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Nutcracker Coloring Pages

Free printable nutcracker coloring pages with a nutcracker in a tall hat, a kawaii nutcracker, a drummer and a ballet stage, in four levels. Download as a PDF.

Easy nutcracker coloring pages

Ages 3–5 · Big shapes and thick outlines for small hands.

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Medium nutcracker coloring pages

Ages 6–8 · A clear subject with a simple scene around it.

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Hard nutcracker coloring pages

Ages 9+ · Full scenes with smaller spaces to fill.

Expert nutcracker coloring pages

Teens & adults · Intricate patterns and fine line work.

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About these nutcracker coloring pages

Wooden nutcrackers with tall hats, curly beards and square jaws stand proudly in these nutcracker coloring pages. Ages 3 to 5 get one big nutcracker with simple shapes, such as the classic nutcracker in a tall hat and a kawaii nutcracker holding a candy cane. Ages 6 to 8 get a nutcracker drummer beside a Christmas tree and one cracking a walnut, and kids 9 and up get a ballerina on a theater stage and a nutcracker trio on a snowy windowsill. Teens and adults can color a detailed portrait and a nutcracker mandala.

Pair the ballet page with music from Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker and let children color while they listen. At home, set out a real nutcracker and a bowl of walnuts after coloring so kids can see how the lever jaw works.

Also in christmas coloring pages, winter coloring pages and kawaii coloring pages.

Nutcracker facts to share

  1. Carved wooden nutcrackers shaped like soldiers and kings became a well-known craft of the Ore Mountains in Germany in the 1800s.
  2. Tchaikovsky's ballet The Nutcracker first opened in Saint Petersburg, Russia, in 1892.
  3. A nutcracker figure works like a lever: lifting the handle at its back closes the jaw and cracks the nut.

Color idea: Color the jacket red, royal blue or green with gold or yellow trim, then keep the hat and boots black and the beard white so it looks like a painted wooden toy.

Nutcracker coloring page questions

Which nutcracker pages suit young children?

The easy pages are made for ages 3 to 5: the wooden nutcracker in a tall hat and the kawaii nutcracker holding a candy cane. Each shows one big figure with thick outlines and almost no background.

What do the nutcrackers hold?

Friendly things: a drum and sticks, a baton, a lantern, a candy cane and walnuts. Every nutcracker in the set is a cheerful holiday toy, so the pages suit preschool and early elementary Christmas lessons.

How do I color a nutcracker like a real one?

Traditional nutcrackers wear bright red, blue or green jackets with gold buttons and trim, black boots and a tall black hat, with a white or gray beard. Keep the face pale with rosy cheeks and use a wood brown for the base.

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