It’s the Christmas season, which means all your kids’ activities are Christmas-themed. To make your child’s wait for Christmas more worthwhile, reindeer coloring pages can be a unique activity.
When people talk about reindeer, they mostly visualize Rudolph and his friends pulling Santa’s sleigh. However, there is much more to reindeer than fantasy stories. Reindeer, also known as caribou, is a medium-sized animal belonging to the deer family. They are native to the Northern Pole. Reindeers mainly inhabit the Arctic Tundra, North America, Europe, and Asia. The hooves of reindeer adapt to the season. They are soft and wet during the summer and tight and sharp during the winter. This enables the reindeer to cut the ice and crusted snow, thereby preventing them from slipping. A reindeer has two layers of fur with a thick, wooly undercoat underneath. You can tell your child all of these facts as they color our reindeer coloring sheets.
The Top Reindeer Coloring Pages
The association of reindeer with Christmas has made them one of the most adored animals among kids of all ages. They are counted as one of the most popular subjects for coloring sheets, too. These interesting Christmas reindeer coloring pages will allow children to experiment with different shades and techniques. We have described some of the best free reindeer coloring pages printable with simple outlines for your kids on our page below.
1. The Eurasian Tundra Reindeer
The Eurasian Tundra reindeer are the most widely found in the world. Just like other reindeer, the Eurasian Tundra shed their antlers during the winter or early spring.
These reindeer have a strong sense of smell, which enables them to find lichen under the snow. Their long facial hair covers their mouths while grazing, protecting their muzzles from the snow.
2. The Eurasian Woodland Reindeer
The Eurasian Woodland Reindeer is a subspecies of the Rangifer Tarandus reindeer. Male Eurasian Woodland reindeer are larger than their female counterparts.
These reindeer are relatively short in size with brown fur. In winter, the fur turns lighter in color. The thickness of their coat gives a short-legged appearance to these animals.
3. The Alaskan Caribou
The Alaskan Caribou is a clove-brown colored reindeer with white feet, necks, and rumps. Ask your child to use these shades for coloring this Alaskan caribou.
Alaskan Caribou reindeer have large, concave-shaped hooves that support them in the snow. Their thick coat acts as insulation and their hollow hair shafts help trap heat close to their body, making them resistant to cold temperatures.
4. The North American Woodland Caribou
The North American Woodland Caribou is another species of reindeer. Their migration speed is 7 kilometers per hour and they feed mostly on lichen, moss, grass, and bushes. As your child colors in our reindeer coloring sheets, tell them these facts to satisfy their curiosity and keep them interested.
5. The Tundra Caribou
The Tundra Caribou is a large reindeer with a body length of about 1.2 to 2.2 meters.
They have a thick, brown coat that turns gray during the winter. Their underside is pale in color and their tails are white. The male reindeer shed their antlers after their breeding season while the females keep them until the spring, shedding them after they give birth.
6. The Svalbard Reindeer
The Svalbard reindeer is a reindeer subspecies native to the Svalbard archipelago of Norway. They are one of the smallest species of reindeer.
These reindeer have a small and rounded head. Their light fur turns thicker during the winter. They have become well adapted to harsh climates as they are mostly found in nearly all the non-glaciated areas of the archipelago.
7. The Peary Caribou
The Peary Caribou is a subspecies of reindeer found in the Arctic islands of Canada. They are the smallest species of North American Caribou.
The male Peary Caribou grow their antlers from March to August, and the females grow their antlers from June to September. Their white and thick coat is made up of hollow hair, which helps them to trap warm air and insulate them. These facts are sure to entertain they color the reindeer coloring sheets.
8. Norway Islands Reindeer
Norway Islands Reindeer, as the name suggests, are native to Norway’s Islands. They are slate-gray colored reindeer with white legs. Female Norway Islands reindeer weigh around 53 kilograms while their male counterparts weigh close to 65 kilograms.
9. Finland’s Forest Reindeer
Finland’s forest reindeer are the largest subspecies of reindeers. The males weigh around 150-250 kg while the females weigh up to 100 kg.
Finnish forest reindeer are native to Europe’s Fennoscandia Peninsula and Northern Finland. They have three grazing grounds. Finland’s Forest Reindeers are slowly becoming a threatened subspecies, with a very small population left all over the world.
10. The Mountain Reindeer Of The Arctic Tundra
The Mountain reindeer is the second largest wild reindeer. They are found from the Fennoscandia Peninsula to the Arctic Tundra. They thrive in the barren plateaus of the Hardangervidda region, feeding on lichen during the winter months. The population of Mountain reindeers has been constant throughout the years, with more than 8000 reindeers on the plateau.
11. Sven
Coming to the fictional world, Sven the reindeer is one of the primary characters of Disney’s animated film Frozen. He is a loyal pet and companion of Kristoff. Sven and Kristoff run an ice-harvesting business together.
Sven is a goofy and childish reindeer who spends most of his time by Kristoff’s side, acting as his closest pal. He has a strong moral character and always persuades Kristoff to do the right thing. If your child loves the film, they are sure to enjoy our Sven coloring sheet.
12. Dancer
Dancer the reindeer is the leading character of Prep and Landing, a festive film. He serves as the lead reindeer of Santa’s sleigh team. He is a fun-loving reindeer who enjoys purchasing new ornaments at the Holiday Craft Fair, which he hangs at the annual Christmas Party from his antlers.
Dancer loves watching soap operas. He is a huge fan of the North Pole singer, Harold Angel. Every year, Dancer sheds his antlers, which he puts under his pillow awaiting a visit from the Antler Fairy. In case you haven’t shown your child this film yet, consider it for a movie night after your kid colors the coloring sheet of Dancer.
13. Simple Reindeer Coloring Sheet
We have a simple reindeer-coloring sheet for younger children to color during the Christmas party. The coloring sheet is ideal for kids below five years of age, who are just starting to learn how to use crayons.
Children can also make a background to go with the picture. Share some fun facts about reindeer with your kids as they color the sheet.
14. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, also known as Santa’s Ninth Reindeer, is a fictional reindeer with a glowing red nose. He is depicted as the lead reindeer of Santa’s sleigh on Christmas Eve.
Rudolph is well known for his glowing red nose that illuminates the team’s path through the winter weather. He was often mocked and ridiculed by his peers because of this trait. However, he proves himself when one Christmas Eve, Santa Claus catches the sight of his luminous nose and asks him to lead his sleigh for the evening. If your kid loves Christmas carols, they will surely like our Rudolf the red-nosed reindeer coloring page.
15. Rudolph With Santa
We have a coloring sheet that features Santa doting over his beloved reindeer. It seems that the reindeer is none other than Rudolph. Santa is busy feeding an apple to him.
While coloring this sheet, ask your child to use sable brown to accent Rudolph’s fur and dark brown for his antlers. For Santa, we would advise you to stick with red and white, his signature colors. It is one of the exciting reindeer coloring pages that will get your child into the Holiday spirit.
16. Color By Number
Get your child excited for Christmas with our color-by-number worksheet.
Your child will have to color the spaces according to the color key to reveal the picture. Make sure they color the red nose. The coloring sheet will hold your child’s interest until they are finished with the sheet.
17. Happy Reindeer
Our set of coloring sheets features an adorable baby reindeer. The reindeer is all set to carry Santa to the earth on his sleigh.
Who do you think it is? Rudolph or one of his friends? Let your child decide that as they color it however they want. Give your child the coloring sheet as they count the days till the merriest holiday of the year.
18. Reindeers in Flight
A coloring sheet in our compilation features the red-nosed reindeer Rudolph with his friend as he flies through the sky.
It looks like they are on their way to your hometown. Tell your child to use bold colors to bring this cheery scene to life. You can also display your child’s work on your walls to spread the Christmas cheer to your home.
19. Connect The Dots
The reindeer is missing his outline in one of our coloring sheets. Can you ask your child to complete this picture by connecting dots in numerical order?
When they are done, tell them to enjoy coloring the reindeer in their favorite colors.
20. Enjoying The Snow
We have a beautiful and detailed coloring sheet of a reindeer enjoying with bears in the snow. The trio looks excited for the Christmas celebrations. The coloring sheet will not just keep the magic of Christmas alive, but will also double as a good story-telling exercise for your children.
It has been seen that kids who regularly color, use their knowledge more efficiently, are creative and imaginative, and remember things easily. These coloring sheets will help your child develop many important skills, like hand-eye coordination, color concepts, and picture comprehension. These skills will form the foundation for early learning success. As a bonus, your kids will enjoy coloring our selection of free printable reindeer coloring pages online, and learn a lot along the way.
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