Little
Ages 3–5
Very thick lines and a few big areas. Easy for small hands.
Aardvark Coloring Pages
An aardvark is an African animal with a long, tube-shaped snout, tall ears that stand straight up and a thick tail, so it is a curious and gentle animal to color. Children aged 3 to 5 can begin with the little page, which has very thick outlines, a few big shapes and no background. The kids page, for ages 6 to 8, places the aardvark beside a termite mound in the grass, and the detailed page, for ages 9 to 12, adds finer lines, hills, a bush and a butterfly.
Choose a level and print
The same drawing in three levels. Print it from the page or download a PDF.
Kids
Ages 6–8
Thick lines and a simple background to color.
Detailed
Ages 9–12
Finer lines, more areas and patterns for older children.
Color online
Choose a color, then tap an area of the picture to fill it. When you are happy, save it as an image or print it.
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Real colors to try
These are the natural colors of this animal. Use them, or pick your own.
- pinkish tan
- earthy brown
- pale ear pink
- dark claw brown
- termite mound red
- dry grass gold
Aardvark facts for kids
- Aardvarks live in Africa, and their name means earth pig.
- An aardvark eats ants and termites, catching them with its long, sticky tongue.
- Aardvarks are great diggers. They use their strong claws to dig burrows to sleep in.
- Aardvarks come out at night to look for food and rest in their burrows during the day.
- An aardvark has tall ears that stand up like a rabbit's and help it hear insects.
How to use this coloring page
- Little level: chunky crayons fit the big shapes. Color the body first, then give the ears a lighter pink inside.
- Kids level: a pinkish tan or light brown suits the aardvark, a reddish brown suits the termite mound, and gold or green works for the grass.
- Detailed level: use a darker brown on the legs and claws and a lighter shade on the back, so the body looks round.
- In class, ask why an aardvark might need such a long snout and strong claws, then talk about termite mounds while the children color.
- Print at 100% on plain paper. Thicker paper helps if you use markers on the big body and the mound.
Pip's idea
Turn it into a night scene: color the sky dark blue, add a few yellow stars, and show the aardvark heading out to find termites.
Questions and answers
- What does the name aardvark mean?
- Aardvark means earth pig. It got that name because it digs in the earth and its snout looks a little like a pig's, but it is not a pig at all.
- Why is there a termite mound in the picture?
- Termites are one of an aardvark's favorite foods. It digs into the mound with its strong claws and licks up the termites with its long, sticky tongue.
- Which aardvark page suits a four-year-old?
- The little level, for ages 3 to 5. Its very thick outlines and few big shapes make the round body, the long snout and the tall ears easy to fill in.
