This page has 18 free elf coloring pages, each a single portrait sheet sized for US Letter paper. 5 pages are set inside Santa’s workshop, 4 show an elf with a present, and Santa himself appears on 2 of them. Page 5 is the simplest, with 42 enclosed shapes; page 15 has the most at 179. Tap the pages you want in the grid below, then press Print or PDF.
What is on each of the 18 elf pages
Every caption in the grid shows its page number, so you can pick by group below. These are classic Christmas elves in pointed hats, drawn as cartoon characters rather than fantasy warriors, and 5 of the 18 pages put them to work building toys.
- Santa’s workshop: page 2 (an elf at the bench beside a toy soldier), page 6 (Santa and 3 elves finishing toys, with a robot and a wooden train below), page 9 (Santa and 2 elves mending rag dolls on a stool), page 12 (an elf swinging a hammer at a press, with stacked planks and a cat at the window) and page 17 (4 elves with a toy chest, a toy zebra and a wagon).
- The sweet shop and the workshop house: page 8 (2 elves sawing and reading plans at a wooden house) and page 11 (shelves of candy canes and treats, one elf on a ladder passing a tray to another in an apron).
- Presents: page 1 (an elf holding a wrapped gift between snowy trees), page 7 (tying a bow on a present taller than he is), page 15 (an elf among giant candy canes and stacked boxes) and page 16 (2 elves packing a present in the snow).
- Outdoors and play: page 3 (waving in snowy mountains), page 4 (running through the snow), page 5 (landing under a parachute), page 10 (arranging a teddy bear, a drum and a toy plane in a shop window) and page 18 (2 elves toasting marshmallows over a campfire under the stars).
- Helping out: page 13 (3 elves sweeping and scrubbing) and page 14 (an elf handing a present to a puppy outside a house).
The Santa coloring pages have more of the man the elves work for, and the Christmas coloring pages cover trees, stockings and decorations.
Which elf pages suit which age
The simplest page is 5, and the most detailed is page 15. The table sorts all 18 pages by the number of enclosed white shapes, counted on a same-size scan of every file. Fewer shapes means bigger areas to fill.
| Enclosed shapes | Pages | Count |
|---|---|---|
| 50 or fewer (big areas) | 5 | 1 |
| 51 to 100 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 18 | 10 |
| Over 100 (small details) | 6, 7, 10, 11, 15, 16, 17 | 7 |
Page 5 has 42 shapes, one elf and a parachute canopy that takes up half the sheet, and page 3 follows with 54. Page 15 has 179 because the candy canes are striped and the boxes are dotted, page 6 has 151 for the toys stacked around the workbench, and page 17 has 145. 7 of the 18 pages go past 100 shapes.
How big the elf pages print
At one page per sheet, each elf page prints about 7.9 × 10.2 inches on US Letter paper. Every file is 1000 × 1294 pixels, roughly 127 pixels per inch at that size, with a thin frame around the picture and a small VerbNow.com mark in the bottom corner.
- 4 pages per sheet shrinks each picture to about 3.8 × 5.0 inches. That suits the big-area page (5) in the table above; the 7 pages with over 100 shapes get too small to color neatly.
- Ink saver turns light grey pixels white and leaves the black outlines untouched, so it changes little on these black line-art pages.
- Select several pages at once in the grid and the PDF button builds one file with all of them, in the order you picked.
Elf coloring pages FAQ
Are these elf coloring pages free?
Yes. All 18 pages are free for home and classroom use, with no signup. Select pages in the grid, then press Print or PDF.
Can I download the elf coloring pages as a PDF?
Yes. Pick the pages you want, press PDF, and you get one file sized for US Letter, with 1, 2 or 4 pages per sheet.
Are there easy elf coloring pages for young children?
Page 5 is the easiest, with 42 enclosed shapes, then page 3 at 54 and page 4 at 64. All 3 show one elf with plenty of open space around it.
Is Santa on any of the elf coloring pages?
Yes, on 2 of them. Page 6 has Santa checking toys with 3 elves at the workbench, and page 9 shows him mending rag dolls with 2 elves.
Are there cute elf coloring pages?
Pages 1, 16 and 18 are the friendliest: an elf holding a present, 2 elves packing a gift in the snow, and 2 elves toasting marshmallows at a campfire.
What are the elves doing on these sheets?
5 pages build toys in the workshop, 4 handle presents, 2 work in the sweet shop, 5 are outdoors and 2 show elves cleaning up.
More free sets for the season sit in the seasonal coloring pages. The gingerbread house coloring pages add 21 candy cottages, and the December coloring pages turn the month itself into lettering to colour.