Little
Ages 3–5
Very thick lines and a few big areas. Easy for small hands.
Sheep Coloring Pages
This sheep has a big fluffy body with a bumpy, cloud-like edge, a small smooth face with a woolly tuft on top, ears that poke out to the sides and four thin legs. Children aged 3 to 5 can start with the little page, which shows only the sheep in very thick lines. The kids page, for ages 6 to 8, puts it on the grass under a sun, clouds and a bird, and the detailed page, for ages 9 to 12, adds hills, a barn, a fence, flowers 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.
- creamy white wool
- pale pink face and ears
- pink nose
- dark hooves
- green grass
Sheep facts for kids
- Sheep eat grass and spend much of the day grazing in fields.
- Farmers shear the wool off sheep, and it is spun into yarn for warm sweaters, socks and blankets.
- Sheep live together in groups called flocks.
- A baby sheep is called a lamb.
- Sheep say baa when they call to each other and to their lambs.
How to use this coloring page
- Little level: leave the fluffy body white or cream and color the face, ears and nose in soft pink.
- Kids level: a yellow sun, blue sky and green grass turn the page into a sunny meadow around the sheep.
- Detailed level: color the barn red and the hills in different greens so the white sheep stands out.
- At school, talk about where wool comes from and show a ball of yarn or a woolly sweater.
- Print at 100% on plain paper. Pale crayons work well on the bumpy edge of the wool.
Pip's idea
Glue small cotton balls onto the woolly body for a soft sheep you can touch, or color the wool in rainbow stripes.
Questions and answers
- What sound does a sheep make?
- A sheep says baa. Sheep call to each other and to their lambs with a soft baa, so children can bleat along while they color.
- What color should the wool be?
- Many sheep have creamy white wool, but some are grey, brown or black. Keep the woolly body light and give the face a soft pink or tan.
- Which sheep page suits a three-year-old?
- The little level, for ages 3 to 5. It shows just the sheep with very thick lines and a few big shapes, so the body, face and legs are easy to fill in.
