Santa Claus Coloring Pages

Coloring tricks and fun facts about Santa Claus

Coloring tricks:

Red is the classic coat color, but try dark red, burgundy, or even bright blue for a Santa who’s clearly doing his own thing.

Gold or yellow works nicely for buckles, bells, and gift ribbons, especially with a tiny white highlight.

Glue actual fluffy cotton balls all over his beard and the trim of his suit for a ridiculously soft textured look.

Fun facts:

The modern red suit image was heavily popularized by massive soda advertising campaigns back in the nineteen thirties.

Santa used to wear a thick green cloak in early English folklore before the bright red version took over completely.

Santa Claus is partly based on Saint Nicholas, a Christian bishop from the 4th century who became known for secretly giving gifts.

Santa’s name in the United States is connected to Sinterklaas, a Dutch version of Saint Nicholas.

Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer wasn’t part of the oldest Santa stories, the character was created for a 1939 department store booklet.

Grab as many PDF coloring pages as you like, then print them in US Letter or A4 size whenever you need another Santa activity.