25 Lovely ‘Christmas Stocking’ Coloring Pages For Your Little Ones

Christmas is a colorful season, all the more fun for children as they get gifts from Santa Claus. On Christmas Eve, children hang stockings that Santa fills with their favorite toys. To get your kid excited about receiving their presents from Santa, give them our Christmas stocking coloring pages to color and decorate to their heart’s desire.

In case you want to familiarize your kid with Christmas stockings first – it is an empty fluffy sock that Santa fills with presents when the child is fast asleep, if the child has been on their best behavior all year round. Children love gifts as well as coloring, so you can double your kid’s fun by giving them these Christmas Stocking coloring sheets. Your children can have fun exploring new opportunities with their creativity!

Christmas Stocking Coloring Pages For Kids

When your child colors these pages, tell them the story of how Saint Nicholas dropped three bags of gold in a stocking, which is how the cycle of receiving gifts on Christmas in a stocking by the bedside or fireplace started. You can also tell them how Santa Claus comes through the chimney every Christmas Eve and drops toys, gifts, coins, chocolates, and other goodies in the stockings. The bigger gifts are gift-wrapped and placed by the Christmas tree.

For more coloring fun, read on for some descriptions of the best Christmas stocking coloring pages to print in our collection.

1. A Simple Stocking

Get your little ones excited for the Christmas season with our simple stocking coloring sheet. The coloring sheet features a plain stocking, ideal for preschoolers to color. Ask your child to make patterns of their choice on the stocking, readying it to receive holiday treats and goodies. You kid can also paste flower cut-outs on this stocking, or sprinkle some glitter on it. This work may get quite intensive, so make sure you accompany your child in this task.

2. A Joker Inside The Stocking

We have a cute coloring image of a typical Christmas stocking filled with presents from Santa. You can tell your children that these are gifts for them from the family. The image shows a stocking being hung from a hook. A joker or clown doll with a candy cane in hand is peeping out of the stocking, while a teddy bear is sliding down its curve.

Stockings are available in a variety of sizes to hold multiple sizes of gifts, big or small. It is also fun to try some stocking crafts to create your own stocking. To color the page, remind your child that candy canes are usually red and white striped, while stockings can be green or red. Help your child pick out the crayons and then, let them try out different variations.

3. Stockings Hung By The Fireplace

While your kid colors, tell them that stockings are hung on the fireplace as per the legend of Father Christmas or Saint Nicholas. Stockings are also hung on the Christmas tree and beside windows in houses that do not have a fireplace. One of our coloring pages shows two stockings hung on the fireplace to receive presents from Santa Claus. One has a criss-cross pattern, while the other is striped. Your child can use a variety of colors to fill these in. If you have two children, they can mark their names on each stocking with a marker to claim ownership and color their stockings in their favorite colors. This will make the coloring process even more fun.

4. Hanging Stockings

Our coloring page collection features a cute image of a boy and a girl hanging stockings by the fireplace. The boy can also be seen peeping inside the chimney to see if Santa Claus is coming or not. The children are wearing night suits, and the clock shows seven o’clock, which is bedtime for most children. Using the image, teach your child how to hang his stocking to receive presents from Santa. They will enjoy coloring more when they identify themselves in the picture. They can color the picture however they like, with so many kinds of objects in the image.

5. Christmas Stocking With A Bow

Our page features a cute picture of a stocking with a bow and stripes. Your child can color the stripes alternating with green and red or add any other color they like. The stocking also shows gifts and a teddy bear that is peeping out. Beautiful stars and Christmas ornaments are also present in the frame, suggesting that it is a Christmas decoration. Your child can go all out coloring this image in whichever colors they like. You can also take inspiration from it to create customized Christmas stockings at home with your child.

6. Santa In The Stocking

An adorable Christmas stocking coloring page in our list shows a small replica of dear old Santa Claus saying ‘Hi’ with gifts for your kid! Santa is holding a flute in his hand and there is a candy cane beside him. There is also mistletoe at the bottom of the stocking which is decorated beautifully with stars and spheres. Your child will have a variety of options to color this one. Remind them of the colors used for Santa’s outfit and the mistletoe and candy canes, and then let them prove their creativity.

7. Color By Numbers

Coloring is more fun when numbers are given along with shades of different colors complying with each. In our color-by-numbers Christmas stocking coloring sheet, a beautiful stocking is shown with ribbon-wrapped gifts peeping out of it. Children can color it as per the numbers given and the shades written along with it. The places without numbers must be left blank. This is also a good way for your child to recognize numbers and shapes. If your child is too young to learn numbers, let them color it as it pleases them. Older kids can color it as per the numbers given.

8. Stocking With A Puppy

Stockings are generally stuffed with gifts during Christmas. But what is a better gift to give your child than a cute little puppy? One of the most adorable Christmas stocking coloring pages on our list shows a cute puppy peeping out of a stocking. The stocking is striped and is hung with the help of a nail. You can use this picture as inspiration if your child has been wishing for a pet for a long time. It would be a wonderful way to wake up your child on Christmas morning with a puppy in a sock. Regardless, your child will find this picture cute. Let them color the image with different shades, besides red and green.

9. Getting Ready For Christmas Eve

One of our stocking coloring pages shows two children getting ready for Christmas, by preparing their stockings to be hung. The image shows the girl preparing the stocking to be hung, while the boy is having milk before bed. The stocking also has a bell attached to it, perhaps to be notified when Santa drops in the gifts.

Using this image, tell your child it’s a good habit to drink milk before bed, and well-behaved children receive gifts from Santa, while children who are badly behaved kids receive coal in their stockings. Your child can color this picture completely based on instincts, adding variety and shades to the clothes and the stocking.

10. Fireplace And Stockings

A cute coloring image in our collection shows a typical fireplace with five stockings, presumably belonging to the five children of the house. The sizes of the socks perhaps denote the age of the children, where the bigger ones are for the older siblings and the smaller ones belong to the younger members of the house. Using this image, you can tell your children that in houses without fireplaces, the stockings can be hung on the Christmas tree or the window sill. Your kid can color the stockings in five different shades, and let their creativity shine on the candles and the paper decorations in the background. They can also add glitter to the decorations to make the picture more lively.

11. Christmas Morning

Christmas mornings are always dear to children as they receive a lot of gifts. Ask your child what they want for Christmas next year or what their favorite gift was to date, as they color our Christmas stocking coloring sheet on Christmas morning. The image shows a typical Christmas morning where little children are eagerly taking out their stockings from the mantle to see what gifts they have received. There is a “Thank You, Merry Christmas” note to Santa Claus kept on the mantle, decorated with baubles and mistletoe. Your child will have a variety of options to color this picture as it has many variations and details. The background can be colored black to highlight the children’s clothes and gifts.

12. Stocking Stuffed With Toys

We have a beautiful coloring page with a Christmas stocking brimming with gifts for your little ones. The coloring sheet will surely get your child in the holiday spirit. Ask your child to add the finishing touches to this Christmas stocking with their favorite set of crayons. As your child colors this stocking, introduce him to the classic poem, ’Twas the Night before Christmas.

13. Hello Kitty With A Pair Of Stockings

One of the cutest coloring sheets on our page features Hello Kitty with a pair of stockings. Ask your little ones to take out their crayons and add some cheery colors to the scene. Teach your child to use complementary colors to make the picture appear more vibrant.

14. Santa And Stocking

A lovely coloring sheet in our compilation features Santa with his sack full of gifts and three cute stockings. Santa Claus and stockings are important symbols of Christmas. The lovable Santa has done his job of filling the stocking with gifts for the little children. Ask your child to read out loud the names written on the stockings. This will improve their reading skills.

15. Girl Putting Up Stocking

Our collection of coloring sheets features an image of a little girl putting up stockings by the fireplace. She is trying her best to beautify the fireplace so that she can get the best gift from Santa. You can also tell your child to create their own mini stocking after coloring the sheet.

16. ‘S’ For Stocking

We also have an ‘S’ for stocking coloring sheets for your preschool children. Tell your child to trace the uppercase and lowercase letter S and then, use the right colors to fill the stockings. Make sure they stay inside the lines. Do not forget to appreciate your child for their work even if you see them making mistakes.

17. Connect The Dots

We also have a cute connect-the-dot stocking coloring sheet for your little one. Ask your child to connect the dots in numerical order, so they can get a picture to color while practicing their counting skills. They can then enjoy filling the stocking with their favorite colors.

18. List Of Stocking Stuffers

A fun coloring sheet for your little one in this list shows a blank list of stocking stuffers. Ask your child to write the gifts that they would like to receive this Christmas on the coloring sheet, and then tell them to color the stocking in bright and vibrant colors. The coloring sheet will not only help your child improve their motor skills but will also lay the foundation for some strong handwriting skills.

While Your Child Adds Color To Christmas

Apart from coloring, you can have plenty of fun with your kids during Christmas time. Here are some ideas:

• Gift your kid with our set of beautiful Christmas stockings coloring pages.
• Surprise them by giving them real, colorful stockings filled with nuts, fruits, and coin-shaped chocolates.
• Hum these lines while they sit with these Christmas stocking pictures to color and let them repeat the same:

“When Christmas Eve comes, into bed you must creep,

And late in the night when you are all asleep

He is certain to come, so your stockings prepare,

And hang them all close to the chimney with care”

“The stockings were hung by the chimney with care

In the hope that Saint Nicholas will be there.”

Your child waits all year round to receive the gifts they want and prays year round for Santa to listen to them. Encourage your child to enjoy the spirit of Christmas more with these activities of coloring. These free printable Christmas stocking coloring pages online will help them productively use their time while waiting for Christmas, all the while sharpening up their creativity, imagination, and artistic skills.