Top 10 Koala Coloring Pages For Your Little Ones

The koala happens to be one of the most endangered species on Earth. Most kids love koalas because they look tender, furry, and cuddly. So, if your kid is a fan of these native bears of Australia, we have the perfect gift for them. Here, we present Koala coloring pages for your kid.

Koalas are relatives of kangaroos. Yes, most of us are led to believe that koalas belong to the bear family. But the truth is they are related to kangaroos but called koala bears because they look a lot like teddy bears.

Top 10 Koala Coloring Pages For Kids

There are about 2000-8000 Koalas left in the wild. This is because their natural habitat is slowly being destroyed. While your kid enjoys coloring these printable koala coloring pages, you must try and educate them about this endangered species and ways to preserve it. Check out the 10 cute koala coloring sheets here.

1. Spell Koala

Your child can start the coloring session with a cute picture. This is a pretty easy picture for your young kid to color due to its broad and clear outlines. Apart from coloring, this picture can help your kid learn how to spell ‘Koala’ and the letter ‘K’.

2. Baby And Mother Koala

Talk to your baby about how koalas also have mothers. The cute koala cub in the picture is wrapped around its mother koala. This image will help your kid learn about bonding better. A baby koala cub is said to stay in its mother’s pouch for almost five months.

3. Koala With A Bird

A koala is sitting with a bird sitting atop a tree. The bird in the picture is sure to grab your kid’s eye apart from the koala cub. It might interest your kid to learn that koalas eat almost nothing but eucalyptus leaves. A koala’s home is made up of a group of trees that it visits regularly. These trees are referred to as ‘Home Trees’. One koala never visits other koala’s Home Trees except during mating season.

4. Hawaiian Koala

How about coloring a Koala dressed in Hawaiian attire? Teach your kid a little about Hawaiian culture and their famous dance. Female koalas get fully mature by the time they reach two years old. Whereas male koalas take as long as three to four years. How about dressing your kid in a Hawaiian dress after this coloring session?

5. Koala Eating Leaves From A Tree

The coloring page shows a koala right on top of a tree while foxes are roaming around on the ground. Koalas are very fussy when it comes to food. There are almost 600 varieties of eucalyptus, but koalas eat just a few. This leaves them with very few eating options.

6. Pregnant Mother Koala With Baby Koalas

The cute picture showing Koalas dressed as humans might catch your kid’s special attention. Koalas give birth to cubs one at a time, just like humans. A koala is blind when born.

7. Chubby Guitarist Koala

Your kid might want a guitar after seeing this image. If your kid loves music, they would love looking at this guitarist koala. Kids love it when they see their favorite animals in a different avatar.

8. Koala – The Karate Kid

The coloring page shows a koala as ‘the karate kid’. While your kid enjoys coloring this one, share a few important facts about karate. To gain their interest, you can also show them the movie Kung Fu Panda later. Teach your kid the importance of self-defense and help them take a few cues from their favorite koala.

9. Baby Koala’s Silhouette

A suitable picture for young kids, this is one of the easiest pictures to color as it is just an outline of a koala. Koalas have large noses with hair. This helps them to differentiate between various varieties of eucalyptus. Koalas do not have sweat glands. Their sharp claws help them climb up the trees. Koalas’ fingerprints are similar to that of humans.

10. Sleepy Koala

Your kid would be surprised to know that koalas sleep for as long as 19 hours. They sleep for long because the food they eat is toxic, low on nutrition, and fibrous. To digest this, they need more energy. Hence sleeping longer hours gets them that energy.

We hope your little kid enjoys these free printable koala coloring pages online. These are some of the cutest animals on earth. Although they are protected by law, their food and homes aren’t! So, talk to your children about protecting and conserving koalas and their habitats. These coloring pages will encourage their curiosity and interest and help them develop kindness for animals. Happy coloring!