Elephant Coloring Pages

Make free printable elephant coloring pages from 12 pictures we drew ourselves: an elephant standing with its tusks, an Asian elephant with smaller ears, a baby elephant, a mother and baby elephant, an elephant with its trunk up, an elephant spraying water, an elephant face, three elephants walking in a line, a patterned elephant with a decorated blanket, a kawaii elephant, an elephant on the savanna by an acacia tree, and an easy elephant with big shapes for little ones. The elephants are our own drawings, with no film, cartoon or storybook elephants, brands 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 savanna scene, a fold-in-half card, or an elephant mandala with a new pattern at the press of a button. Blank elephants to design prints 1, 2, 4 or 6 plain elephant outlines per page, for children to add their own patterns; one elephant fills a 186 mm square on US Letter. Add an “Elephant 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 elephant coloring pages

1. Choose what to make: one big picture, several small pictures, the savanna scene, blank elephants 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 safari, Africa or Asia topic in class
• An animals and habitats lesson
• Blank elephants for children to design, then cut out for a display
• Class sets with each child’s name
• Cards to color and give
• Detailed patterned elephants and mandalas for teens and adults

The 12 elephant pictures

Picture	Shapes to color: simple	Medium	Detailed
Elephant standing	13	26	45
Asian elephant	12	25	40
Baby elephant	12	36	49
Mother and baby elephant	24	58	87
Elephant with its trunk up	13	26	42
Elephant spraying water	15	30	50
Elephant face	8	16	22
Elephants walking in a line	36	82	126
Patterned elephant	13	36	60
Kawaii elephant	11	24	33
Elephant on the savanna	15	39	58
Easy elephant	6	13	19

Shapes are the closed outlines the tool draws for each picture at each level, counted by the tool. Simple keeps the big shapes: body, head, ears, trunk, legs, tail and eye; Medium adds the inner ear, trunk wrinkles, toenails, the mouth, grass and the sun; Detailed adds more wrinkles, eye shine, lashes, birds and flowers.

Elephants we drew, and what we read

Picture	How we drew it	What we read
Elephant standing, Asian elephant	Large ears on the standing elephant; smaller ears on the Asian elephant	San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance: African elephants have large ears shaped like the continent of Africa; Asian elephants have smaller ears
Elephant standing, on the savanna	Two tusks beside the trunk	Smithsonian’s National Zoo: tusks are modified upper incisors that grow throughout an elephant’s life
Trunk up, spraying water	A raised trunk with drops of water	Smithsonian’s National Zoo: elephants use their trunks to take up water and squirt it into their mouths
Baby elephant, mother and baby	A calf with a bigger head and shorter trunk	Smithsonian’s National Zoo: an Asian elephant calf weighs 150 to 350 pounds (68 to 158 kilograms)
Elephants walking in a line	Three elephants, one behind the other	San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance: the matriarch is the oldest and most experienced female in the group; Smithsonian’s National Zoo: Asian elephants, unlike African elephants, do not have a matriarch

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

Blank elephants to design

Elephants 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 elephant is the body, head, ear, trunk, legs, tail and eye, with no wrinkles or patterns, 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
Savanna scene	An elephant and a calf by an acacia tree; Medium adds the calf, the sun and grass, Detailed adds birds, flowers and more grass
Blank elephants to design	1, 2, 4 or 6 plain elephant 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
Elephant 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: Elephant Friends, Big Ears, Big Heart, Hello Elephant, Little Elephant, Never Forget to Smile, 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 display, print blank elephants on card, let each child design one, then cut them out along the outline.

More things to make

• A word search for a safari or animals topic: Word Search Maker.
• Bookmarks for a reading corner: Bookmark Template.
• Turn a zoo photo into line art to color: Photo to Coloring Page.
• Patterns of every kind: Mandala Maker.

Frequently asked questions

Are these elephant 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 elephants from a film or a book?

No. Every elephant is our own drawing, with no character’s look, name, hat or costume. Children can name their elephant themselves.

What is the difference between African and Asian elephants?

One easy difference to color is the ears. The San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance says African elephants have large ears shaped like the continent of Africa, and Asian elephants have smaller ears. Compare the standing elephant with the Asian elephant picture.

Why do elephants have such big ears?

Smithsonian’s National Zoo says an elephant’s large ears work as cooling devices. It also says elephants are the largest living land animal.

What do elephants use their trunks for?

Smithsonian’s National Zoo says elephants use their trunks to take up water and squirt it into their mouths, and the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance says trunks grab, hold, pick up, reach, touch, pull, push and throw. Try the trunk up and spraying water pictures.

Which elephant pages suit toddlers and preschoolers?

Choose Simple lines: big shapes with thick outlines. The easy elephant and the elephant face 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 elephant coloring pages for adults?

Yes. Choose Elephant 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.