.
- Draw your own symmetric patterns: Mandala Maker.
- A paper mask to color as a sea animal: Mask Template.
- An ocean-words puzzle to go with the pages: Word Search Maker.
More free ocean printables
More to make with sea stars?
Line art from your own photos, mandalas to draw, masks, bookmarks and word searches: free tools that run in your browser, with no sign-up and no watermark.
See all free tools →Frequently asked questions
Are these starfish coloring pages free?
Yes. Every page is free to make, download and print, with no sign-up and no watermark. All the sea stars are our own drawings.
Which sea stars are there?
12: five-armed sea star, sea star on a rock, cushion sea star, many-armed sunflower sea star, sea star growing back an arm, underside with tube feet, sea stars in a rock pool, sea star and shells on the sand, sea star, sea urchin and sand dollar, knobby sea star, patterned sea star, easy sea star. On top of those there is a rock pool scene, blank sea stars, a mandala, a lettering poster and name pages.
Why do you say sea star instead of starfish?
Because they are not fish. NOAA’s National Ocean Service says sea stars, commonly called starfish, have no gills, scales or fins, and are related to sand dollars, sea urchins and sea cucumbers. Both words are used on this page.
Do all sea stars have five arms?
No. NOAA says sea stars have five-point radial symmetry, but there are species with 10, 20 or even 40 arms. That is why there is a many-armed sunflower sea star among our pictures.
Can a sea star really grow back an arm?
Yes. NOAA says that if a sea star loses an arm, it can regenerate it. One of our pictures shows a sea star with one shorter arm growing back.
What are the dots on the underside picture?
Tube feet. NOAA says sea stars move with tiny tube feet on the underside of their bodies, and that the tube feet also help them hold their prey; adult sunflower sea stars move about one meter per minute on 15,000 tube feet.
Can children design their own sea star?
Yes. Choose Blank sea stars to decorate and pick 1, 2, 4 or 6 per page. Each is a plain five-armed outline. With no title, one fills a 186 mm square on US Letter; six fill 77 mm squares.
Which starfish pages suit toddlers and preschoolers?
Choose Simple lines: big shapes with thick outlines. The easy sea star and the many-armed sunflower sea star 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 starfish coloring pages for adults?
Yes. Choose Sea star mandala with Detailed lines: each pattern number gives a different symmetric design. Choose 16 repeats for the most intricate pattern.
Can I sell what I make with these pages?
Yes. The pictures are our own drawings, and the note under the tool sets out how you may use them, including for things you sell.
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.