Candy Coloring Pages
Make free printable candy coloring pages from 13 pictures we drew ourselves: swirl lollipop, wrapped candy, candy jar, gumball machine, cotton candy, chocolate bar, heart box of chocolates, rock candy growing in a jar, jelly beans in a bowl, gumdrops on a cake stand, rock candy sticks, three lollipops, simple big wrapped candy. The rock candy follows Penn State’s Materials Research Science and Engineering Center: sugar crystals grow slowly on a string that hangs into a jar from a pencil resting across the top, while a lollipop cools too quickly for crystals to form. The Exploratorium adds that rock candy crystals have sharp right angles and smooth faces, so the crystals here are little boxes. Every sweet is our own drawing with no brand, and nothing carries words, brand or product names or logos. Print one big picture on a page, a grid of four or six small ones, a scene with sweets on a long table under clouds and a sun, a fold-in-half card, or a candy mandala with small sweets round the edge and a new pattern at the press of a button. Plain candies to decorate prints 1, 2, 4 or 6 wrapped sweets with no stripes, so children can draw 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 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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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 candy pictures are our own drawings of sweets with no brand: a swirl lollipop, a wrapped candy, a candy jar, a gumball machine, cotton candy, a chocolate bar, a heart box of chocolates, rock candy growing in a jar, jelly beans in a bowl, gumdrops on a cake stand, rock candy sticks, three lollipops and a simple big wrapped candy. Nothing carries words, brand or product names or logos. The plain wrapped candy has no stripes, for drawing your own. 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 candy coloring pages
- Choose what to make: one big picture, several small pictures, the sweets on the table scene, plain candies 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
- Birthday and party tables: the lollipops, the cotton candy and the candy jar
- Kitchen science: rock candy growing in a jar and rock candy sticks
- Pattern practice: stripes and spots on the plain candies
- Class sets with each child’s name
- Toddlers: the cotton candy and the wrapped candy with simple lines
- Detailed lines and the mandala for older children and adults
The 13 candy pictures
| Picture | Shapes to color: simple | Medium | Detailed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swirl lollipop | 18 | 31 | 40 |
| Wrapped candy | 3 | 7 | 9 |
| Candy jar | 18 | 20 | 22 |
| Gumball machine | 8 | 15 | 22 |
| Cotton candy | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| Chocolate bar | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| Heart box of chocolates | 10 | 12 | 14 |
| Rock candy growing in a jar | 18 | 26 | 34 |
| Jelly beans in a bowl | 15 | 17 | 19 |
| Gumdrops on a cake stand | 17 | 27 | 33 |
| Rock candy sticks | 49 | 72 | 95 |
| Three lollipops | 9 | 9 | 12 |
| Simple big wrapped candy | 3 | 7 | 9 |
Shapes are the closed outlines the tool draws for each picture at each level, counted by the tool. Simple keeps the sweets (lollipops, wrappers, jars, bars, crystals, beans and gumdrops) and the table, floor, sun and clouds; Medium and Detailed add the smaller lines, such as the lollipop swirls, the wrapper stripes, the gumballs and the edges of the crystals.
Plain candies to decorate
| Candies 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 plain candy has no stripes (3 shapes: the sweet and its two twisted ends), so the pattern 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 |
| Sweets on the table | A lollipop, cotton candy and a wrapped sweet on a long table, under clouds and a sun; Medium and Detailed add the smaller lines |
| Plain candies to decorate | 1, 2, 4 or 6 plain wrapped candies, to draw your own stripes and spots |
| Lettering poster | Two lines of big hollow letters to color (“Sweet” and “Treats” 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 |
| Candy mandala | A symmetric pattern with small sweets 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: Hello Candy, Sweet Days, Happy Birthday, Best Friends, Stay Sweet, or your own words. Lettering styles: Fredoka, Baloo 2, Sniglet, Cherry Bomb One.
Coloring ideas
- Rainbow stripes on the lollipop swirls.
- Pink or blue cotton candy.
- Every gumball and jelly bean a different color.
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 of a party table into line art to color: Photo to Coloring Page.
- Draw your own symmetric patterns: Mandala Maker.
- A paper mask to color as a cupcake: Mask Template.
- A word puzzle to go with the pages: Word Search Maker.
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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 candy 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.
Which candy pictures are there?
13: swirl lollipop, wrapped candy, candy jar, gumball machine, cotton candy, chocolate bar, heart box of chocolates, rock candy growing in a jar, jelly beans in a bowl, gumdrops on a cake stand, rock candy sticks, three lollipops, simple big wrapped candy. On top of those there is a scene of sweets on a table, plain candies to decorate, a mandala, a lettering poster and name pages.
Are there any candy brands?
No. Every sweet is our own drawing with no brand name, logo or wrapper print, so children can invent their own.
How does rock candy grow?
Penn State’s Materials Research Science and Engineering Center describes hanging a string from a pencil that rests on top of a jar of sugar syrup; over several days sugar crystals grow on the string. One picture shows rock candy growing in a jar.
Why is rock candy made of little boxes?
The Exploratorium says rock candy crystals have sharp right angles and smooth faces, the same shape as sugar crystals but much bigger, so each crystal here is drawn as a small box.
How is a lollipop different from rock candy?
Penn State’s center explains that a lollipop is made from sugar syrup heated to about 300 °F that cools too quickly for crystals to form, so it is smooth and glassy instead of crystal.
Which candy pages suit toddlers and preschoolers?
Choose Simple lines: big shapes with thick outlines. The cotton candy and the wrapped candy 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 candy coloring pages for adults?
Yes. Choose Candy 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.