Giraffe Coloring Pages

Make free printable giraffe coloring pages from 12 pictures we drew ourselves: a giraffe standing tall, a baby giraffe, a mother and baby giraffe, a giraffe eating acacia leaves, a giraffe bending down to drink, a big giraffe face, a running giraffe, two giraffes with a heart, a kawaii giraffe, a patterned giraffe with flower spots, giraffes on the savanna by an acacia tree, and a giraffe lying down under the moon. The giraffes are our own drawings, with no film, cartoon, storybook or toy-store giraffes, 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 a giraffe mandala with a new pattern at the press of a button. Blank giraffes to design prints 1, 2, 4 or 6 plain giraffe outlines per page, with no spots, so children can draw their own; one giraffe fills a 186 mm square on US Letter. Add a “Stand Tall” 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 giraffe coloring pages

1. Choose what to make: one big picture, several small pictures, the savanna scene, blank giraffes 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 savanna topic in class
• An animals and habitats lesson
• Blank giraffes for children to give their own spot patterns
• Class sets with each child’s name
• Cards to color and give
• Detailed patterned giraffes and mandalas for teens and adults

The 12 giraffe pictures

Picture	Shapes to color: simple	Medium	Detailed
Giraffe standing	20	29	37
Baby giraffe	20	40	48
Mother and baby giraffe	39	65	78
Giraffe eating acacia leaves	22	31	38
Giraffe bending down to drink	20	28	45
Giraffe face	12	24	36
Running giraffe	20	29	41
Two giraffes with a heart	40	56	67
Kawaii giraffe	16	35	51
Patterned giraffe	19	38	48
Giraffes on the savanna	41	69	85
Giraffe lying down	14	23	30

Shapes are the closed outlines the tool draws for each picture at each level, counted by the tool. Simple keeps the big shapes: body, neck, head, ossicones, ear, legs, hooves, tail and eye; Medium adds the spots, the mane, the nostril and the mouth; Detailed adds more spots, spots on the legs, eye shine, birds and flowers.

Giraffes we drew, and what we read

Picture	How we drew it	What we read
Giraffe standing, giraffe face	Two horns with round tips on top of the head	Smithsonian’s National Zoo: both male and female giraffes have two distinct, hair-covered horns called ossicones
Giraffe standing, savanna	A neck far longer than the body is tall	Smithsonian’s National Zoo: giraffes are the tallest land animals, and have seven neck vertebrae, just like humans
Giraffe eating acacia leaves	Head up in the crown of a flat-topped tree	Smithsonian’s National Zoo: their favorite leaves are from acacia trees; an 18-inch (46-centimeter) tongue and prehensile lips
Giraffe bending down to drink	Front legs spread wide, head down at the water	Smithsonian’s National Zoo: giraffes have to bend a long way down to drink
Giraffe lying down	Legs folded under the body	Smithsonian’s National Zoo: giraffes sometimes lie down; Giraffe Conservation Foundation: they lie down far more than anyone used to think
Blank giraffes	No spots drawn	Smithsonian’s National Zoo: each giraffe’s markings are as individual as our fingerprints

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

Blank giraffes to design

Giraffes 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 giraffe is the body, neck, head, ossicones, ear, legs, hooves, tail and eye, with no spots, 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
Savanna scene	A tall giraffe by an acacia tree; Medium adds a baby giraffe, the sun and grass, Detailed adds birds, a cloud, flowers and more grass
Blank giraffes to design	1, 2, 4 or 6 plain giraffe 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
Giraffe 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 Giraffe, Stand Tall, Little Giraffe, Giraffe Friends, Head in the Clouds, 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 giraffes on card, let each child draw a spot pattern of their own, 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 giraffe 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 giraffes from a film, a book or a toy store?

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

Do all giraffes have the same spots?

No. Smithsonian’s National Zoo says each giraffe’s markings are as individual as our fingerprints. That is why the blank giraffes have no spots: children can draw a pattern of their own.

What are the horns on a giraffe’s head?

Smithsonian’s National Zoo says both male and female giraffes have two distinct, hair-covered horns called ossicones. Every giraffe we drew has two, with a round tip to color.

How do giraffes drink?

Smithsonian’s National Zoo says giraffes have to bend a long way down to drink. Our giraffe bending down to drink spreads its front legs to reach the water.

How big is a baby giraffe?

Smithsonian’s National Zoo gives a height at birth of 6 feet (1.8 meters) and a weight at birth of 100 to 220 pounds (45 to 100 kilograms).

Which giraffe pages suit toddlers and preschoolers?

Choose Simple lines: big shapes with thick outlines. The giraffe face and the giraffe lying down 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 giraffe coloring pages for adults?

Yes. Choose Giraffe 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.