The Nightmare Before Christmas is a famous and much-loved 1993 stop-motion musical fantasy film loved by kids and adults alike. So, what’s a better idea than spending a fun-filled afternoon with your kid coloring some Nightmare Before Christmas coloring pages? To recap, the film is set in Halloween Town, a fantasy world with monsters, ghosts, goblins, vampires, werewolves, and witches. The story revolves around residents of the town discovering the spirit of Christmas.
Due to the fantasy theme that the movie follows, it offers many opportunities for you to create fun activities for your kid, and one such activity is coloring. Coloring pages can be a great way to keep your little one occupied. Moreover, your children will love playing with colors on these pages, especially if they have already watched and love the film.
The Best A Nightmare Before Christmas Coloring Pages For Kids
Instead of letting your child watch The Nightmare Before Christmas over and over again, set them down with the task of coloring pages that are inspired by the movie. We have compiled some of the best Nightmare Before Christmas coloring sheets on our page, some described below. You can download and print these coloring sheets out for your child to have a fun experience.
1. Introducing Jack Skellington
The pumpkin king of Halloween town, Jack Skellington, is a skeleton with a pumpkin head! Help your children relate with the character by telling them all about his wacky dressing sense and why he dresses that way.
2. The Three Naughty Kids
One of our coloring pages features Lock, Shock, and Barrel, the three mischievous children tasked with bringing Santa to Halloween Town. Tell your children how their naughtiness can be used for positive tasks using this picture and teach them to differentiate and choose between being good and bad.
3. Jack At Work
A movie set in Halloween Town is incomplete without cobwebs! Help your children understand the underlying theme of the entire movie, which is finding the good in the bad, depicted clearly on the coloring page where we can see Jack creating a cobweb that looks like a Christmassy snowflake. Get your children to appreciate the lighter side when looking at details (like Jack cutting cobwebs from a book with scissors).
4. Zero
One of our coloring pages shows the many ways in which Jack plays with his dog, Zero. If you have pets at home, your child can easily relate to this picture. Help your child associate with the positive image of Jack that the page depicts!
5. All The Characters At A Glance
The cast of the movie has quirky-looking characters. One of our coloring pages is a collage of them all. Your child can learn all about color associations while coloring these characters. The weird expressions on these characters are bound to tickle their funny bone!
6. Dancing With Sally
In one of our cutest The Night Before Christmas coloring pages, Jack is seen dancing with Sally. You could ask your child about what they like about the picture and what they think about Jack and Sally. You can also teach them how important it is to spend time with your loved ones through the picture.
7. Stitching Herself Up
In one of our coloring page drawings, Sally, the ragdoll, is stitching herself up. After your child is done with coloring this page, you could ask what he or she thinks about Sally. You could also indulge your child in DIY activities like creating a doll out of old socks, maybe one that can replicate Sally.
8. When Jack Becomes Santa
One of our featured coloring page illustrations shows Jack taking on the role of Santa Claus. His gifts for children are shrunken heads, vampire teddies, etc., that are meant to be perfect presents for the children of Halloween Town. Use the image to discuss the significance of Santa Claus with your child. What does your child want Santa to bring for them?
9. And They Lived Happily Ever After
Our collection of coloring pages would be incomplete without one that shows Jack and Sally together. The picture of Jack and Sally on top of the hill in the graveyard is the one that ends the movie with the dialogue, “They lived happily ever after.” Ask your children to build on the story after it ends. You will get to hear some interesting stories for sure!
10. Movie Poster
Our collection also boasts a poster of the movie. Let your kid color this page in any way they like. You can frame and hang it in their room when they’re done with it.
The Nightmare Before Christmas is a classic holiday movie that teaches children to face what they are scared of and uses humor to help them overcome many such fears. Use these free printable Nightmare Before Christmas coloring pages online to help your children understand how to counter the daily challenges that life throws at them, like coloring within the lines and keeping their hands steady, for example. You can also create your own Nightmare Before Christmas coloring book by printing all of these images out and putting them together. Whether it is one page or all of them, you and your kid will greatly enjoy our collection of Nightmare Before Christmas pictures to color.
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